MSI Wind U100 001US 10 Inch Pink Netbook 6 Cell Battery

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 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. 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 notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 Widescreen (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Two internal Speakers 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 Ports – 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 Cute litte web surfer
I bought this specifically for web browsing. Mostly use it to check my fav websites while watching evening tv, uploading/dowloading pictures and to and from work on the bus.

4 Stars MSI Wind U100 – decent little machine
First thing that I found when I opened the package is the itty bitty laptop and the additional memory that I ordered. I STRONGLY recommend spending the extra 15 to 20 bucks to get the extra memory – it makes a massive difference in the performance of any machine.

The issue I had with the memory is that the laptot doesn’t seem to have any place to install it. The documentation doesn’t show where it goes. I found a video on Youtube showing how and where to install it. The apparent terrible thing about upgrading the memory is that it requires removing the back cover. One of the screws is covered by a security tape that says “warranty is void if tampered”.

I contacted tech support. It took two calls. Both times they answered within 5 minutes. The first call, oops, they dropped the phone and accidentally hung up on me. I got the same tech that did this on the second call. The tech support agent said that it is alright to remove the sticker to get to the screw. They have reviewed their policy and it will not void the warranty. They have stopped placing the sticker on new systems. With the cover off, I removed the sticker altogether and got the residue off with goo gone.

The tech support agent said that nothing else is user or locally serviceable. Not even the hard drive.

Next, I backed up the hard drive as delivered using Norton Ghost.

I then replaced the operating system by installing Windows Vista Ultimate to test the capability. It ran just fine. The Vista Performance rating gave it a 1 for the graphics card – or lack of.

I installed XP Pro. Office 2007 Ultimate. Joined the laptot to the domain. It is truly not a desktop replacement, but my wife likes it a lot!

I don’t know why they don’t offer XP Professional as an option for these machines. XP home is simply a broken version.

I wonder what OS these laptot manufacturers will begin shipping when Microsoft finally discontinues XP.

5 Stars great – love it!
I love this laptop! It has everything I need to surf the web and the battery has a long life. I’m especially impressed withthe keyboard, which is large for such a small computer. The heart design is very subtle.

5 Stars Great little machine!!
Originally leaning towards an HP mini I decided to go with this little one after discovering all its great features and tons of great reviews. It’s light, fast, has a great screen, the keyboard rocks, I have no problem with the mouse bar and I just love it! I drag it all over the place with me, it into the kitchen rather than printing a recipe and it worked like a charm, into the family room to surf, outside to work, everywhere – battery lasts forever and it doesn’t get hot like my Thinkpad I use for work.

5 Stars Portable Wind Netbook from MSI
Excellent product very happy with it, bought it for my wife, delighted with the product

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MSI Wind U100 432US 10 Inch Netbook 1 6 GHz Intel Atom Processor 1 GB RAM 160 GB Hard Drive XP Home 6 Cell Battery Black

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 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. 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 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 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 Great Netbook
Hadn’t thought about something this small until a friend bought one. Decided this was what we needed to save our marriage (wife was always on my laptop). So, she now has this “cute laptop” (her words, not mine).

Haven’t really found any negatives to it. Added a Logitech TrackMan Wheel for her to use. Plan to add Office 2003 to it so it can be more versatile. And the best part is it doesn’t run on Vista!!

We recently took an 8 hour trip and it kept her and another friend occupied playing Spider Solitaire on it (significantly reducing the number of driver corrections need). Plan on loading a GPS program on it eliminating the need for a separate system in the car.

5 Stars Best bet!
I am not a computer Maven but have just loved this little computer. My daughter is very computer savy and I have to fight her off to get my MSI wind from her. Her laptop is loaded and very heavy so she loves to grab mine to catch up on e-mails, facebook and shopping. This is perfect for the casual computer person. The extra ram is really nice, it is a tad slow with just 1GM of Ram but nothing you can’t live with.

I have chubby fingers and don’t really have a problem with the keyboard, very user friendly. I also have bifocals and like the smaller screen. 8 inches would be too small but 10 is great.

