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MSI Wind U100
$350.00
Released August, 2008
The Pros:Small and lightweight, easy to carry around. Processor is fairly powerful, can handle multitasking smoothly. Processor can be overclocked for even faster performance.
The Cons:Ships with a large amount of bloatware. Can't go any higher than 2GB of memory. Keyboard takes some getting used to, punctuation marks are in unusual places.
MSI joined the netbook market with its release of the U100, the entry-level model of their Wind line. Widely acclaimed, the U100 marked a significant step beyond its competition with a brighter ten-inch screen, a relatively larger keyboard, significantly greater drive space, and a longer battery life.
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Sharing the podium with the Eee PC, the U100 really marked a standard at the time of its release. Since then, the market has shown some advancement with HP, Acer and Asus releasing competitive products featuring a variety of specialty attributes, and MSI has responded accordingly by expanding the Wind line of products with netbooks that leverage newer or niche features. Despite this, the U100 still represents a benchmark that arguably defines the template for a netbook.
Features
- 10" LCD display (LED backlighting, 1024 x 600)
- Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
- 512MB/1GB RAM
- 120/160GB hard drive
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Webcam and microphone
- 4-in-1 card reader
- Text magnification
- Bluetooth
- 2.2 lbs
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small and lightweight, easy to carry around
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processor is fairly powerful, can handle multitasking smoothly
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processor can be overclocked for even faster performance
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WiFi card gets strong reception, few dropped signals if any
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ships with a large amount of bloatware
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can't go any higher than 2GB of memory
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keyboard takes some getting used to, punctuation marks are in unusual places
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