Msi Wind U100 White
The good: Strikes optimal Netbook balance between portability and usability; polished look; fair price.
The bad: 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 bottom line: The MSI Wind U100 makes a positive first impression with its polished design and roomy (for a Netbook) display and keyboard, but it’s missing a handful of features–bigger battery, solid-state hard drive, and WWAN–that would turn it from a very good to a great on-the-go mini-laptop.
Specifications: Processor: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz); RAM installed: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM; Weight: 2.2 lbs
| Price as reviewed / Starting price | $479.99 |
| Processor | 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 |
| Memory | 1GB DDR2 SDRAM |
| Hard drive | 120GB, 5400rpm |
| Chipset | Mobile Intel 945 Express |
| Graphics | Intel GMA950 |
| Operating System | Windows XP Home Edition SP3 |
| Dimensions (width by depth) | 10.2 x 7.3 inches |
| Thickness | 1.0 to 1.6 inches |
| Screen size (diagonal) | 10 inches |
| System weight / Weight with AC adapter | 2.5 / 3.3 pounds |
| Category | Netbook |
Multimedia Multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Dell Inspiron 1525-121B
1,239
Asus Eee PC 901
2,091
MSI Wind U100
4,020
Asus Eee PC 701
6,120
HP 2133 Mini-Note
9,250
Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Dell Inspiron 1525-121B
231
MSI Wind U100
743
Asus Eee PC 901
753
Asus Eee PC 701
941
HP 2133 Mini-Note
1,140
Video playback battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Asus Eee PC 901
315
Asus Eee PC 701
192
Dell Inspiron 1525-121B
190
MSI Wind U100
116
HP 2133 Mini-Note
91
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