I chose this one because it was upgradeable. It does have the sticker over the screw you need to use to add the RAM so it cancels the warrantee. But worth it to me . Not a minutes problem with this computer at all. LOVE IT!!

4 Stars Save the Wind, Dump the XP
An impressively well built device. Being a fan of the Panasonic ToughBook approach to notebooks I was surprised and favorably taken by the QC claimed to have gone into the manufacturing process. Time will tell.

LED backlit LCD screen is marvelously sharp, even for astigmatic eyes like mine.

Keyboard is solid, well thought out. Only problem I have is the Home and End keys seem to need something extra to get them to work, haven’t figured that out yet. Otherwise, you will not fatfinger too much once you get the hang. F and J key guides could have been a bit more pronounced, however. Which reminds me, most of the detailed instruction guides are not included in the box. Gotta go online and beyond the PDF file to really get the whole story.

Basic info: If you have to run XP Home in this then it will initially go online and start updating to sp3 and forward. Once that’s done with, most of the spiffy quickness you noticed out of the box summarily be lost. XP will suck up the resources of only 1 gig’s worth of RAM. Even after I inserted another gig the Intel Atom strains a bit. And that’s after optimizing XP to some degree.

So, gotta add another gig of RAM, or switch to Ubuntu. Or both. Otherwise, be content with a convenient and pretty damn good little unit hobbled with a piggy OS.

1 Star MSI NETBOOK RETURNED
I RETURNED THE MSI NETBOOK BECAUSE I COULD NOT LINK IT TO MY DSL WIRELESS MODEM. I FOUND THAT THE DOCUMENTATION SUPPLIED WITH THE MSI NETBOOK WERE SO GENERAL THAT THEY WAS NO HELP. WEB SUPPORT FOR THE MSI NETBOOK WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I THEREFOR, RETURNED THE MACHINE. AMAZON MADE THE RETURN VERY EASY.

4 Stars Good value, excellent functionality….some nitpicks
I’ve had high regard for MSI’s motherboards in home-built PC builds for many years. With many options in the current netbook market, quality of the motherboard is an obvious key ingredient in the longterm overall quality of a netbook.

While shopping, I considered the cheaper Linux/SSD netbook offerings. In the end, a houseful of Windows machines drove me to the familiarity of XP and the generous 160 GB capacity of this machine’s standard 2.5″ magnetic hard drive.

First: others have commented about the keyboard. It’s about 80% the size of the one on most laptops. If you have big fingers or marginal touch typing skills…well, then prepare for some typos. This is not a negative; it’s a simple fact of life with a small form factor such as this. My only two issues with the keyboard ergonomics are these:

(1) the period , comma and question mark keys are half the size of the other keys, which takes some getting used to in an already crowded keyboard space.

(2) the “Page Down” key requires use of the “Fn” key…also takes some getting used to if you use it a lot (and I do).

The rest of the following are forgivable in view of the obvious bang for the buck on this machine, but worth being aware of:

-The MSI Wind U100has a built-in web cam, but the bundled software isn not very robust. You can save .jpg files easily enough, but (as my machine shipped) the included Windows Movie Maker locked up each time I attempted to capture moving video. MSI should have included better software for webcam video capture.

Not related to the machine itself is the difficult navigation on MSI’s support sites. Bad English, complex navigation, and the requirement to both identify the machine serial number AND mail in a form to begin warranty coverage is simply uncalled for. On the other hand, there is an active community of MSI Wind users in web forums hosted by MSI. Lots of hard core geeks running multiple operating systems and helping each other with warranty-voiding overclocking mods on their machines:-)

I added additional 1 GB RAM chip to this machine on arrival. Very easy upgrade (loosen nine screws, snap off the bottom cover, insert the RAM). It was immediately recognized at the next start up)…it’s very snappy. The shortcomings in the web site navigation above were mitigated by a rapid response (approximately 24 hours) to a web request I made. I confessed to to adding the RAM and removing the “do not tamper” screw cover sticker. They said: “Replacement of sticker is not necessary warranty will not be affected you can completely remove it if you do not like how it looks.”. Aren’t they nice!

