The MSI PR400x-BK2+ Laptop

February 15, 2009 · Posted in Gadgets 

Having handed down my old Acer Aspire Notebook to Lean (my incoming freshman son), I needed to find a replacement for it quickly. It took me one week to decide on what to get. I almost succumb to the temptation of the white MacBook, but the practical side of me took over, and up to the last minute, I decided to go for a notebook PC instead – the MSI PR400x-BK2.

With just a few days of using the MSI PR400x, I would have to say that I was not disappointed. This laptop certainly got power and an old classic look. Never mind if it doesn’t look as good as the MacBook. I’m thankful I didn’t trade that for the P25K difference in price.

Anyway, the MSI PR400 laptop features a fingerprint scanner for secured login. But I haven’t really activated this feature as I’m having a hard time scanning my fingerprint.

Here’s a quick rundown of the MSI PR400x’s specs:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz
  • 160GB SATA HDD
  • 2GB DDR2 Memory
  • 14.1-inch AVC Widescreen display
  • 1.3MP webcam
  • 2.0KG
  • WiFi 802.11/g
  • DVDRW Drive

It costs around P29,999 at CompLink in Cyberzone, SM Megamall.

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53 Responses to “The MSI PR400x-BK2+ Laptop”

  1. lea on February 22nd, 2009 12:05 am

    can i ask if the music sounds good?

  2. aczafra on February 22nd, 2009 12:11 am

    Yup. It definitely sounds great!

  3. francis on February 27th, 2009 5:54 pm

    I intend to buy one early next week; honestly, any regrets you got one?

  4. Jay on March 4th, 2009 1:35 am

    just got mine today. happy with it. music sounds similar to acer.

  5. aczafra on March 6th, 2009 3:08 pm

    Francis, have no regrets so far.

    Jay – it’s good, right?

  6. lelila on March 16th, 2009 11:39 am

    just bought one yesterday, was torn between this model and the other one of MSI, yung gaming laptop nila. in the end, i have to choose the one with a faster processor, kase yung isa, even though it has a better video card and a dedicated memory for such, pentium dual core lang eh. i’m a multitasker and i think this one is more suited to me.

    quick question though, how do i brighten the screen? i’m used to the brighter screen of toshiba kase, thanks!

  7. Anonymous on March 18th, 2009 8:43 pm

    Good choice Lelila. Just press “Fn” key (lower left of keyboard) + F5. :-)

  8. lelila on March 20th, 2009 2:09 pm

    hi, yeah found out already how to brighten the screen haha! thanks anyway!

  9. aczafra on March 20th, 2009 2:52 pm

    you’re welcome Lelila. ;-)

  10. Hanah on March 23rd, 2009 10:13 am

    does it have a reader for various types of memory cards?

  11. arnold on March 24th, 2009 8:37 am

    Hanah…it has a microSD readers slot on the front edge…

  12. michael on March 25th, 2009 10:46 pm

    how about the ventilation? no overheating? msi pr400 T5800? di ba mainit?

  13. Doyle on March 30th, 2009 1:37 am

    Actually buong arw ko sya nakabukas..with regards sa performance ganun pa din, multi-tasker din me ..i think perfect na toh kung may didicated video card lang..:D

  14. michael on April 1st, 2009 4:32 pm

    umiimit ba dun sa may touch pad? kesa yan din balak ko bilhin eh. nag hahanap lang ako ng feedbak. internet chat adik din kasi ako eh. baka kasi umiinit eh. reply asap, tenks

  15. arnold on April 1st, 2009 5:33 pm

    Hi Michael. So far I haven’t experience any heating up on the touch pad. Normally the heat would come out near the battery.

  16. bam328 on April 3rd, 2009 7:12 am

    got one a week ago..no regrets.. uploaded a mac desktop background parang macbook na..heheh

  17. michael on April 3rd, 2009 2:26 pm

    ok. thanks.. yan na lang din cguro kukuninin ko 29k. 1st time ko kc bibili ng laptop eh. kc desktop gamit ko sa bahay. ganda kc ng laptop kc marami free wi-fi sa mall eh. Chat to the max na. hehehe

  18. amyet on April 10th, 2009 1:49 pm

    ei got dis problem wid my bluetoot i dont know how to use it.help…big tnx.

  19. Ryan on April 12th, 2009 12:31 pm

    i just got one here…sabi sa store na binilihan ko wla daw bluetooth pero pagkakita ko sa laptop may bluetooth xa na LED..panu kya..thanks

  20. Arnold on April 12th, 2009 12:51 pm

    amyet and ryan – unfortunately the laptop doesn’t have Bluetooth. That Bluetooth LED indicator will only be enabled if you plug in a Bluetooth USB device. Hope this helps.

  21. Jay on April 14th, 2009 4:30 pm

    I got the black one! Cool! :D

    Kulang lang siya sa porma compared to its acer and compaq counterparts but core 2 duo is always better than dual core.

