MSI's Wind U120 netbook is go for purchase
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 23rd 2009 2:22PM
posted Jan 23rd 2009 2:22PM
[Thanks, Abigail]
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i bought the u100, put a ocz core II ssd in it, and now i'm trying to sell it so i can buy a new macbook :(
Why when you can run osx on the wind natively.
That's fantastic. Please, tell more!
Yet you can't write a simple sentence?
It's on NewEgg for only $379. I was looking at getting one until I realized it's limited to 1GB of RAM
That is a different SKU (-024US) that doesn't have 802.11n and (I think) Bluetooth 2.0 w/ EDR.
Yeah these must have been available for a while, because my friend bought one and got it yesterday, when I opened it up to add a gig of RAM there was nowhere to put it! Though I can't believe Engadget is only now reporting that it is on sale when it has been available for a while. He got his for $400, not $479.
Be sure and read Newegg's return policy though. It is probably one of the worst I have seen.
hmmm... pass.
two tone is ugmo
Looks an awful lot like the Vaio FS series.
I thought the same thing exactly.
I just hope no one breaks Wind.
FAIL
Anyone know if the MSI Wind u120 is sold in the US with integrated HSDPA?
I have been trying to figure out exactly how you get their much promised 3G/WiMax connectivity options with zero luck. No one I talk to knows anything about it.
There is an open slot for a 3G card but it also has a slot for your SIM to (presumably) access the internet through your cell service. Don't know if it requires a 3G card or not though.
Well from what I can tell, I havent been able to find a single online store in the US that sells the u120 with the 3.5G option, which I thought was to be one of the major points of the u120. Does anyone know a good online store that sells it with it, or will it only come bundled with a mobile carrier contract?
You can also get the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Ultra Portable with Intel Atom 1.6 GHz, 512MB DDR2, 80GB HDD, WiFi, 3-Cell Battery, Windows XP Home $299.00 shipped at PC Connection
Here's the link: http://www.techdealdigger.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-s10-299-at-pc-connection/6201
Acer Aspire One is doing me JUST FINE !!. Thanks again Santa. See, sometimes it pays to be good, =).
These have been in stock for at least a week, don't know why it took so long to report.
Anyway, remember, there are different versions of the U120. Thus the different prices.
In the US, we have these:
U120-024US - (no Bluetooth) - roughly $370
U120-020US - (Bluetooth 2.0 EDR) - roughly $470
Both are 6-cell, 1GB/160GB, 1.6GHz, XP configurations.
BTW, Amazon uses a volatile sinusoidal pricing model similar to how airlines do it, so keep checking the price until it ebbs back down to a reasonable level. Don't get burned paying $35 more than you could be paying if you just come back a little later. There are probably 4 or 5 prices that it will drift up and down to over the course of a day. For example, right now Amazon is showing $405 for the U120-024US (non-BT) model, earlier it was $379.
One more thing...
U120-024US - 802.11 b/g - 10/100 Ethernet (despite the Amazon listing -- need to fully confirm)
U120-020US - 802.11 b/g/n - Gigabit Eithernet
this is the only difference?
Neither of them can support 2GB RAM?
Do they have sentelic or synaptics' touch pads?
I prefer to get non BT and pay 15 bucks for a usb BT adapter....