The best Sandy Bridge notebooks in Australia

Updated: 8 April 2011

While only a few vendors have sent us laptops based on Intel's 2nd Generation Intel Core CPUs (codenamed Sandy Bridge), one thing is clear: They are the pace-setters when it comes to performance. We've seen solid entries from Apple, Dell, Lenovo, MSI and Sony. Look for HP and Toshiba reviews in the coming weeks.

Check out our roundup below to read reviews and specifications on the Sandy Bridge-based models we've seen so far.

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  Dell Latitude E5520
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  Sony Sony VAIO SB Series (VPCSB16FG)
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  Sony VAIO CB Series (VPCCB15FG)
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  Apple Macbook Pro (15in, early 2011)
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  MSI CR640
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  Dell Vostro 3550
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  MSI GE620
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  Dell Inspiron 15R N5110
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  Lenovo ThinkPad T420

MSI GE620

MSI's GE620 is a good value performance laptop with a very good configuration. However, it's let down by some build quality issues and NVIDIA Optimus technology that doesn't always work.

• Review Date:
• Reviewer:
• Manufacturer:

• 28th March, 2011
• Elias Plastiras
• MSI

• Rating:
• Price:

• 3.50
• $ 1,399.00

• Pros:

• Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 CPU, fast graphics performance, 1920x1080 screen resolution

• Cons:

• Build quality not great, touchpad and keyboard could be better, NVIDIA Optimus technology unreliable

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