MSI Wind Top AE1900
Specifications
Notebook: MSI Wind Top AE1900 (Wind Series)Processor: Intel Atom 230
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Display: 18.5 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 4.75kg
Price: 450 euro
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI Wind Top AE1900
Source: Reg Hardware
All-in-one PCs have been around for ages and it’s not hard to understand their appeal. They feature the wire-free tidiness of a laptop, combined with the big screen of a desktop PC. The concept sustains many admirers, with Apple’s iMac range doing very well indeed with just such a form factor. This AE1900 is an attractively designed touchscreen PC, which is easy to use and looks good to boot. However, it’s not really powerful enough for heavy duty computing or gaming and the screen resolution is quite low. It’s also running XP Home, which means no Media Center and no free upgrade to Windows 7.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2009
Rating: price: 60%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).
230: For Nettops (small desktops) intended Intel Atom processor with reduced power saving features (e.g. no speedstep) and a higher TDP rating than the similar Atom N270. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
18.5": » To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.75 kg: This laptop is heavy. Especially desktop replacements with 19 inch display fit in this class of weight. This class is too heavy, even for 17 inch DTR.
MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI), is a Taiwan based computer hardware manufacturer since 1986 best known for desktop computer motherboards. MSI also designs and manufactures graphics cards, barebone PCs, notebook computers, networking products, servers, multimedia, consumer electronics, and storage devices. MSI, as most Taiwanese computer manufacturers, sells products on OEM/ODM basis. It also sells products worldwide based on its own brand name "MSI". The market share of laptops with the MSI brand is rather low.
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
