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    Detailed Review of the MSI Wind

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by wave, Jun 3, 2008.

  1. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Atom on MSi can be overclocked to 1.9... Lookin' good.
     
    Hahutzy, Jun 3, 2008
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    Looks great. Can't wait for the $399 Linux version! =)
     
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    $499 with XP and 6 cell battery. That's the one I want.

    Can't decide between black or white though. I heard the white shows fingerprints much less... But black is always slick looking.
     
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  5. ChocolateCake

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    Actually 5.5 hours. :)
     
    ChocolateCake, Jun 3, 2008
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    do you know where we can order these in the US when they are released? The black xp version will be mine.
     
    mrXniick, Jun 3, 2008
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    Looks nice, I may be able to get the linux version for cheaper then MSRP though. :D
     
    Thomas, Jun 3, 2008
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    DRTH_STi can't.stop.buying.laptops

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    yeah, can't decide between black/white - both look slick! Where can we buy these from? (XP version)
     
    DRTH_STi, Jun 5, 2008
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    Normally I'd order the black one. So I did. But after seeing many pictures:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26516955@N07/
    I decided to go for the white one. I believe the white has a more beautiful finish.
     
    Phil, Jun 5, 2008
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    I might go with white too. I would just like to get some feedback on whether the white gets dirty looking too. The black one clearly smudges up pretty badly.

    Then again, white devices can get pretty nasty looking over time.

    It's hard to decide. :(
     
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    It said in one of the reviews that the white one did not suffer from fingerprints much.

    Also I've asked MSI S262 how their laptop stays white overtime. They say it does not discolor.
     
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    where can we pre order?!?!?
     
    Jaycee8980, Jun 5, 2008
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    Thinking of ordering too while I wait for a Sony TZ with the Montevina ULV (hopefully September/October).
    No 3G on the Wind right? It would be perfect with a HSDPA. :) Other place to order except expansys.com?
     
    armadilo, Jun 5, 2008
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  15. Phil

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    Have you considered using a phone with bluetooth and HSDPA?
    Where are you living? (might be an idea to put that in your info under your avatar)
     
    Phil, Jun 6, 2008
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    I live in Italy. Do you know some places to order the MSI Wind? If I understood good the 6-cell battery is not available for now??
    That's too bad! :mad:
     
    armadilo, Jun 6, 2008
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    No I don't know much about webshops in Italy, but Google.it will definetely give you some shops.

    As I understand the first batch coming out this month in europe has 3 cells.
    I don't know when the 6 cell will be available.
     
    Phil, Jun 6, 2008
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    The Eee 901 overclocks to 1.8ghz and the Wind to 1.9ghz.

    I wonder how much of a difference the Eees SSD makes compared to the Winds hard disk. I would like to get a netbook with SSD but only the Acer One has SSD and is cheap. I think the hard disk and SSD performance will be the main difference in speed and battery.
     
    wave, Jun 7, 2008
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    I am not that keen on the look of this laptop.
    I came across another mini notebook today the Medion Akoya mini E1210 i have not seen this notebook being mentioned on this forum yet (the search is done so i cannot do a complete search) but it might be another one to consider for those that like notebooks of this size.
    https://www.notebook.de/medion-akoya-mini-g-811/
     
    Rachel, Jun 8, 2008
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  20. golfreak

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    This is too funny.
    You say you are not keen on the look of this laptop yet the link you posted is the exact same laptop with the same specs.
     
    golfreak, Jun 9, 2008
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  21. wave

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    Yeah the Median is a rebranded Wind. At least that is what German magazines are reporting

    On a side note... has anybody been able to find any info on the Wind with SSD? I read that a SSD version will come out later. Anybody see any recent news about it? Price? timetable?
     
    wave, Jun 9, 2008
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    Your hilarious, thats the same laptop..
     
    Thomas, Jun 9, 2008
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    The Medion notebook styling from what i have seen of it online looks better to me than the MSI notebook styling. Like i said in my post i was referring to the looks of the laptop and not the specs.

    I didn't know that it was just a rebranded version of the MSI notebook.

    If these are the correct pictures then you can see that these models don't look exactly the same. [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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  24. golfreak

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    You might want to go visit the eye doctor.
    Same exact laptop, different color pattern.
     
    golfreak, Jun 9, 2008
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    can't...stop...laughing...
     
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    All the pictures of the Medion seem to be just the case. The ports are all missing. But the ports are all in the right place if you compare it to the real pictures of the Wind from cnet.
    It is hard to judge the Medion from the current pictures. They seem to be heavily photo shopped. Would need some real hand on pictures.

