The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” features a speedy and energy-efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor to provide longer operation hours and better mobile lifestyle. This notebook, or “netbook” is lightweight and ultra-portable, measuring about 7 inches wide by 10.23 inches long, and weighing just 2.6 pounds. Being small doesn’t mean ultra-small keyboard, the Wind features an ergonomically designed keyboard that is only 20% smaller than a full sized notebook keyboard, with keys spaced a comfortable 0.68 inches apart. The Wind comes equipped with a 10″ backlit LED screen that provides superior color quality and brightness giving you better comfort while reading reports, watching online videos and viewing photos. In addition, the 1024 x 600 screen resolution can fully display web pages, which makes it ideal for Internet browsing. With the 802.11b/g/n wireless built-in, you can enjoy the convenience of accessing the Internet anywhere and video chat with family and friends with the built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and microphone. With the Wind notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone Facial Recognition Software for Security Built-in 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN 4-in-1 Card Reader – SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions – 10.23 (L) x 7.08 (D) x 1.24 (H) Approximate Unit Weight – 2.3 Pounds

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars MSI U120 wind
Seems to be a very nice little computer. I use it mostly for email and web surfing and it is fine for that. Note that the 1G memory is not expandable. The keyboard is large enough that it doesn’t feel cramped. The speakers are terrible, so if you want to listen to music (or anything else) plan to use earphones. It is a little difficult to open the lid, and when fully open the computer tends to be top-heavy – it’s easy to tip backward – a minor inconvenience, IMO.

4 Stars Great Value
Very happy with the size, style, and performance of the Wind. For the price, I believe it is the best deal out there.

Positives- Great display, Good spacing on the keyboard, very lightweight, seems to have 5 hours of battery life, comes with sleeve case, has attractive design, very fast boot up, comes with XP not Vista, built in camera with face recognition software (pretty cool)

Negatives- mousepad could be better (click tabs not the best and pad not the most responsive, tends to fall backward if not sat on level surface with screen in back position, can’t upgrade ram but don’t think you really need it anyway

Overall a great computer, have gotten many complements on it. If you’re looking for a cheap netbook that doesn’t seem cheap, this is it. Have and would recommend to friends.

2 Stars Bad battery and hard to set up wireless connections.
Bought this item to replace our Dell 700 (as a travel computer) and was very disappointed. It took us a long time to connect to our wireless at our own house. Then we brought it with us along with the Dell 700 to Europe for a three week trip. (the Dell was brought with us a gift to someone else). The battery worked for 5 days after that it was dead and refused to take a charge. It was almost impossible to get the wireless to work, while our old Dell was up and running in no time. Maybe we just got a bad unit, but it’s going back to Amazon for a refund.

4 Stars Sorta Good, Sorta Bad
Fan is making some loud noises, I guess this is common. Only solution is to return or void warranty to fix.

3g is suppose to be built in, I can’t seem to get it working.

5 Stars The System that turns heads!
I am so proud of my new MSI Wind U120-024US (Black & Whie 2-toned color) model! I have see some complaints from others of a loud fan. Not on my unit. It sounds normal and when I use headphones for music and movies, the fan is unnoticeable. Some said it lacked a user-manual. Well, I’m all for saving trees and I hope a lot of us are. The walk-through on the 1st system boot up was easy & straigtforward. Then the User Manual had an icon right on the desktop. So those who had to visit the MSI website were just wasting time. However, I found the cam turn-on & set up confusing. But when I clicked the “help” button, the site it launched me to was helpful on the first try. The keyboard is comfortable, and everything works great as expected.

The faults I find on this system are common among most netbooks. Namely: the right and left mouse click buttons require a lot of pressure and don’t always respond right. That’s why I usually use a portable mouse. It ships with XP and 1 GB of memory (max) which is adequate for the uses it was made for.

I love this machine and recommend it to everyone shopping for a netbook!

Buy/More Info

The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” features a speedy and energy-efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor to provide longer operation hours and better mobile lifestyle. This notebook, or “netbook” is lightweight and ultra-portable, measuring about 7 inches wide by 10.23 inches long, and weighing just 2.6 pounds. Being small doesn’t mean ultra-small keyboard, the Wind features an ergonomically designed keyboard that is only 20% smaller than a full sized notebook keyboard, with keys spaced a comfortable 0.68 inches apart. The Wind comes equipped with a 10″ backlit LED screen that provides superior color quality and brightness giving you better comfort while reading reports, watching online videos and viewing photos. In addition, the 1024 x 600 screen resolution can fully display web pages, which makes it ideal for Internet browsing. With the 802.11b/g wireless built-in, you can enjoy the convenience of accessing the Internet anywhere and video chat with family and friends with the built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and microphone. With the Wind notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone Facial Recognition Software for Security Built-in 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN 4-in-1 Card Reader – SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions – 10.23 (L) x 7.08 (D) x 1.24 (H) Approximate Unit Weight – 2.3 Pounds

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Sorta Good, Sorta Bad
Fan is making some loud noises, I guess this is common. Only solution is to return or void warranty to fix.

