Our discussion of the MSI Wind U100 must unfortunately end with its least attractive feature: the price. Despite the fact that the system is well-rounded and only truly falling short in the battery life department, its price threatens to sink the whole...
Abstract: The MSI Wind is around the same size as the Asus Eee PC 900 and has the same pearlescent case, but this is where the similarities end. The main difference is the keyboard: the Wind’s chassis is large enough to accommodate a larger keyboard that is easi...
Bright, spacious 10-inch screen, Lightweight and portable, More powerful than expected
Three-cell battery may be inadequate, Build quality leaves something to be desired, *
Move over, Asus: MSI has skipped the imitation game that most other manufacturers have played so far and actually bested the Eee with the Wind. Its $550 price tag may make it $150 more than the original Eee, but the refinement and features MSI has adde...
On paper, the MSI Wind should be able to blow the Asus Eee PC out of the water, but as always, a hands on evaluation will put this question to rest. It’s got a real hard drive, giving you a solid 80GB of storage capacity. Since this is a regular SATA...
Abstract: The netbook–a small inexpensive notebook–has been around for months now, but we are still seeing significant progress in the products that are coming out. New manufacturers are entering the market, some of which are able to distinguish themselves again...
Published: 2008-07-16, Author: Matthew , review by: cnet.com
Strikes optimal Netbook balance between portability and usability; polished look; fair price.
Wimpy three-cell battery is only option at the moment; no 802.11n Wi-Fi or WWAN; no option for solid-state hard drive.
The MSI Wind U100 makes a positive first impression with its polished design and roomy (for a Netbook) display and keyboard, but its missing a handful of features--bigger battery, solid-state hard drive, and WWAN--that would turn it from a very good t...
Abstract: While the rest of the world has been enjoying the MSI Wind, the US release has suffered multiple delays due to battery shortages. Finally, after months of waiting, the little Asus-killer laptops are shipping. So while some of you may already have a Wi...
Abstract: Category of small cheap notebooks became very popular and there is no wonder why most of big brands want a piece of cake for themselves. But Asus got all of them off-guard. Because of that we’ve been waiting rather long for Eee’s true rival . We’ve alr...