    They recently came out with a similar model with ATI Graphics na around 31 or 32k.

    Arnold, a friend of mine told me that the older MSI laptops are not that durable. Been looking at the net for reviews about msi laptops couldn’t find much.

    By the way, how many hours does your battery lasts?

  22. aczafra on April 15th, 2009 8:12 am

    Thanks Jay! Yeah, it’s not as trendy as Acer and Compaq’s notebooks but I love the old classic look of this MSI laptop. :-)

    You know what, when I was researching for this laptop, Google didn’t give that many links. The only problem I see with this laptop when it comes to durability is the hinges, it shakes easily. Other than that I think this laptop is pretty durable.

    battery life last around 3.5 hours max…regular surfing.

  23. joan paringit on April 15th, 2009 8:45 am

    hi poh! i bought this unit last week, jaz want to ask the usage of the webcam? P1 looks like not responding, i dont know how, tnx poh.

  24. mayann on April 15th, 2009 9:48 am

    hi. panu po ba gamitin ang infrared capability ng laptop na to? thanks po. :)

  25. arnold on April 15th, 2009 10:53 am

    Hi Joan, you can use the webcam in Yahoo Messenger, Skype, and other chatting facilities that allows webcam facility.

    Mayann – You can use the infrared to transfer files from a cellphone which has an infrared capability or a printer din.

  26. Jay on April 17th, 2009 10:58 pm

    Hey guys! Saw the same model at SM Megamall’s PC Corner for only P25,500 cash. It retails for P30,000 12 months 0% Interest elsewhere.

    You might also want to consider their newer model EX400…
    Same specs as this one except… ATI Radeon, Core 2 Duo T6400, Dolby Sound and HDD is 200GB. This one’s loaded. Retails for P30,999 Cash.

  27. jot on April 20th, 2009 7:40 am

    Hi. Im new here.. Can you please tell me if this brand is good? just text me @ 0923 805 7536.. please… im planning to buy one… thanks…

  28. Kristine on April 21st, 2009 10:09 pm

    Hi… I bought my laptop (MSI PR400x-BK2+ Laptop) 2 weeks ago at MOA, ask ko lang if nakaencounter ka na ng problem sa webcam? hindi ko kc magamit yung webcam. walang driver ng webcam ba talagang kasama yung package ng model na to? kc walang driver ng webcam na kasama yung akin. Please help me.

  29. karen on April 28th, 2009 8:19 pm

    i got the same problem with the webcam. how can i install it? i cant find the driver also.

  30. yzarknoir on May 8th, 2009 4:27 pm

    i bought the same unit too, so far i’m not experiencing any problem, ang pinak problem ko lang talaga is ung fan nya, dun kc ang buga ng init sa right side, eh andun din ung usb mouse ko, kaya aun mainit, hehehe, regarding sa sound, ok naman xa, then sa touchpad, umiinit xa pag direct current, pero pag naka battery ndi xa umiinit maxado, ang maganda pa kasi d2 sa msi pr400 meron xang fingerprint software (Upek Protector Suite QL – i’m using version 5.8 – and it supports mozilla firefox version 3.0.x), kung nag dadalawang isip pa kayo kung itong unit na to ang bibilin nyo, wag na, kasi i assure you guys maganda tong unit na to promise,

    ps:
    8 hrs a day open ang laptop ko, walang patayan, hehehe, pero doing great parin,, astig dba?

  31. mach on May 9th, 2009 1:58 pm

    waaaaahhh!

    where could i find a software that will activate my cam?!?
    this one still has no answer!

  32. Jay on May 9th, 2009 4:42 pm

    I’m experiencing a constant prob. Blue screen sya then resets or restarts on its own. Wala naman virus according to avg. Hard disk is ok according to hdnet

  33. mach on May 9th, 2009 5:52 pm

    oh yah i solved my prob…

    the MSI website offers free software downloads for bluetooth, camera and fingerprint scanner (neat!)

    n_n

  34. mach on May 9th, 2009 5:54 pm

    MSI PR400x-BK2+ is really a cool laptop in terms of performance and security for both windows xp and vista OS!

  35. alfred on May 20th, 2009 9:04 pm

    hello po..I also bought one of this a few weeks ago(the white one) so far wala naman akong nakikitang problema, but the only thing that caught my attention is I can’t see this model on the MSI website. So, what if I want to download the new updates of my drivers? Any idea guys? thanx..

  36. nicolette on May 29th, 2009 11:06 pm

    hello guys, I just have a few questions regarding the MSI PR400x-BK2+. Since it doesn’t have operating system, how did you manage do get an operating system? does it have drivers for webcam, bluetooth and others in its package? Thanks guys. Your reply is a big help and highly appreciated.

