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MSI Wind U100

 

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  • User Score (530)
    8.6 8.6 from 530 reviewers
  • Expert Score (21)
    7.8 7.8 from 21 reviewers
  • Value for money (11)
    7.0 7.0 from 11 reviewers
  • Comfort (9)
    6.8 6.8 from 9 reviewers
  • Durability (9)
    6.4 6.4 from 9 reviewers
  • Overall quality (9)
    7.3 7.3 from 9 reviewers
  • Looks (9)
    6.4 6.4 from 9 reviewers
  • Speed performance (9)
    5.6 5.6 from 9 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Digitaltrends

    Digitaltrends
    8.5/10
    8 August 2009

    In our review we find that the MSI Wind U100 does away with the worst aspects of early subnotebooks, without ruining the attractive price point in the process. Read more

    • Bright and spacious 10-inch screen; lightweight and portable; powerful
    • Three-cell battery may be inadequate; build quality could be a tad better

  2. HotHardware

    HotHardware
    27 October 2008

    Overall, the MSI Wind U100 is still a pretty competitive unit. Ultimately the point of a netbook is to provide a cheap, luggable secondary computer you can bring with you on trips and the Wind fits the bill perfectly. Read more

    • High Build Quality, Very Portable, Automated Overclocking, Bright 10.2" LED Backlit Screen, Small A/C Adapter
    • Cramped Sentilic Touchpad, Annoying Touchpad Buttons

  3. LAPTOP Magazine

    LAPTOP Magazine
    9.0/10
    2 June 2008

    In order to achieve their diminutive size, weight, and price, most mini-notebooks come with compromises: the screen or keyboard is too small, the processor is too slow, or the battery life is too short. Read more

  4. PC World

    PC World
    4.0/10
    22 August 2008

    MSI's Wind is a hardy - Read more

    • Reasonably Bright 10-inch display, Hardy construction
    • Not much in the way of extra software, Not much in the way of extra software

  5. Wired

    Wired
    31 October 2008

    Formerly innovative Eee PC simply outclassed by its cheaper competition, minis with more storage and sharper design. Read more

    • Grown-up looks (as opposed to “day care” or “developing-country villager”). Largest screen among minis. Includes three USB ports, a VGA monitor connector and an SD slot.
    • Lack of DVD is understandable, but it still makes us cry. Hard drive emits mysterious sounds. Two-hour battery life is just OK.

  6. Electronics Made Easy

    Electronics Made Easy
    8.0/10
    29 October 2009

    If you are in the market for something simple, savvy but unsophisticated, then consider the MSI Wind Netbook U100-641US. It comes with features especially designed for the frequent Internet user, in addition to functions for... Read more

  7. CPU3D

    CPU3D
    10/10
    19 September 2008

    It'll be very hard to actually find a fault with the MSI Wind. Honest, I'm not joking. Having played with both the Asus EeePC 1000 and the MSI Wind, I would say that both of them are very similar. Read more

    • - Uses Intel's ATOM CPU@ 1.6Ghz, - 1Gb of DDR2 ram, - 120Gb SATA HDD, - Good build quality, - Good features, - Wireless/WiFi, - 10" anti-glare screen, - 4-in-1 card reader, - 3 USB ports, - D-Sub for extrenal monitor
    • - Only a 3-Cell battery

  8. Netbook Reviews

    Netbook Reviews
    26 January 2009

    The MSI Wind U100 is one of the best netbooks available on the market now sporting some of the most desired configurations that other manufacturers haven't been able to match (*cough Lenovo 6 cell batteries*). Read more

    • One of the top netbook contenders out right now, Large keyboard for a 10' netbook, 3 and 6 cell options, Can be hacked to run Mac OS
    • 1 GB Max in pre-configured setting (you'll have to go in and replace if you want 2 GB's)

  9. DigitalVersus

    DigitalVersus
    8.0/10
    4 November 2008

    It's impossible to deny the similarity of Medion's Mini Akoya E1210 to this model, but there a few differences nonetheless. Whatever you think of these near-clones, they still don't present a very serious threat to Asus'... Read more

    • Big screen, Fast, Larger keyboard is more ergonomic, Plenty of storage: either 80 GB or 160 GB
    • Very poor battery life, Feedback on webcam microphone, Small touchpad, Fn and Ctrl keys swapped on keyboard

  10. Technology Tricks

    24 February 2010

    The Wind’s 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor is more energy efficient and a much better performer than HP Mini-Note’s VIA C7-M - and it won’t heat up your lap. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Junk!

