MSI Launches AMD Turion X2 Gaming Notebook
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MSI announces a 17-inch AMD powered gaming laptop.
MSI is pushing at both ends of the spectrum with its super slim notebooks, and now with its latest gaming laptop. Designed as model GX733, the notebook uses the AMD Turion X2 and is paired up with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670.
Remember the good old days when your mid-tower computer came with a turbo button? It’s back on the MSI GX733, and it’s called “Turbo Drive Engine Technology.” Hitting the button will overclock the CPU, though MSI did not reveal by how much. Also, the turbo functionality will only work when the notebook is connected to AC power.

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You didn't mention which Turion processor was used. What exactly is an X2 Ultra? Is that a Mobile Phenom 2?
The graphics card is quite powerful despite being very energy efficient!
It's either the Radeon 4670 or 4830.
Either one of them are great cards with little power consumption, but the 4670 might be the best choice quality/batterylife-wise.
Only a pitty they didn't come up with the opposite of a turbo knob, meaning totally downclocking the laptop to extend the battery life to a minimum!
it is still good to handle many game with low setting or maybe medium setting , and should be no problem for HD video and do the things that GMA can't do
I think if they put a 40nm mobile chip in it would be a good deal on power, but I don't think AMD is ready to put that mobile.
As a laptop it looks more like a mobile media laptop with HD Audio, Blu-Ray, and HD Video.