MSI's 15.6-inch thin and light X600 is due to hit retail at the end of the month, and for the first time we have some prices to talk about. We already knew it would use Intel's CULV CPUs and ATI's HD4330 discrete graphics with 512MB of memory, so there's not surprises in terms of hardware.

The cheaper SKU will be based on the Celeron 723 at 1.2GHz, and it will have 3GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. It will sell for €799, which isn't exactly a bargain considering the spec. The more powerful version, based on the SU3500 at 1.4GHz, with 4GB of memory, 500GB of storage and Bluetooth support will apparently retail at €949, which also seems a bit steep.

The X600 will ship in black and silver colour options. It weighs 2.1kg with a 6-cell battery and looks pretty nice, although the price tag is far from beautiful.