Excerpt: Intel has owned the netbook market since the whole segment kicked off back in 2007. Intel was the first out of the gate with a cheap processor that was specifically aimed...
Summary: The MSI Wind 12 U230 netbook has a lot to like, but its battery life - 3hrs, 48 mins in our tests - is a dealbreaker. The average battery life for netbooks is about 7hrs.
Excerpt: Since netbooks have increased in popularity over the past year, the standard screen size of ten inches has been a hindering factor for many PC users.
Conclusion: Under the hood, along with a faintly audible cooling fan, is an AMD Athlon X2 L335 processor -- a 1.6GHz dual-core chip with dual 256K Level 2 caches -- joined by 2GB of
MSI Wind 12 U230: AMD Congo takes the fight to Intel CULV
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27 November 2009
Conclusion: AMD's Congo platform is what Yukon should have been. Offering dual-core CPU performance that's better matched against Intel's ultra-low-voltage Core 2 Duo parts, the...
Pros: Dual-core CPU ensures snappy system performance, Thin and light form factor, Pleasant keyboard, Compelling price
Cons: Noisy in use, Crude trackpad buttons, Mediocre battery life
Excerpt: MSI Wind U230 относится к редкой категории нетбуков с диагональю экрана 12,1 дюйма. Такие решения внешне очень похожи на полноценные ноутбуки, но все же их быстродействие...