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MSI Wind U100 Plus

Specifications

MSI Wind U100 Plus
MSI Wind U100 Plus
Processor
Intel Atom N280 1 x 1.7 GHz, DiamondVille
Display
10.00 inch 16:9, 1024 x 600 pixel
Weight
1000 g ( = 35.27 oz / 2.2 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
400 Euro

 

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Average Score: 73.5% - average
Average of 4 scores (from 6 reviews)
price: 70%, performance: 77%, features: 87%, display: 85% mobility: 60%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 99%

Reviews for the MSI Wind U100 Plus

80% MSI - MSI Wind U100 Plus review
Source: IT Reviews English Archive.org version
Unless you've been living in a cave for the past year, or on a expedition up the far reaches of the Amazon (well, that one may not count as even some villages on the banks of the mighty river have WiFi), you must have heard of the U100 Wind netbook from MSI: not only the company's first, but also the first netbook to spawn a 10-inch screen and probably the most rebadged netbook in existence. If you already own a Wind then there's not much point upgrading to the new one as it doesn't offer much more than the original, especially as it uses the older Intel chipset. But if you are still toying with the idea of getting a netbook, then MSI's Wind Plus should be high on your list of possibles.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

80% Konterrevolution
Source: Connect - 10/10 German
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 10/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% features: 100% ergonomy: 60%
MSI Wind U100 1616XP Luxury
Source: PC Masters German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/21/2010
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80%
84% XP oder Win7? Netbooks im Test
Source: PC Praxis - 1/2010 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 90%
50% Schneewittchen und die 7-Zwerge
Source: Computerbild - 26/2009 German
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 11/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 40% performance: 72% features: 80% display: 85% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 99%
MSI lance une version Plus de son netbook... un très léger plus
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/13/2009
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 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).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» 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).


N280:

Power efficient, cheap and slow Netbook single core CPU. Because of the in-order execution, the performance per MHz is worse than Core Solo or Celeron M processors. Compared to the N270, the N280 is only minimally higher clocked and offers a higher FSB.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


10.00":

This display format is used for small tablets and a few very big smartphones (so big that they are rather tablets). This is for customers who want a small portable tablet with a display which is at least much bigger than usual smartphone displays.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.


73.5%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2009-10-20 (Update: 2012-05-26)