MSI Wind U120-001US 10-Inch Gray Netbook – 6 Cell Battery
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
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- Intel Atom 1.6 GHz Processor, 512 KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz Bus speed
- 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
- 160 GB SATA Hard Drive
- Windows XP Home Edition, 6 Cell Battery
- Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN and Modem Module, Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card
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 Excellent mobile computer |
| Review Date: February 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: David Eisenberg, MA |
I've owned my MSI Wind, w/6 cell battery, since November, and have no complaints (but, one suggestion). After traveling with notebook computers for at least the past 15 years, it is great to finally have an alternative that weighs less then 3 lbs, has a long battery life, and runs all the software that I normally use on the road.
One suggestion for MSI -- ship the netbook w/the Wi Fi turned on, or at least a card with a hint to his Fn F11 to turn it on. I only found out by finding that hint on the internet. Several friends who saw my MSI Wind went out and bought one of their own. They all like 'em... but all called to ask how to turn on the Wi Fi!
Great computer, not as powerful as my desktop, but perfect for travel. And, the price just keeps getting better! |
Better than a regular laptop!! :-)
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| Review Date: February 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Fotoflix, USA |
The MSI WIND U120 is a great laptop. The Atom processor seems a lot faster than the core 2 duo on my older laptop, but maybe that is due to the fresh install of xp. BUYER BEWARE, you are stuck with 1GB of ram, but i haven't had any problems. I will buy another once MSI comes out with an updated U120 that has expandability slots for memory. My wife uses the U120 for internet and music... its just very convenient to use the wind than going into the office and booting up our main computer.
BTW, the 6 cell battery is AWESOME!!! it charges quick and the screen stays bright for hours!!!
I was skeptical on buying a net book because i have large hands, but the keyboard is great. No problems whatsoever, very comfortable. for $350, you can't beat this purchase. The only upgrades you can do to this computer is upgrading the 160GB hard drive to a SSD for quicker boot up and load times.
The speakers absolutely suck, but better than not having any at all. Use headphones, sound is great
Overall, I love this machine. I found the wind U120 to be very quiet while the machine never gets hot, but lukewarm. This machine is a little future proof when considering the operating system. Windows XP comes with it out of the box, but you have options like Ubuntu or any other version of Linux and then you have MAC OSX. I can't comment on this, but it is very easy to do, but the research is on you. Hint: try youtube.com.
Windows 7 is coming out this year and as a beta tester of the new OS myself, I can say that if windows 7 runs faster than xp. That will make this machine even better. Finally, I must say that the MSI Wind has changed my perspective of what a notebook should be.
If your on the fence, I could only recommend you to make the jump and buy this thing. You won't regret your purchase. |
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