The low-cost market ULV just a bit more competitive: MSI some much needed improvements to its X340, this ultra portable much more affordable and attractive for consumers.

Since we first review of a preproduction unit of the X340 in May, the company is now using the notebook with an 8-cell battery, more than doubled his endurance to 8 hours and 48 minutes. At the same time, MSI reduced the price of the X340 for $ 799 from $ 899th

While we initially knocked the X340′s 4-cell battery for the low endurance (3 hours and 38 minutes, to be exact), the new score increases over a competing ultra-portable, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T whose battery lasted 8:05 Battery test on the laptop. In addition, the X340 is now 100 U.S. dollars less than the Acer.

The extended battery X340 increases the weight of 3.4 kilograms of 2.9 kg, but it is hardly enough to notice, and the battery of the wedge-shaped design fits seamlessly into the underside of the chassis. For consumers who already have a X340 with a 4-cell battery, MSI offers the 8-cell.

While the X340 has the same internal data remains (Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 CULVER, 2GB RAM, 320GB hard drive), MSI from another critical improvement: the keyboard no longer works as a trampoline. Although there is still a little bit of flex, it is not enough to be perceived as disturbing.