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Wednesday October 24, 2007
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 MSI Computer -- which like many Taiwan ODMs, has moved into its own branded products -- announced the GX600 gaming notebook on Wednesday, featuring an interesting feature: one-touch overclocking.
The GX600 weighs 6.16 pounds and is available in two versions: the MSI GX600 Extreme Edition, which features a flame graphic on the exterior, and the MSI GX600 Performance Edition. Unfortunately, prices were not announced.
The novel feature here is a throwback to the days of the 386: the "turbo" button. Press it while the notebook is plugged in to A/C power, and the notebook kicks up the CPU speed by an additional 20 percent. Could this be done in software? Certainly, but the button is so much cooler.
Specs after the jump.
Specifications and Special Features of GX600 Extreme Edition
* Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
* Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
* Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0 GHz)
* Intel PM965+ICH8-M Chipset
* Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
* MSI's exclusive Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology
* 15.4" WSXGA+ Non-Glare LCD Display
* 2GB DDR2/ 667MHz System Memory
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 3D Graphic Card with 512MB VRAM
* 250GB SATA HDD
* Latest E-SATA Support
* Racer-Class Metal and Micro Processed 3D Speaker Aperture
* Colorful W/A/S/D Buttons for Gamers
* HDMI Output
* Digital/Analog 5.1 Channel Headphone Output
* DVD Super Multi
* Built-in Bluetooth
* Built-in 1.3 Mega Pixel Webcam
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October 24, 2007 9:49 PM
Oh for crying - I used to think that was the corniest feature ever. If you could put a "turbo" button on a machine to make it run faster, why didn't you just make the thing run fater ALL THE TIME?
I dunno, I was a kid, I didn't understand back then. :(
Still. I think I'd relabel it with something like "launch missles" and warn people to NEVER EVER TOUCH IT.
October 25, 2007 5:07 PM
In the DOS era - most "turbo" buttons I saw were on pre-386 machines - the idea was to run the machine with the "turbo" on all the time. The real reason for it - when it was connected at all - was to slow the machine down so that software which was so timing dependent it needed the original PC clock speed to work could still be run.
October 25, 2007 5:25 PM
Maybe we could just label it "NASCAR". Then the PC will run really really really fast! (although it would be running really really really fast around in an oval pattern, constantly making left turns, and "pitting" every couple of laps to cool down and get more fuel, ram, battery power, and liquid cooling. Doh!