MSI's long-lasting Wind U100 PLUS found in the wild, totally not worth it
By Paul Miller 
posted May 13th 2009 10:55AM
posted May 13th 2009 10:55AM
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Holy Stickers Batman!! I hope they aren't load bearing!
IF I SEE ONE MORE DAMN STICKER
i like Mac a lot because of the fact you dnt get those damn stickers
and it sorta fugly looking
(don't mark me down people I own a MSI 790FX (AM3 mobo)
Try peeling them off. Although I know the 1-2 minutes needed is absolutely mind blowing the one or usually zero times per year you buy a new PC. Those 120 seconds are pretty much the primary reason most PC users switch to Mac.
yes... because ownership of an MSI motherboard justifies your hatred of an MSI netbook (netbooks are all about the same anyways)
They've been on sale in Japan for a bit now, and the price has fallen to under $400. If I were in AU I'd wait a bit
Try spotted at $599 Australian: http://fluidtek.com.au/
Not sure how this one rates, but a good quality keyboard & screen, and other usability and robustness factors, can make one model very distinct from another. But I guess not in Engadget's universe.
Wow with 7 hours of battery you could say it's "Long Winded" yeah?
You gave it your best and that's all that matters
While nice, that Atom processor is not powerful enough. I would wait a year for Intel to develop a better processor. It's kinda expensive, too. I like the Dell Mini 10.
Jim
and when apple releases its own netbook for "more than a few hundies"?
"IT'S AWESOME!" - Engadget
Where is the U115, MSI? Vapor?
I agree. I've had cash in hand ever since I heard about it and it's impossible to actually buy anywhere. I'd pay the price for one of those with the 9-cell battery if it meant getting the 25 hours of runtime the tester got with that config.
I think the Asus 1000HE offers 802.11n as well as even longer batter life. The difference is that the Asus is heavier with a 6 cell battery, but costs about $150 less. I think threshold for netbooks is about $400; there's a lot of competition in the $350-400 range, but after that you're just getting too close to regular notebooks.
Never mind the stickers. If they put some more LEDs on it I would buy it.
Im confused. How is it this has a three cell battery and about the same spec as my Wind (which also has a 3celll) yet this gets 7 hours, and I get 2 hours?
Can someone explain this to me
It doesn't, the U100+ gets about the same battery life as a U100, only difference is the Atom N280 and more colour choices.
Also, At AU$599, the Wind (I have one) is pretty much the cheapest six cell 10" netbook you can get in Australia.
I think Engadget are just making stuff up, as the U100+ uses the same six cell as the old one, and doesn't come with a three cell.
Also, the U100+ has been out for months in Australia.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1184340
anyone wanna buy mine
how many HPs do the stickers add again? Sorry, I've been out of the 'scene' for some time now.