Go To Latest Video ReviewsMSI Wind U100-291UK - Exclusive Review Comments
| Author | Ardjuna Seghers |
| Published | 1st Oct 2008 |
| Manufacturer | MSI |
| Price | £313.04 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £360.00 (Inc VAT) |
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Comments for MSI Wind U100-291UK - Exclusive Review
lifethroughalens said on 2nd October 2008
Xiphias said on 2nd October 2008
Why is the power LED the Be unlimited asterisk?
I was expecting the battery life on this to meet or exceed that of the eee 901 but it sounds like it could be as much as an hour shorter under the same usage conditions. That's pretty disappointing.
Tony Walker said on 2nd October 2008
Has the wired ethernet been tweaked to be gigabit?
There should be large (7800mAh I think) third party batteries available soon I seem to recall reading on msiwind.net
Ed said on 2nd October 2008
"I always totted the MSI Wind / Advent 4211 as being way better to use in everyday situations than the Kiddie Eeeeeeeepcc"
That's really only an aesthetic thing. There's little practical difference.
MikeWilliams said on 2nd October 2008
Ardjuna, I'm being thick. Why should the inclusion of Norton Internet Security 2008 be arguable in a netbook? Thanks
Andy said on 2nd October 2008
@Mike Williams - Because running an anti-virus on a system using an Atom processor will cripple performance.
MikeWilliams said on 2nd October 2008
Andy: So what do you do to protect from viruses?
Andy said on 2nd October 2008
Be careful. ;)
Actually, this is one of the obvious reasons why Linux is a far better idea for netbooks. Since they don't require anti-virus, it's one less thing to worry about and ensures you don't bog your machine down with various scanners.
Tony Walker said on 2nd October 2008
@Ed
I think he meant the keyboard. The one on the Wind nee Advent 4211 that I have is close to the Dell Inspiron 7000 keyboard which I rate as the best laptop keyboard I have ever used.
My provenance? I am still using an IBM PS/2 keyboard as my main desktop PCs keyboard. Best keyboard bar none - I've also used some pretty decent other ones too.
xbrumster said on 2nd October 2008
my advent 4211 has no problem of having internet security running on the background while photoshopping.. of course with added 1gb mem
MikeWilliams said on 2nd October 2008
@andy: Let's hope the virus situation with Linux lasts. But are you saying don't bother with the Atom if you need to run XP? Thanks again
GherkinG said on 2nd October 2008
Shameless plug: Kaspersky has nearly no performance hit when running... but install something like a Norton product and expect to see things slow down - although most techies know this anyway.
Andy said on 2nd October 2008
I wouldn't go that far, but if you're going to run anti-virus I'd opt for something lighter and less resource intensive than Norton.
Pbryanw said on 2nd October 2008
I thought Norton 2009 had changed all that and was now one of the most frugal AV solutions?
(Sorry, going slightly off-topic)
Ardjuna said on 3rd October 2008
@Pbryanw: unfortunately this Wind came with Norton 2008.
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I always totted the MSI Wind / Advent 4211 as being way better to use in everyday situations than the Kiddie Eeeeeeeepccc range - all 976 of them ;) This just makes the case even more compelling, although it's still too expensive - £250 inc VAT would have been appreciated more!