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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.

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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 RS RS says:

    Pahingi nmn po ako ng full installer ng cx420 core i3 kahit link lang po

    at medyo nalilito ako sa kasi pag cx420 ang isearch mo core i5 ang lumalabas na proci at hindi core i3 ang proci. pero pag cx420mx core i3..

  2. Avatar for cramot cramot says:

    bigyan nyo naman ako ng link 2ngkol sa driver ng webcam

  3. Avatar for myke72 myke72 says:

    can anyone help me with my msi cx 420…
    all working xa the only problem is the audio..mahina xa..i tried to install original audio driver since i formated it already..yet the audio is still low…one thing more there’s three driver in the audio device system..anyone?

  4. Avatar for luphy73 luphy73 says:

    so far, lagpas na ng 1 year to unit ko, cx420… medyo ok p naman, nasira nga lng ung webcam, medyo sensitive ata kasi mahina ung housing nya, e nahulog ko pa, wew… payo ko lng, ung CR400 hindi yan pang games, even tong cx420, hindi pang heavy gaming, promise… kaya ung mga problema nyo sa HD, baka dahil sobra pag lalaro nyo… lalo na ung sa mga CR400 users…

  5. Avatar for ken ken says:

    This laptop sucks. 2x ko n dinala sa service center. Nag oon pero wala display, memory daw ang problem pero eto ncira nnman. Patapos n yung warranty ds nov. Havent even finished paying for this!

  6. Avatar for Raymond Abadilla Raymond Abadilla says:

    My MSI CX420 now has a flickering screen problem, it flickers constantly until I adjust my LCD to a proper position wherein the flickering will temporarily stop. I’m currently worrying how much I will spend to fix this flickering screen problem.

  7. Avatar for bigboy marcelino bigboy marcelino says:

    well ganyan din nangyari sakin….hard disk ang problema,1 month palang sakin bigay na kaagad ang hard disk…hanggang ngayun hinihintay kopang matapos nasa MSI center pa…25 days ng under repair….kakainis lng kc dapat nagagamit kona ng hus2…well ganyan tlga basta sa susunod dina tlga ako bibili ng brnad nato….

  8. Avatar for Johnnex Alcazar Johnnex Alcazar says:

    Im a Cx420 user Unang Problem ko dito ay yung webcam. ung nadedetect pero blackscreen pero napa ayos narin by warranty at pra po sa nag tataka na kung bakit walang bluetooth OPTIONAL po yun. pang 2 na prob ko ehh nag hahang sya for a sec sa mga ibang games minsan at yung may mga problema po sa cooler na umiinit agad Try nyu pabuksan loob bka maraming DUST! so far mag 1yr nato saken :5 days straight Usage:

    HDD1-WorkingTime: 215 days 20 hours

    • Avatar for luphy73 luphy73 says:

      i think we have the same situation in our unit… i have been using it like desktop in 1 year, but now i realized, this unit is not for heavy gaming purposes at all when it started to hang for a bit (just like yours) but will return eventually… i also have observed, it is starting to heat up a lot when i am in 3D mode, so i usually use power saving mode when i am not playing or watching DVD’s… so this time, i’ll just use it for school and office works and less gaming. i am just curious about how to clean the inside of this unit, i’m kinda scared opening it… do you have a suggestion?

  9. Avatar for Raymond Abadilla Raymond Abadilla says:

    I’ve had the MSI cx 420 laptop for a year now and I usually have my laptop on for at least 12 hours a day especially when gaming. So far I have not had any problems with its hard disk, my only complaint is that the laptop gets VERY hot VERY quickly, so I suggest you have a cooler ready. If I were to use the cx420 without a cooler it would just power off on its own after 5 hours. I consider myself lucky that my laptop is still working until now. My overall rating for this laptop would be a 7/10. I would not recommend this laptop for Intense Graphical PC games because laptop video cards are nothing compared to PC video cards. Thank you and good day.

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