What's more, the automatic graphics switching in MSI's GPU Boost technology kicks them over to discrete graphics card mode to kick graphics processing up a notch or two.

ENGADGET: MSI formally unveils 14-inch CX480 laptop, stops short of naming a price

While we told you earlier this week that the Ion 2-powered ASUS Eee PC 1201PN wouldn't be arriving until late May, a number of European sites have gotten early review samples of the 12-inch "netbook" -- if you choose to call it that -- and have discovered that it doesn't use NVIDIA's Optimus automatic graphics switching technology.

ENGADGET: First wave of Ion 2 ASUS Eee PC 1201PNs lack NVIDIA Optimus