3g is suppose to be built in, I can’t seem to get it working.

4 Stars Great Value
Very happy with the size, style, and performance of the Wind. For the price, I believe it is the best deal out there.

Positives- Great display, Good spacing on the keyboard, very lightweight, seems to have 5 hours of battery life, comes with sleeve case, has attractive design, very fast boot up, comes with XP not Vista, built in camera with face recognition software (pretty cool)

Negatives- mousepad could be better (click tabs not the best and pad not the most responsive, tends to fall backward if not sat on level surface with screen in back position, can’t upgrade ram but don’t think you really need it anyway

Overall a great computer, have gotten many complements on it. If you’re looking for a cheap netbook that doesn’t seem cheap, this is it. Have and would recommend to friends.

2 Stars Bad battery and hard to set up wireless connections.
Bought this item to replace our Dell 700 (as a travel computer) and was very disappointed. It took us a long time to connect to our wireless at our own house. Then we brought it with us along with the Dell 700 to Europe for a three week trip. (the Dell was brought with us a gift to someone else). The battery worked for 5 days after that it was dead and refused to take a charge. It was almost impossible to get the wireless to work, while our old Dell was up and running in no time. Maybe we just got a bad unit, but it’s going back to Amazon for a refund.

4 Stars MSI U120 wind
Seems to be a very nice little computer. I use it mostly for email and web surfing and it is fine for that. Note that the 1G memory is not expandable. The keyboard is large enough that it doesn’t feel cramped. The speakers are terrible, so if you want to listen to music (or anything else) plan to use earphones. It is a little difficult to open the lid, and when fully open the computer tends to be top-heavy – it’s easy to tip backward – a minor inconvenience, IMO.

5 Stars The System that turns heads!
I am so proud of my new MSI Wind U120-024US (Black & Whie 2-toned color) model! I have see some complaints from others of a loud fan. Not on my unit. It sounds normal and when I use headphones for music and movies, the fan is unnoticeable. Some said it lacked a user-manual. Well, I’m all for saving trees and I hope a lot of us are. The walk-through on the 1st system boot up was easy & straigtforward. Then the User Manual had an icon right on the desktop. So those who had to visit the MSI website were just wasting time. However, I found the cam turn-on & set up confusing. But when I clicked the “help” button, the site it launched me to was helpful on the first try. The keyboard is comfortable, and everything works great as expected.

The faults I find on this system are common among most netbooks. Namely: the right and left mouse click buttons require a lot of pressure and don’t always respond right. That’s why I usually use a portable mouse. It ships with XP and 1 GB of memory (max) which is adequate for the uses it was made for.

I love this machine and recommend it to everyone shopping for a netbook!

Buy/More Info

The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” features a speedy and energy-efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor to provide longer operation hours and better mobile lifestyle. This notebook, or “netbook” is lightweight and ultra-portable, measuring about 7 inches wide by 10.23 inches long, and weighing just 2.6 pounds. Being small doesn’t mean ultra-small keyboard, the Wind features an ergonomically designed keyboard that is only 20% smaller than a full sized notebook keyboard, with keys spaced a comfortable 0.68 inches apart. The Wind comes equipped with a 10″ backlit LED screen that provides superior color quality and brightness giving you better comfort while reading reports, watching online videos and viewing photos. In addition, the 1024 x 600 screen resolution can fully display web pages, which makes it ideal for Internet browsing. With the 802.11b/g wireless built-in, you can enjoy the convenience of accessing the Internet anywhere and video chat with family and friends with the built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and microphone. With the Wind notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone Facial Recognition Software for Security Built-in 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN 4-in-1 Card Reader – SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions – 10.23 (L) x 7.08 (D) x 1.24 (H) Approximate Unit Weight – 2.3 Pounds

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Caution–No Memory Expansion
Seeking a way to present my PowerPoint lectures conveniently, I investigated the very popular netbooks. The MSI Wind looked dandy, and I requested one from the Amazon website. “Purchased with this item”, a common Amazon addendum, included a one gig memory stick add-on. This I ordered as well. Imagine my surprise when, after trying unsuccessfully for 20 minutes to remove the netbook bottom, I went on line and learned that THIS MODEL WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MEMORY EXPANSION!!! This little fact was not mentioned in the product description, and the come-on to buy a memory stick was further misleading.