    I wonder if Medion will change anything in the configuration or OS.

    edit... I just clicked on the link above. There are real pictures of the Medion. Doesnt look bad. It still a Wind but the color change looks good. Guessing from the pictures it will only be available with windows?
    Why does it say 1.3/0.3M Webcam? and again only the 3cell battery....
     
    wave, Jun 9, 2008
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    I think its 1.3MP stills, .3MP video.

    And god, the black Wind is good looking. It really is like a mini-MacBook, just missing OS X and Apple badge on the back. I now know what my next laptop will be. ;)
     
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  29. Hahutzy

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    The GPU on Atom chipsets is probably worse than the Celerons... So I guess it's too early to say for sure that I'll get a Wind over EEE701.
     
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    One of the review did a comparison to the Eee 900 and they were about the same.
    With the auto OC though at 1.9, its definately faster.
    Also, with just a 2200mAh battery, it still lasted longer than the Eee900 with its 5200mAh
     
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  31. Redline

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    Au contraire, friend. The Atom currently runs on the GM945 chipset, which has GMA950, while the celerons are running on GML910, which is GMA900. The IGP sucks either way, but whatever.

    And there are plenty of other good reasons to get a Wind over the 701.
     
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    I think I would go for the Linux version... but I have one question:

    Does it support XP Media Center Edition??
     
    shoelace_510, Jun 10, 2008
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  34. shoelace_510

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    Wow... I just found out that the Fn key on the Wind is switched with the Ctrl key... so that the layout on the botttom-most row is: Fn, Ctrl, Windows, Alt.

    WTF???
     
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    A lot of laptops are like that, and unfortunately, there's nothing that can be done unless the BIOS allows you to swap it around.
     
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  36. shoelace_510

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    Does anyone know??
     
    shoelace_510, Jun 11, 2008
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    From wiki
    1.6ghz check (this is normally a P4 1.6ghz rating and the atom is faster)
    directx 9 check (does it run on the GMA 950? I think so. It does have directx 9 so should be ok, it is faster then the Radeon 9000 i think and that is the minimum.)
    256mb ram check

    It should install and run fine. I would not recommend it since a normal XP version reduced with nlite to get rid of all the junk will run better. If you are planning to get a TV USB dongle then check the minimum requirements for that. They might be higher.
     
    wave, Jun 12, 2008
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    i read that the Eee 901 not only over clocks to 1.8ghz, but also underclocks to 1.2 ghz. Wondering if that is true. and wondering how many extra minutes that would give on a CPU that supposedly uses 4W.

    i been looking out for the Wind since pictures were posted on th net a while ago. just waiting for some more user reviews and the rest of the crew to come with their Dells, Gigabyte, ECS, Acer.

    but the money is currently on the Wind. no way i'm paying for an Asus unless it turns out to be waaaay better.
     
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    I am expecting the Wind to do the same, since it supports Intel Speedstep.
     
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    I have read from the UK previews that it overclocks to 1.9 GHz when plugged in, and underclocks to 1.1 GHz when not plugged in if the turbo function is activated.

    See here for details: MSI Wind Review
     
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    Wind:

    1.6 -oc> 1.9 when AC
    1.1 -oc> 1.6 when battery
     
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    You've got the second one backward, it underclocks when not plugged in, it will not automatically go to 1.1 GHz when on battery.

    1.6 -Turbo-> 1.1 on battery
     
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    Oh, my bad.
     
    Hahutzy, Jun 15, 2008
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    cool. my question now is how much of a difference with that actually make?
    will the small amount of heat from 1.1 to 1.6 make a difference with the fan?
    i wonder if it means running the computer at 5h, 30 mins and 5h, 40 mins.
     
    gino_lee, Jun 16, 2008
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    I think you are right on the second part, the underclocking is to save power, not to reduce temp, supposedly the Atom only produces 2W of heat to begin with. It also dimms the display to save power when it underclocks. As for how much longer it would last, I gues we have to wait for someone to get one and post the results.
     
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  46. Phil

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    Battery time is quite well described by Laptop Mag

    http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/msi-wind.aspx

    I'm guessing that 5 hours and 30 minutes is at 1,1Ghz.
     
    Phil, Jun 16, 2008
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    So does anyone know how long until it is released in the US? The XP 6 cell to be specific...
     
    shoelace_510, Jun 23, 2008
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    Problly only LG knows.
     
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    Wikipedia is sometimes your friend for stuff like this :p

     
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