MSI Wind12 U210

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Reviews for the MSI Wind12 U210

80% MSI Wind U210
Source: Digital Versus Archive.org version
In the power netbooks category, the MSI Wind U210 emerges a winner thanks to better-than-average performance that doesn’t take a toll on battery life. And it can be used for some gaming, though Ion models boast better performance. The only major negatives are the noise levels and poor-quality display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

82% MSI Wind12 U210
Source: PC World India Archive.org version
Until ION-based netbooks start surfacing, the MSI Wind12 U210 is the best bet in terms of netbook performance. If you want a netbook with very good build quality, feature set, and performance, one that comes with a large keyboard and touchpad, the MSI Wind12 U210's a no brainer at Rs. 23,9992.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/16/2009
Rating: Total score: 82%

70% MSI U210 (008US)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The differences among netbooks are increasing, and the lines between netbooks and notebooks are blurring—at least physically. The MSI U210, for example, is a netbook with a 12-inch screen, full keyboard, fast AMD Neo processor, 2GB of memory, and HDMI port. Its battery life may not inspire frequent travelers, but the U210 is equipped with many parts that typical netbooks don't give you.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%

94% MSI Wind U210-006US
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
MSI’s Wind U210, the latest generation of Wind-series netbooks, is a bone-crushing competitor in the netbook arena. MSI claims that the U210 performs like a notebook. We tested the Wind's U210-006US configuration (available through MSI for $479 and through Newegg or Amazon for $429.99), and we were blown away by the results. The 3.2-pound U210-006US offers up a stylish design and spectacular performance. The battery life isn’t the best, but we’ve seen much worse in much weaker units that are more expensive. Built around an AMD Athlon Neo CPU, this sleek netbook is a record-breaking performer, but its battery life could be stronger.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 94%

60% MSI Wind12 U210
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
This inexpensive ultraportable offers better performance than a netbook, but short battery life holds it back. At $479, the MSI Wind U210 is pretty good for the price. It’s not as powerful or long lasting as more expensive ultraportables powered by Intel’s ULV processors, but it’s a viable option for someone who is willing to spend just a little bit more to get a bigger display and better performance than a netbook. Just be sure to remove some of that bundled software if you want a faster boot time.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/21/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

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ATI Radeon Xpress X1250: It is an onboard graphic chip, implemented on AMD M690G. Sometimes, it is also called Mobility Radeon X1250. It is based on X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex pipelines. It hardly suited for players.

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.

MV-40: Slow single core processor for small and thin laptops. A bit faster than Atom based systems but the power consumption is also higher.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

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.

77.2%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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

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