Now, the product itself is terrific. Even without the added memory, it is fast, clean, in fact perfect. I highly recommend the MSI wind netbook as a light, highly portable, classic windows machine.

4 Stars Reviewing the MSI Wind U120 Notebook
Works good. It has met all my expections. Haven’t had any problems with the computer. Using it just for e-mail.

1 Star Disappointed
Negative:

Speakers are two tin cans with a string. Why bother?

Seller did not mention that you could not upgrade memory–amazon even promoted that you buy memory with this product!

System is a bit slow at times and have not added any additional software!

Mouse would be better positioned in the center.

6 cell battery lasting 3.5 hours

Top heavy….tips back…be careful!

Would have bought the U100 if I had it to do all over again and WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT FROM THE SELLER I BOUGHT FROM!

Would return it, but need it for class and no time to reorder

Positive:

It’s small and light-weight.

5 Stars excellent value & performance
perfect solution for commuter to work in the train, or play some games.

perfect form and function

5 Stars good compact netbook
I got his computer for my mom and she loves it. Eventhough the screen is too small for me, she seems to like it.

It is also the perfect travel netbook for college students looking to use it for note taking.

I got

Buy/More Info

The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” features a speedy and energy-efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor to provide longer operation hours and better mobile lifestyle. This notebook, or “netbook” is lightweight and ultra-portable, measuring about 7 inches wide by 10.23 inches long, and weighing just 2.6 pounds. Being small doesn’t mean ultra-small keyboard, the Wind features an ergonomically designed keyboard that is only 20% smaller than a full sized notebook keyboard, with keys spaced a comfortable 0.68 inches apart. The Wind comes equipped with a 10″ backlit LED screen that provides superior color quality and brightness giving you better comfort while reading reports, watching online videos and viewing photos. In addition, the 1024 x 600 screen resolution can fully display web pages, which makes it ideal for Internet browsing. With the 802.11b/g/n wireless built-in, you can enjoy the convenience of accessing the Internet anywhere and video chat with family and friends with the built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and microphone. With the Wind notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone Facial Recognition Software for Security Built-in 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN 4-in-1 Card Reader – SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions – 10.23 (L) x 7.08 (D) x 1.24 (H) Approximate Unit Weight – 2.3 Pounds

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars excellent value & performance
perfect solution for commuter to work in the train, or play some games.

perfect form and function

5 Stars good compact netbook
I got his computer for my mom and she loves it. Eventhough the screen is too small for me, she seems to like it.

It is also the perfect travel netbook for college students looking to use it for note taking.

I got

4 Stars Reviewing the MSI Wind U120 Notebook
Works good. It has met all my expections. Haven’t had any problems with the computer. Using it just for e-mail.

1 Star Disappointed
Negative:

Speakers are two tin cans with a string. Why bother?

Seller did not mention that you could not upgrade memory–amazon even promoted that you buy memory with this product!

System is a bit slow at times and have not added any additional software!

Mouse would be better positioned in the center.

6 cell battery lasting 3.5 hours

Top heavy….tips back…be careful!

Would have bought the U100 if I had it to do all over again and WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT FROM THE SELLER I BOUGHT FROM!

Would return it, but need it for class and no time to reorder

Positive:

It’s small and light-weight.

5 Stars Caution–No Memory Expansion
Seeking a way to present my PowerPoint lectures conveniently, I investigated the very popular netbooks. The MSI Wind looked dandy, and I requested one from the Amazon website. “Purchased with this item”, a common Amazon addendum, included a one gig memory stick add-on. This I ordered as well. Imagine my surprise when, after trying unsuccessfully for 20 minutes to remove the netbook bottom, I went on line and learned that THIS MODEL WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MEMORY EXPANSION!!! This little fact was not mentioned in the product description, and the come-on to buy a memory stick was further misleading.

Now, the product itself is terrific. Even without the added memory, it is fast, clean, in fact perfect. I highly recommend the MSI wind netbook as a light, highly portable, classic windows machine.

