"Official" x460DX Owners Thread

[jbrian420]

Just orderd a X460DX-096 from NCIX. Should be here in a couple of days, definitely excited about getting a new laptop, it has been too many years.

Good choice, and you found it for a good price. I am ordering this as soon as I get my tax return.


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[jbrian420]

Has anyone actually received a rebate from msi ? if so how long did it take? I noticed they're offering a 50 dollar rebate currently on this model.

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[travisco_nabisco]

would you mind doing a review on it once you get it?

I would be happy to do a bit of a review. Is there anything specific you are looking for or expect in a review?

[travisco_nabisco]

Good choice, and you found it for a good price. I am ordering this as soon as I get my tax return.


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I am very happy with the price. It was between the Lenovo U400 with the Core i5 and the MSI. In the end I went for the MSI because it has the SD Card reader built in, and that a lot of the reviews I read said the U400 had a mediocre trackpad that reacted to being brushed when typing.

[Warjunky]

This Msi doesn't have any heating problems? I coulda swore that I've read that somewhere

[travisco_nabisco]

This Msi doesn't have any heating problems? I coulda swore that I've read that somewhere

From the reviews I've read about half of them say it got quite warm and the other half said it didn't. I imagine it gets a bit too warm on the lap when used with the discrete graphics.

I'll try to take notice and post what I find once I get my laptop.

[Oats04]

I would be happy to do a bit of a review. Is there anything specific you are looking for or expect in a review?

mostly the screen, batterylife, and the max volume on those dreaded speakers lol

[ConureDelSol]

I'm looking for a notebook for college that can be used for gaming as well. I've narrowed my choices down to this and the Lenovo IdeaPad Y470.

I'm leaning a little towards this one because of the battery life, but I can get an i7 in the Y470 for the same price (with the $50 mail-in rebate).

What would be some overall advantages over the Y470 and do you think this notebook could stand up to the day-to-day life of a college student?

[Mr.Mischief]

This Msi doesn't have any heating problems? I coulda swore that I've read that somewhere

From the reviews I've read about half of them say it got quite warm and the other half said it didn't. I imagine it gets a bit too warm on the lap when used with the discrete graphics.

I'll try to take notice and post what I find once I get my laptop.

Nope, it runs very cool. It even runs cool when overclocked:

MSI X460 540M GPU Overclocking.

mostly the screen, batterylife, and the max volume on those dreaded speakers lol

Battery Life: 6-7 hours.
Screen: Above average, but not spectacular.
Volume: Kinda tinny, but not horrible.

I'm looking for a notebook for college that can be used for gaming as well. I've narrowed my choices down to this and the Lenovo IdeaPad Y470.

I'm leaning a little towards this one because of the battery life, but I can get an i7 in the Y470 for the same price (with the $50 mail-in rebate).

What would be some overall advantages over the Y470 and do you think this notebook could stand up to the day-to-day life of a college student?

Definitely the X460. the y470 only gets 3.5 hours of battery life. Build quality is decent, it definitely doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart.

[fengstar]

Battery Life: 6-7 hours.

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but you're only gonna get over 6 hours if your screen is dimmed all the way and browsing the web or typing something up. Watching movies/videos my battery life is around 4.5 hours. Playing games... maybe 2.