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Crystal A410 Barebone - the MSI way |
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Written by Stuyo
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 |
Page 9 of 9
Page 9 - Conclusion
Strong points:
- Small size
- Stylish design
- Uses standard components
- Touchscreen
- Ability to upgrade
- Well designed stand
- Wide array of application
- Variety of external connectors
Weak points:
- Not much of a performance from the motherboard
- Not very quiet cooling
- Weak video controller
- Only 4 USB connectors
- 2 channel sound
In the end MSI Crystal A410 proved to be a quality product. It is a perfect choice for a second home computer, a store computer, office computer, education computer and all and any other application you can think of for a small computer with integrated touchscreen. As for the price - for a brand name computer it's just right, but the decision if the touchscreen model for 798$ (1040 leva) or the plain for 698$ (900 leva) is right for you, is yours. But if you need such a product, it surely will prove it's worth.
As for productivity - MSI Crystal A410 will do its job, but don't expect too much from it - it sure trails back compared to desktop machines, still this ain't his major role anyway, besides it's using cheap and old chipset that sure does account for the productivity drop.
As for the few disadvantages we bumped to - should MSI add better videocard, at least 6 channel sound and few more USB connectors, that would just make a good product better.
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Author: Stoyan Pamukchiev a.k.a Stuyo
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