Buy/More Info

The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” features a speedy and energy-efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor to provide longer operation hours and better mobile lifestyle. This notebook, or “netbook” is lightweight and ultra-portable, measuring about 7 inches wide by 10.23 inches long, and weighing just 2.6 pounds. Being small doesn’t mean ultra-small keyboard, the Wind features an ergonomically designed keyboard that is only 20% smaller than a full sized notebook keyboard, with keys spaced a comfortable 0.68 inches apart. The Wind comes equipped with a 10″ backlit LED screen that provides superior color quality and brightness giving you better comfort while reading reports, watching online videos and viewing photos. In addition, the 1024 x 600 screen resolution can fully display web pages, which makes it ideal for Internet browsing. With the 802.11b/g/n wireless built-in, you can enjoy the convenience of accessing the Internet anywhere and video chat with family and friends with the built-in 1.3 Megapixel Web camera and microphone. Another wireless feature that comes with the Wind is Bluetooth, this enables you to wireless connect to headphones, or other Bluetooth devices making it more convenient by not carrying around a bunch of tangled cords. With the Wind netbook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Web camera and Microphone Facial Recognition Software for Security Built-in 802.11b/g/n Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN Integrated Bluetooth 4-in-1 Card Reader – SD, Multimedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions – 10.23 (L) x 7.08 (D) x 1.24 (H) Approximate Unit Weight – 2.6 Pounds

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Just as described
Everything written about this item turned out true. Reliable, comfortable keyboard, nice screen in size and color fidelity, length of battery time, pretty and compact. Even the fact that it is slightly top heavy or “tipsy”. But nothing unmanageable or bothersome. Strongly recommended for netbook use. Especially the XP OS!! The included pouch is extremely useful and attractive and one does not need to buy another carrying case like I did.

4 Stars definitely usable and useful
i got this netbook a couple days ago and have since had time to play around with it a bit. I’m not an advance user and won’t be soldering new parts to the MB but i’m pretty tech savvy:

Pros:

-Fit and finish of the computer is quite good, no screen wobble keyboard is solid. the contrast black and white looks good.

-quick learning curve to type on the keyboard

-screen is nice, even when in eco mode easily viewable in a bright room

-about 4 1/2 hrs of battery life doing internet type tasks in eco mode.

-very little bloatware, if you’ve ever gotten an HP or Dell you will find this refreshingly bare (can’t speak for the U100).

-Touchpad works quite well except issue mentioned below

-It has decently loud speakers, not great by any means, but you can hear them. Anything you wish to get any sound quality out of should be through earphones.

-it’s downright usable for almost all basic tasks, can’t really encode video on it but can play some older games, have multiple internet windows and media software open. Also surprisingly easy to type on.

cons

-cannot, as far as i can tell, upgrade RAM to 2gb. that is to say there is no apparent slot for an additional stick. Most benchmarks show minimal performance gain from this anyway but as i bought a stick with the computer i was slightly PO’d

-no touchpad scrolling, tried a couple different drivers, no luck. Not even the corner of the pad tap to scroll appears to work as of now. Seems like there would probably be a solution to this once people smarter than I start trying to solve the problem.

-charger plug sticks out of the the side of the computer pretty far. It’s about 1.5″ and seems like it could be a long term issue with durability.

2 Stars If you dont mind a small, underpowered, unbalanced computer
I bought this with high hopes, which may have been the problem. I’ll cut to the chase:

1. The position of the battery makes the computer completely unbalanced while on your lap. It wants to rock back onto its screen. Gets annoying.

2. The track pad is waaaay too small.

3. The mouse buttons are hard to press.

4. If you don’t mind your palms hanging off the computer while typing or you have small hands, then you’re fine. (I’m 5′10″ so I’m no giant, but the keyboard was a little small for me.)

5. I know its a netbook, but it seemed slow.

6. The screen was a little smaller than I was hoping.

7. I was hoping to be able to windows key + arrow to rotate the screen so I could hold it like a book, but the graphics card doesn’t seem to allow it.

8. The battery life was great!

5 Stars 5 Stars
I have had this Netbook for over a week and have to say this is by far the best looking of them all! The white with black trim really makes this netbook look sharp and very professional. Key pad is excellent, touch pad and build quality is way better then the older U100, excellent sound quality for a netbook. I have no need for 2gb and in fact it is way over rated as far as netbooks are concerned this netbook with 1gb is just as fast as my older U100 w/2gb which by the way I am replacing with the U120 and am much happier with the superior touchpad, performance, looks and solid build quality of this model.

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