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MSI CR420 and CX420 Laptops on Core i3

We got 3 brand new laptops from MSI this week to test out and the first two were 14-inch laptops running on an Intel Core i3 processor — the MSI CR420 and the MSI CX420.

The two are almost twins, only separated at birth with the one having a more powerful discreet graphics card while the other uses the integrated graphics from Intel.

MSI CX420x – i33+
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz
14.1″ LCD display @ 1366×768
ATi Mobility Radeon HD5470 1GB DDR3
2GB DDR3 RAM (max 4GB)
320GB SATA HDD
Super-Multi DVD+RW
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth (optional)
1.3-megapixel webcam
4-in-1 card reader
D-Sub, HDMI port
3 x USB 2.0 ports
6-cell Li-Ion battery

MSI CR420
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz
14.1″ LCD display @ 1366×768
Intel HD Graphics
2GB DDR3 RAM (max 4GB)
320GB SATA HDD
Super-Multi DVD+RW
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 (optional)
1.3-megapixel webcam
4-in-1 card reader
D-Sub, HDMI port
3 x USB 2.0 ports
6-cell Li-Ion battery

Both laptops come pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium. The CX420 comes with a 1GB DDR3 ATI Radeon HD5470 that should suffice your needs for gaming. That rig has a suggested retail price of Php35,995.

However, if you’re on a budget and don’t want a discreet graphics card but still looking to get a Core i3 laptop, the MSI CR420 is a more affordable option at only Php31,999. That’s about a 4 grand difference just for the Radeon HD5470.

Both units weight in at 2.2 kilograms (4.8lbs) so they’re not really that light to lug around. They’re more of a desktop replacement, IMO.

So far, there 2 models are among the cheapest in the Core i3 category (see our list of Core i3 laptops here) and should pose as a huge challenge to the competitors. More on this when we get the benchmark results for the Core i3 processor.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

158 Responses

  1. Avatar for ashe ashe says:

    kaya po ba ng laptop na to ung COD5? or RF online?

  2. Avatar for destiny destiny says:

    rainne merry xmas happy new year !! try ko dn mgdownload ng driver,,baka sakali..for now,just enjoy the holiday tnx!

  3. Avatar for rainne rainne says:

    Destiny mukhang wala talagang bluetooth tong CR420. Nakapag install kasi ako ng driver, kaya lang may message na “Bluetooth dongle unplugged”… =(

  4. Avatar for destiny destiny says:

    anyone?pls help me with the bluetooth issue..i have my cr420 and it doesnt have bluetooth installed with it,,any idea what to do?any help please…

  5. Avatar for destiny destiny says:

    mine too.cr420,,just bought it recently,..wala yata tlga bluetooth..tsk..

  6. Avatar for rainne rainne says:

    Kakabili ko lang ng MSI CR420. Nagtataka lang ako kung bakit wala sa hardware devices nya ang bluetooth. Nagdownload ako ng driver pero di mainstall kasi dapat daw naka switch on ang device. Waaaah! Kahit ilang press ng Fn + F9 gawin ko wala pa din eh. May blue tooth po ba talaga to? Help please huhu

  7. Avatar for kalachuchi kalachuchi says:

    I’ve been using my CX420 for 2 months now and I have nothing to say about it’s specs nor it’s performance. It’s actually fast and great!

    Just a heads up…to those of who always have sweaty palms, please try to cover up the sticker where the specs of your laptop is located. Mine is peeling off probably due to my sweaty palms.

  8. Avatar for nel nel says:

    Guys is this review? puro Positive lang ang nakikita ko para mabenta ito laptop eh, nagcomment me here pero di ata accept yun sinabi ko so dapat kung review tlga hoping my negative and positive about the product….

  9. Avatar for nel nel says:

    Guys is this review? puro Possitive lang ang nakikita ko para mabenta ito laptop eh, nagcomment me here pero di ata accept yun sinabi ko so dapat kung review tlga hoping my negative and positive about the product….

  10. Avatar for juan tamad juan tamad says:

    is this what you call a product review?? :(

  11. Avatar for kuppie kuppie says:

    also a msi cx420 user for me wala naman akong problema 8months na akin from pc corner dun kasi ang mura 30999 lng… sayang lng ndi ko na abutan ung time na may i5 for cx420 na nilabas konting dagdag nalang… pag kaka alam ko all out black ung laptop na un which is good kasi ung black na may silver nag fade na ung sa button ng touch pad ko…

  12. Avatar for vanilla vanilla says:

    @riedenq

    i have my cx420 for about 3 months now but since then i have no problem with it…

    but about your problem i think you have a bad HDD i have seen those problem even with other brands either it is a laptop or a netbook. have them replaced your harddrive and see what happens.

    and those with having problems with bluetooth there’s a switch to turn it on : Fn (key) + F6 <– sometimes neglected by other users

  13. Avatar for Rowell Rowell says:

    tnx sir mike.. =) wala nam problema MSI q… sa ngaun.. bigaten na mga games q na natapos..

    1.Darksiders
    2.POP Forgotten Sand
    3.Split second
    4.Dawn of war- Chaos rising

    sa ngaun nag-aantay na lng aq ng release ng Assassin creed brotherhood

  14. Avatar for Mike Mike says:

    @meau: 2 po. ATI and Intel. =)

  15. Avatar for meau meau says:

    wala sumasagot tanong ko imba >.<

  16. Avatar for jay jay says:

    I’m planning to buy MSI c420 this christmas. pwede po ba pa advice? ok ba talaga itong laptop na to? nakaka discourage kasi yung comment ng iba. gusto ko talaga to kasi affordable at maganda ang specs. thanks po.

  17. Avatar for Mike Mike says:

    @rowell

    dual OS is simple. Just download Ubuntu 10.04 .iso install inside wind0ws7. then you have dual os. Simple!

  18. Avatar for tinah tinah says:

    3 months plng skin ang lappy ko
    msi cx420 i3

    ngkaroon ako ng issue d2 sa lappy,
    nung isang araw lng ang tagal nya mgboot. nagamit ko nmn ng maayus kinaumagahan.

    sinabhan ako ng classmate ko na my tulad ng lappy ko, i diagnose ko lng at i repair for 4 hours. grabe..
    natakot ako tsaka lagi xa ng Blue screen. anu kaya magagwa ko d2?

    im currently using win7 ultimate
    nglaro di plan ako ng L4D 2 need ko pa mgturbo mode ng Tuneup utilities para makalaro ng maayos na walang lag. hhaaayy

    i hate the blue screen thing anu kaya magagwa ko d2?

  19. Avatar for meau meau says:

    guys ilan po graphic card ng cr420 i5?

  20. Avatar for naldooh naldooh says:

    so far, wala namang problema ang cx420 ko for the past 3 months.. ang latest graphics driver nga lang
    ay hndi pa ipinalabas ng msi. ginagamit ko ito sa mga high end graphics applications. astig talaga.. i love this lafy!..

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