  37. OKIX010 on June 2nd, 2009 9:17 am

    @nicolette
    from what i bought last week,all driver are in 1 cd except the wifi driver.
    you should buy a seperate os,then install it.
    also try to go to bios setting and set sata to ide.i have problem there before.

  38. jefferson on June 2nd, 2009 3:12 pm

    godd afternoon..

    im concidering to by that stuff..should i go to asus Eee100he o dito nah??i want it badly..hahahaha…be in manila sa 10..taga ilocos p ko eh…im student and im working also…37500 daw s gilmore ngaun yan…

    wala pang os pero i have may os dito n xp.home edition nga lang..san p pwedeng magdoownlod ng other software that gives a perfect laptop???

    since msi pr400 user buddies tayo, hope u can help me..enk u……

  39. OKIX010 on June 3rd, 2009 10:27 am

    @jefferson,
    asus is lightweight and cheaper.msi is much heavier.here in tarlac it cost 28.4k w/o OS.

  40. OKIX010 on June 3rd, 2009 10:27 am

    @jefferson,
    asus is lightweight and cheaper.msi is much heavier higher in specs than asus.here in tarlac it cost 28.4k w/o OS.

  41. jefferson on June 5th, 2009 8:42 am

    mali ung napindot koh
    hahhahaha 27500 pla….

  42. jefferson on June 16th, 2009 1:27 pm

    hey guys..nice to be back…too bad i wasnt able to get my pr400…vr440 nakuha ko..pero im ok with it//got xp tas ungrade wista for grapics..not bad..hehehehe…tnx msi…im still eying for that pr400…

  43. pauline on September 5th, 2009 9:31 pm

    hey i have a problem. my laptop’s audio driver is not installing so unfortunately no sound comes out from my lappy. where can i find a driver? :|

  44. Dynamax on September 14th, 2009 2:18 pm

    here’s the site for drivers that you are looking for. hope it helps… :)

    http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=135&prod_no=1326

    wala nga yata tlgang bluetooth to… nakakabangag lang hanapin ng hanapin…

  45. furoi on September 16th, 2009 4:05 pm

    I have a PR400x.. nagkaproblema lang sa battery life.. Nung una 3.5 hrs, tapos after some times, full battery e nasa 40 mins na lang. Balanced power plan naman… siguro dahil Lithium (Li-ion) ang battery, masyadong sensitive di gaya ng Nickel (Ni-ion)… So far un lang naging problema bukod nga dun sa video card (wala ng magagawa)…
    Ung sa webcam, me ksama siya sa driver cd.. bison cam ang software…

  46. kAtherine on September 25th, 2009 9:08 am

    @furoi>same tau ng probz furoi..

    i have a pr400x with win7 ultimate..ok tLaga specs ng pr400x and sOunds..the only probLem nga Lng ay ngagamit ko Lng webcam if I’m using YM or skype..di tuLad sa ibang laptops na pwede mo xa gmitin khit d ka gumagamit ng YM..and yung bLuetooth di gumagana..even if I tried to install the drivers many times..still no luck!!pag may bLuetooth device ka Lng na i-iinstaLL,dun xa ngwowork..noT bad!!

    Layo nga Lng ng service center ng mSi kasi I need to go to maniLa pah just in case I have hardware prObLems..buti at wLa!!tga-davao kc aQ!!

    ^,^

  47. kAtherine on September 25th, 2009 9:13 am

    i stiLL love this modeL,msi PR400x..it’s worth a peNny!!

  48. furoi on September 30th, 2009 12:10 pm

    sakop ba ng warranty ung battery niya… sira na kac ang battery…
    so far nagagamit ko ang web cam khit di naka YM or skype.. meron kasam sa driver niya na Bison Cam.. i Can record videos or take photos using the web cam…

  49. Alfred on October 8th, 2009 11:33 pm

    @furoi,
    talaga tol? sakin nagagamit ko lang yung cam ko pag naka YM ako and I can’t record videos too..where can I download the driver?

  50. Marlo on November 15th, 2009 8:22 pm

    At the bottom of the laptop, ano ba yung panel na nagsasabi ng sim? anong gamit?

  51. Alfred on November 25th, 2009 1:36 am

    guys help naman..where can I find the windows 7 driver’s for this laptop?

  52. saissy on January 11th, 2010 7:47 am

    hi guys

    ive already installed win7 in my msi pr400x but the sound isnt working.. there is already sound driver installed. it is included in win 7. i dont know what is the problem of this but do you think win 7 is not compatible with the msi sound hardware?

  53. supherman on January 31st, 2010 5:29 pm

    Hello. please help me in my laptop because after reinstalling the operating system of my computer, I have just drive all the necessary drivers needed by my computer except the built-in camera’s which was read as Bison Cam and appears in the desktop “PCI Flash Memory found hardware.”

    Please help me… My laptop name is Arnold Laptop …

    Supherman

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