The included .pdf user guide isn’t very useful; it’s mostly warnings and explanations of the LEDs and connectors.

When I bought this netbook, I also purchased an 8X DVDrw Ext USB Drive Red (mostly to be able to load software from CD or DVD sources).

This machine is light, fast and very capable with long battery life. The important hardware (processor, memory and hard drive) is robust. The minor issues above keep this from being a “5″…but buy with confidence once you are aware of them.

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MSI Wind U100 280US 10 Inch Netbook 1 6 GHz Intel Atom Processor 1 GB RAM 160 GB Hard Drive 6 Cell Battery XP Home Pink

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 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. 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 notebook weighting less than 3 pounds, makes it a great second computer to use at school, work and to take on vacations. 10 Widescreen (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display Two internal Speakers Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone 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 Ports – 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 The Best MacBook Nano !!!!
I installed in it OS X 10.5.5 and works very good. There are some issues with the sound but

it can be worked out by buying a very cheap ( 8 dollars ) USB adaptor.

I have several Mac boxes at home and in the office and I happy that now I also have

a MacBook Nano

5 Stars love it!
I love my new laptop. It is easy to carry to school with all of my books. Works great too!

5 Stars great little product
[[ASIN:B001LNUJ5Q MSI Wind U100-280US 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6 Cell Battery, XP Home) Pink]

I did some comparison particularly with the samsung n10 the biggest difference seem to be the keyboard, mainly the right shift key placement on the samsung (less awkward was the sentiment) and a tad longer battery life. But I find the Wind keyboard to be quite comfortable (especially for the difference in price). I will mainly be using this at home so battery life (extra 45 mins or so on samsung) is not a great issue for me either.

So far, I love my Wind and I really love the PINK.

4 Stars MSI Wind versus Acer Aspire One
Let me start off by saying I have owned both of these laptops so I can make a good comparison.

I bought the Acer Aspire One about a month ago. It is very pretty and stylish. The battery life was almost seven hours and the keyboard keys were very responsive and had a nice feel to them. However it did have some problems. I noticed that the cooling fan on the Acer was abit loud and was noticably slower while using for internet than my other laptops.

Also about a day after I bought it you would hear a beep about once every 30-45 minutes from the system board so it had to be sent back as faulty.

I guess you are wondering if I am reviewing the Acer or the MSI at this point? Well I am reviewing both.

Now as for the MSI Wind. I received it a few days ago and yes it was more money but after using it for some time it was well worth it. The screen can display full web pages. It seems like just the slightly larger screen on the MSI makes a huge difference in viewing ease.

The battery last about 4.5-5 hrs on the MSI still very good and the keyboard is spaced better the the Acer but the keys are somewhat mushy and don’t feel as responsive but can get used to it. I also found out that enen though both the MSI and Acer share the same cpu and memory size the MSI Wind was noticably fast in all respects including internet use. What I did not like about the MSI is that it is a little tippsy when on your lap if not carefull it could possibly tip over. That would be really bad.

PROS: MSI larger screen displays full web pages.

Screen is much easier to view than the Acer

Keys are spaced better than the Acer

Battery life is 4.5-5 hrs

Much quiter than the Acer both fan and hardrive noise

Feels much better build quality than the Acer

Surfs web faster than the Acer.

The speakers on the MSI sound better and get louder than the Acer

Comes with a really nice white with pink beading protective bag.

Much nicer bag than the Acer non-padded sleeve.

CONS: Not as stlyish and pretty as the Acer

battery has slightly less run time than the Acer

Cost more than the Acer

Can be somewhat tippsy on your lap

I would for sure recommend the MSI Wind

5 Stars Perfect for its purposes!!
I bought this netbook for my daughter who’s 13 and pink in every sense, and I don’t regret it. It is perfect! It works great, it’s fast, no problems at all with internet, or even the bluetooth. The screen is 10″, so it’s a little bigger than the usual 8.9″, and the keyboard is soft and easy to work with. Sound is ok, nothing extraordinary but if you want something else there’s always the chance to connect speakers. Battery is great, worked for over 5 and a half hours. In All an excellent purchase! I recommend it!