    Amazon
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: lm2m, Amazon
    10 July 2011

    This computer probably isn't sold any more, but I do want to discourage anyone from buying it. In fact, I will avoid MSI products completely from now on. Read more

  2. MSI Wind U100 Notebook (1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 80GB, Windows XP, 10" LCD)

    4.0/10
    Reviewer: pcworld.com
    3 weeks ago

    Please read http://tinyurl.com/3fdmhb before buying!!! The touchpad is so sensitive that if you sneeze, it will probably generate a mouse click. Read more

    • Great system. Very lightweight. Great battery life.
    • The touchpad makes me want to throw the thing out the window onto the busy road below. It is HORRIBLE!!!!! Do _NOT_ buy this piece of crap. MSI really messed themselves up here.

  3. Everything most people could ever need.

    J&R
    10/10
    Reviewer: visitorQ, J&R
    29 September 2009

    Pros: VERY light. I used to own an HP Pavilion dv6000 (terrible comp, stay away at all costs) and it was such a pain to lugg around. Certainly better than a desktop, but only by so much. Read more

    • Adequate Storage, Comfortable Keyboard, Compact, Fast, Lightweight
    • Poor Battery Life

  4. Junk

    Newegg
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: Ben, Newegg
    21 February 2011

    this thing does weird things no matter what OS (XP, 7) is loaded. it randomly opens 20-100+ windows of different applications (windows explorer, Firefox, etc). Read more

    • lightweight.
    • MSI tech support sucks! Had to ship back to MSI several times for power issues which they only fixed because I told them to wait for more than 1min to see if the problem occurred. Now after they replaced the internal power...

  5. SOLID easy computing on the go.

    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: onlyonecross, Ebay
    21 July 2011

    Mine is not Pink. It's black. These MSI netbooks followed the EEE which was the first one. These are solid machines. There were millions sold and it's easy to find plentiful parts and uopgrades out there. Read more

  6. Msi wind

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: jakedavies8, Ciao
    26 August 2010

    This is a fairly decent little netbook, the only complaints are that it was not very reliable for me, until i upgraded the ram to 1.49gb and loaded the machine with windows 7 ultimate and now its as quick as a fiddle and i Read more

    • Fast and smallle
    • not always reliable

  7. Excellent small little thing

    Beach Audio
    10/10
    Reviewer: Sam, Beach Audio
    11 December 2008

    I love its light weight and fast processing speed, I can even play my Age of Empires 3 on it :) Read more

    • Adequate Storage, Easy To Use, Fast, Large Screen, Lightweight, Reliable Performance
    • Poor Battery Life

  8. Best bang or the buck notebook

    Mouthshut
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: RandomMouth, Mouthshut
    31 March 2010

    I got the MSIU210 Wind and its the best bang for the buck netbook/notebook I’ve own so far. I had Samsung and Acer in the past and although they are good brands too, MSI is all about value for your money. Read more

  9. MSI Wind U100 PLUS-880UK: A netbook worth having

    Dooyoo
    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    2 December 2011

    A great little netbook for an amazing price, the best you will get. Read more

    • Light, portable, easy to use, highly upgradeable, helpfull forums
    • Looks normal, not a full on gaming laptop(but no netbooks are)

  10. Rate it all!

    Rate it all!
    10/10
    Reviewer: ZuniBee, Rate it all!
    24 November 2008

    MSI Wind U100-432US 10-Inch Mini Laptop 5 After spending weeks researching netbooks I decided on the MSI Wind. It is everything I hoped it would be. Small, but very viewable. Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

MSI Wind U100

The MSI Wind U100 features 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 512 KB L2 Cache and up to 400 MHz Front Side Bus featuring Mobile Intel 945GSE + ICH7M Chipset Motherboard, 1 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics chipset, a 2.5 inch 80GB 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive, integrated 4-in1 media card reader, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixel integrated Webcam, and Realtek 8 channel audio system.

