http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/ Engadget Comments for MSI's 8.9- to 10-inch Wind breaks in Q2 for less than $500 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
Surely its not going to be a 4:3 screen?!]]>Apr 14th 2008 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
At the end of the summer I will be getting me one. I will really enjoy watching how the pieces fall.]]>Apr 14th 2008 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/]]>Apr 14th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/MSI's 8.9- to 10-inch breaks Wind in Q2 for less than $500
and was quite confused. D:]]>Apr 14th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
2133 Mini-note is awesome in many ways, but the heat and crappy battery life are a no-go for me.]]>Apr 14th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
I suppose now with the advent of cheap ultraportables, we'll see much less sales of the "premium" ultraportables unless their manufacturers really do something to set them apart from these current machines.

Can't wait to see the Montevina SFF/ULV ultraportables later this year.]]>Apr 14th 2008 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
These cheap ultraportables lack power, and that's OK, because they aren't designed for heavy computing, but with their cheapness comes cheap batteries, and that isn't such a good thing for an ultraportable.

Some people want powerful ultraportables for doing, I don't know, CAD work on the train or something. The market exists, obviously, but can it sustain a low end and a high end?]]>Apr 14th 2008 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Also am I the only one to recall, that the Eee-idea was a $200 laptop, not a $500 one!
Plus none of these are UMPCs, because almost none have touchscreens. ;)]]>Apr 14th 2008 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/You know, when a 4 inch device and a 9-inch mini laptop are both called UMPC, than there must be something wrong.]]>Apr 14th 2008 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
It could be 1ghz, 2gb SSD/flash with a 2 cell batt for all we know]]>Apr 14th 2008 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
So it will be using a crappy Via C7 just like the HP 2133. Which is a shame, I actually wanted a 2133 until I saw the processor. Somebody please put an Isiah or a Penryn or something into one of these.]]>Apr 14th 2008 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/A 1.6GHz atom is estimated to perform equal to around a 800Mhz - 1.0GHz Pentium-M, and I'm willing to bet it will be closer to 800-900Mhz then 1Ghz. Definately nothing to brag about.
Now Atom's biggest feature is its low power usuage, but when you get up to devices approaching laptop size, the CPUs power consumption becomes a smaller part of the whole consumption of the device, as larger screens consumer more power. This starts to negate the benefits of Atom, as it won't return as dramatic an increase in battery life when compared to the hit you take in performance for that CPU.
My personal opinion is that VIA's new Isaiah processor will probably hit the sweet spot between performance, price, and power consumption that will make it a better choice for these mini-note laptops.]]>Apr 14th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/This author is obviously a surfer.]]>Apr 14th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 14th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/
BEND YOURSELVES TO MY WILL DAMNIT :(]]>Apr 14th 2008 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/msis-8-9-to-10-inch-wind-breaks-in-q2-for-less-than-500/Apr 15th 2008 12:06AM