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MSI Microstar WindBook U100 422CA 10 Netbook Black

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 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. 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 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 International Keyboard supports 5 different languages (English, French, German, Dutch, and Polish) Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone 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

4 Stars Great value for versatile notebook
This notebook is great for normal computer use including email and microsoft office. Works just as well as my $1200 Dell. Does not have a CD/DVD drive. Battery life is excellent. 4-6 hours at 3 months depending on use.

5 Stars The little netbook that could
The MSI Windbook fits the bill perfectly for me. I was in the market for a laptop that I could easily carry around with me at home and not have to worry about lugging around power cords. Not only that, but I also wanted something with reasonable power that could run most of my low key applications, do some surfing, and could also view multi-media. Some of the benefits of this model vs. others is that it includes Wireless N and Bluetooth, and has the 6 cell battery. I get about 4 hours of operation when running most of the hardware, including the wireless card, webcam, etc. This is a great netbook for the price and you won’t be disappointed. I looked at the ASUS, Dell, and HP models and this one seemed to be the best bang for the buck. Also, it seems that many other “enthusiasts” like the MSI because of its capability to be overclocked. I’ve been buying MSI motherboards for years and the quality and support has been great, and I believe the same is true for this product. I was able to get Windows 7 beta up and running within 30 minutes, all hardware was recognized with the exception of the wireless card- but once I did a windows update there was a driver that installed and everything works perfectly.

The only cons that I’ve run across so far- the keyboard takes a little bit of getting used to with all the international keys. After about 30 minutes of typing you get the hang of it, and I’m now typing about as fast as I normally do on a full sized keyboard. I was a little worried that the international keyboard would get in the way, but it really doesn’t. A minor gripe is that you have to push the function (fn) key and the arrows to use home, page down, page up and end. But you can’t have separate buttons for everything on a computer this size! Another minor thing- when you have the battery installed the laptop has a tendancy to tip backwards but only if you do not have it on a flat surface. For isntance, you might find it irritating if you were watching a video while you have it resting on your lap. Something I am still trying to figure out is why my wireless N is not connecting super fast. So far I’ve been able to get a max speed of 65 Mbit. I have a new router (dlink) and I think I may need to tweak the settings a bit. On the plus side, the wireless card has a tremendous range and can see most of my neighbors connections, which I had never seen on my other laptop with a wireless g card.

With these minor annoyances I still give the product 5 stars! You won’t be disappointed.

5 Stars Great little netbook
Meets all my expectations. Speakers are not great. With bios upgrade and turbo mode, don’t see the need to upgrade to 2MB of ram. Some programs work better in 800×600 resolution. Dual language keyboard layout on this model not a problem for me but may bother others.

4 Stars A good travel companion
I bought the MSI U100 10″ Netbook for travel and school. It is a lot easier and lighter than a 15″ notebook. Portability and under 3 pounds. With a 180G HD it holds more than my other laptop. The keys are near full size so data entry is OK. The keyboard is configured for other countries as well as the USA so there are some minor diferences of the auxilary keys, easy to get used to. No problem connecting to the internet both by cable and wireless. I am now working with it connected to my home LCD monitor, great when you want a larger screen and a diferent screen ratio. The non glare screeen helps in bright lighting and outdoors. Battery life astounds my co workers (near 6 hours for most apps). Downsides – it needs feet at the very back. The battery pack makes it unblanced toward the rear but not serious, The power converter comes with a long heavy cable that seems to be bigger and heavier than the computer – I changed mine to a short light cable. A promised protective sleeve did not arrive with the computer, I am still waiting after calling.

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MSI Wind U120 020US 10 Inch Netbook White

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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