MSI's
VR220 YA Edition laptop is a unique piece, packing a tiny 12.1-inch frame (which usually demands a premium)
and a relatively reasonable $699 price tag. The laptop straddles an interesting fence, providing better performance than a netbook and less sex appeal than most other 12.1-inchers around. On one hand, the 2GHz T3200 CPU is a nice step above the Atoms that are
popping up everywhere else, but on the other, the (comparatively) bulky frame, "cheap feeling keyboard" and "polarizing design" are features you aren't to appreciate. So, who exactly is this thing good for (if anyone)?
Laptop Mag feels that students looking for an ultraportable on a budget will probably find what they need, but folks obsessed with performance or petiteness will probably care to pass. Have a look at the full writeup in the read link below.
[Thanks, Todd]
posted Dec 17th 2008 8:04AM
It's worth buying just for the "polarizing design" , where else can you get this unique feature?
Those are fault I can live with for a price I also can live with. Want, and maybe, just maybe, will get!
Nice to see a change after tons of Atom based releases..... Not bad if theres a black version...
Better than an N10 at $679 with an Atom processor, even if you do have to lug around a couple extra pounds. plus I can match it up with my green zune....
As for "cheap feeling keyboard", have you typed on a netbook lately? Smaller notebooks get flimsy keyboards at this price point.
I don't think its fair to compare this to other ultralights that sell for > $2000. Its a nice 12" laptop for a good price. Its got a decent screen, 250GB drive, 2GB of RAM, bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, a DVD+/-RW RL optical, an 8 cell battery, etc etc. All specs way above the netbooks you're talking about.
Yup, its not very thin or light. Its a trade-off.