Features

The MSI Wind U100 features a notebook PC with measurement of 11.8 inches x 9.5 inches …

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MSI Wind U100

The MSI Wind U100 features 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 512 KB L2 Cache and up to 400 MHz Front Side Bus featuring Mobile Intel 945GSE + ICH7M Chipset Motherboard, 1 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics chipset, a 2.5 inch 80GB 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive, integrated 4-in1 media card reader, Bluetooth, 1.3 Megapixel integrated Webcam, and Realtek 8 channel audio system.

Features

The MSI Wind U100 features a notebook PC with measurement of 11.8 inches x 9.5 inches x 2.6 inches. This notebook PC offers a 10-inch WSVGA widescreen LED Backlit display with 1024x600 pixels screen resolution which is powered by integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics chipset. The MSI Wind U100 display features of LED power-saving backlight technology is said to provide superior colour quality and brightness. This notebook PC offers integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 network 802.11a/b/g LAN connection, integrated Bluetooth v2.0 wireless connection and integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN for connectivity. In addition to this, there are 3 USB v2.0 ports for wired connectivity. This notebook PC also features 4-in-1 media card reader, supporting Multimedia Card (MMC), Memory stick (MS), Secure Digital Card, and MS-PRO media cards. The notebook PC features Realtek 8 channel ALC 858 audio system. In addition, there are two front audio jacks and 6 rear audio jacks in the MSI Wind PC. The MSI Wind U100 also offers integrated 1.3 Megapixel webcam and built-in Microphone.

Additional Features

The MSI Wind U100 offers 3 cell 11.1V Li-Ion 2200mAh Battery Pack which is said to provide 3.5 hours of power backup without Wi-Fi. The Microsoft Windows XP is the recommended operating system for MSI Wind U100. This notebook PC is said to be designed lightweight and its compact size makes it convenient for use at all sorts of places such as at home, gym, trains, buses, planes etc.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

  • Product Number: 9S7-N01154-641 U100-641US
  • Intel® Atom™ Processor N270
  • Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
  • Display: 10" WSVGA LCD
  • Color: Black
  • Graphics: Intel® GMA950
  • System Memory: 1GB DDR2
  • Hard Drive: 160GB SATA I
  • Communications: Built-in 10/100 Ethernet Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card / No Bluetooth
  • Dimensions: 10.23"(L) X7.08"(D) X 0.748"~1.24"(H)
  • Weight: 2.3 lbs (3 cell) var addthis_pub = "msimobile"; var addthis_options = ‘print,…

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  • Dead MSI u100 screen.

    I bought a msi u100 a couple of months ago, brand new, it worked fine, sometimes i leave it on so the battery discharges totally, today i charged it and i switched it on, the fan only stayd on a couple of seconds and the screen doesnt come on, any ideas?

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2010-12-16

  • Function keys

    The volume up and down is operated by the Fn and F7 & 8 keys and originally showed a coloured circle indicating the level. This circle has now disappeared - can anyone tell me how to get it back please?

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-11-18

  • what webcam video software does the MSI wind use?

    what webcam video software does the MSI wind use? I had to do a complete recover and reloaded the drivers but the webcam video software/drivers that was on it i cannot find. Please Help

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-05-05

  • Will this work in Paris France for wifi?

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-03-18

  • Wind display resolution a limitation for Office?

    The MSI Wind's display is 1024 x 600. MS Office and other Office packages all list in their System Requirements a minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768. Is this a real limitation or is it nothing to be concerned about?

    (No answers yet. Write an answer!) 2009-02-07

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