MSI CX623 Laptop Review – Core i5/Geforce 310M

The CX623 is shipped with a protective felt cloth between the keyboard and screen.

First impressions are positive, everything is a high gloss finish (including the screen) which will appeal to a wide audience.

The whole chassis is based around a glossy ‘pinstripe' finish which is rather attractive. We aren't that happy with the oversized sticker to the left of the trackpad but it should be able to be removed easily enough. We find it slightly amusing to see the screen described as ‘glare type' on the sticker which roughly translates to a ‘high gloss finish'.

Connectivity is rather spartan on both sides of the laptop, with a BluRay drive installed on the right, behind a USB 2.0 port (ideal position for a mouse).

On the left are several card media slots, headphone and microphone jacks and a 10/100/1000 lan port. At the back is a cooling port which expels the hot air.

Along the rear is an eSATA/USB 2.0 hybrid port, another USB 2.0 port and HDMI and VGA out. There is a security fitting and a power connector feed here also.

The trackpad is finished in the same pinstripe design as the rest of the chassis with a row of buttons in front which show status of various laptop functionality. Along the top right is the power button and two keys which can be programmed to open software installed.

The ‘chiclet' keyboard is very pleasant to use and offers a reasonable level of user feedback, although we noticed a fair amount of flex in the middle.

Below is a video showing the keyboard flexing when under heavy typing pressure.

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