Although the design comes off a bit bland, it's still a pretty good looking machine that will look the part in any situation, boardroom or coffee shop. While the original specs that called for an 80GB hard drive with 3-cell battery can still be found, most Winds on sale today pack GB and a beefier 6-cell unit. Combined with the more attractive choice of colours, free carry bag in the box, and an extended warranty to 2 years, we feel the original MSI Wind U is not just the first Wind, it also breezes into first place.
It's small and fairly light about 1kg , and it's sturdy enough to take a beating. But other solidly-built mini-notebooks are just around the corner, including Lenovo's S10 and probably an entry from Dell this Autumn. If you can't wait, the MSI Wind is a solid recommendation to buy now. It's small and fairly light about 2. But other solidly-built mini-notebooks are just around the corner, including Lenovo's S10 and probably an entry from Dell this fall.
My advice? If you can, wait. The MSI Wind U is very well laid out and designed to make it extremely portable but still easy to use. The 3-cell battery does limit its overall running time however. In the new ultraportable laptop class, the MSI Wind U strikes the best balance yet between compact size, light weight, usability, and performance. The MSI Wind U strikes the right balance between portability, power, and comfort, making it a top choice among inexpensive ultraportable laptops.
The Wind doesn't go out of its way to differentiate itself from the crowd, but it's still a top-tier UMPC in many ways. MSI Wind U Source: Inside HW 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. Chipset obsoleto. Para acceder al interior hay que desmontar toda la carcasa von 8. Probando Windows Vista. Asus EeePC When you're running on batteries it runs at the same clock speed but puts performance ahead of battery life, so screen brightness is typically higher.
To deal with the extra power, you'll notice the fan kicks in to life and stays on for the duration you run Turbo Boost. The 80GB hard drive is a standard laptop hard disc that has been partitioned into two.
While the chassis and basic design hasn't changed much, the Wind has picked up a few handy updates over the last couple months that help keep it competitive with the onslaught of new netbook offerings. The Wind offers a sturdy chassis that will take your constant handling in stride. The system is well built and covered in high quality paint that is very fingerprint resistant. Although the design comes off a bit bland, it's still a pretty good looking machine that will look the part in any situation, boardroom or coffee shop.
While the original specs that called for an 80GB hard drive with 3-cell battery can still be found, most Winds on sale today pack GB and a beefier 6-cell unit. Combined with the more attractive choice of colours, free carry bag in the box, and an extended warranty to 2 years, we feel the original MSI Wind U is not just the first Wind, it also breezes into first place.
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All rights reserved. Privacy and Terms - Accessibility Commitment. MSI Wind U Intel Atom N Processor 1. A netbook—or any notebook, really—should get at least three hours of battery life. As you can see, the adapter is pretty tiny, but the use of a beefy three-pronged power cable is suspect. When turbo is enabled while running on the battery, the power light glows green instead of blue, and battery life can be further reduced. Beyond that, there are two problems with this function.
First, and most obviously, having a turbo function for the Intel Atom feels somewhat silly. The Atom offers minimal computing power to begin with, leaving little room for improvement through overclocking. Our discussion of the MSI Wind U 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 endeavor.
It would be nice to see a little more polish on the Wind, since despite relatively weak battery life, the system does have potential. Little things like improving the recovery prompt at system boot or removing some of the more eccentric programs included with the machine could go a long way toward making the Wind more friendly for the average consumer. The back-heavy nature of the system that allows it tilt off-balance could be easily mitigated by adding a little more weight to the front of the machine.
Including a custom-fit sleeve carrying case like the one Asus packages with its Eee PCs would make the whole package more attractive, as well. All that said, though, the Wind proves itself largely worthy of consideration. The bundled software is unobtrusive and easily removed, the memory is easily upgradeable should you wish to add another gigabyte of RAM, and performance is very snappy. Aesthetically, the Wind is quite pleasing to look at, too.
The system also comes in black, but the glossy white finish is attractive and less of a fingerprint magnet. Some sites tested preproduction models, and it sometimes worked. Laptop Magazine found that the Wind had better battery performance than the H, at least when wi-fi was on. See this:. Possibly your lap forms perfect 90 degree bends at all times. Interestingly, the price and the top-heaviness both seem to tie into the screen, so guess what my primary beef is….
It appears this chipset dynamically switches its clock frequency, ramping it up when it has to do heavy lifting like HD processing. I wonder if the Wind design anticipates these features. The "turbo" mode is supposed to be automatic, but one could imagine offering a manual override to get it when the chipset would otherwise avoid it, such as when it is running on battery power. Interestingly, in this same discussion they also mention "DPST Display Power Saving Technology that dynamically controls picture brightness by influencing backpanel lighting.
Perhaps the Wind was designed with the GS45 chipset in mind, but they couldn't wait on Intel and decided to ship without it? As for the 8. It is a small machine, which is why I bought it in the first place. Tiny is better. They could probably have gone with a lower resolution, but that would impact the usability of the machine. I think they picked the right option.
You perhaps lose some readability but gain better image quality and more desktop area. And wow does it ever deliver far more on the usability front than any of those do. Sharp actually makes some Zaurus models that look like really small netbooks, but are again limited, slow and quite expensive. Gaming edition. Absolutely awesome. Perfect solution for bumming around doing word, excel, email, visio, etc.
I have my white Wind since July, 10th. I can pack the Wind, AC adapter with cables, a mouse and a few cables. Try VirtualDub, its capture utility works great. To me its quality is good enough, even with mediocre lighting. I gave it to quite a few people to test typing on, and they were amazed at how good it is. The keyboard is just 0.
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