January 30th, 2010 | 
Author: Forget about over-the-top aesthetics and loud color schemes, MSI is having no part of it, at least not with the latest entries to its Classic series notebooks. Instead, MSI’s new CX420 and CR420 keep it relatively simple with an “exclusive Cross-Hatch Color Film Print patterning” the company claims gives them a “fashionable appearance.”
Looks aside, it’s what’s on the inside of these 14-inch notebooks that count, and it all begins with Intel’s Core i5 platform. The CX420 also sports up to 4GB of DDR3 800 or 1066 memory, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphics with a 1GB frame buffer, up to 500GB of HDD storage, a 4-in-1 card reader, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN, 6- or 9-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium
The CR420 boasts an almost identical spec sheet, except the built-in graphics share the frame buffer with system memory, and the onboard Ethernet LAN tops out at 10/100.
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