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MSI Wind U100-291UK in Laptops

Verdict

A vast improvement that brings it almost in line with the Eee PC 1000H - if the price falls the Wind may just edge it.

Review Date: 2 Oct 2008

Price when reviewed: £292 (£336 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code U100-291UK
Review Date 2 Oct 2008
Price ex VAT £292
Price inc VAT £336
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6
Warranty
Warranty final 2yr collect and return
Physical specifications
Dimensions 260 x 180 x 40mm (WDH)
Weight 1.300kg
Processor and memory
Processor Intel Atom N270
Motherboard chipset Intel 945GME
RAM capacity 1.00GB
Memory type DDR2
SODIMM sockets free 0
SODIMM sockets total 1
Screen and video
Screen size 10.0in
Resolution screen horizontal 1,024
Resolution screen vertical 600
Resolution 1024 x 600
Graphics chipset Intel GMA 950
VGA (D-SUB) outputs 1
HDMI outputs 0
S-Video outputs 0
DVI-I outputs 0
DVI-D outputs 0
DisplayPort outputs 0
Drives
Capacity 160GB
Spindle speed 5,400RPM
Optical disc technology n/a
Optical drive N/A
Replacement battery price inc VAT £0
Networking
Wired adapter speed 100Mbits/sec
802.11b support yes
802.11g support yes
802.11 draft-n support yes
Integrated 3G adapter no
Other Features
Wireless hardware on/off switch no
Wireless key-combination switch yes
ExpressCard34 slots 0
ExpressCard54 slots 0
USB ports (downstream) 3
PS/2 mouse port no
9-pin serial ports 0
Parallel ports 0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 0
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports 0
3.5mm audio jacks 2
SD card reader yes
Memory Stick reader yes
MMC (multimedia card) reader yes
Smart Media reader no
Compact Flash reader no
xD-card reader no
Pointing device type Touchpad
Integrated webcam? yes
Camera megapixel rating 1.3mp
TPM no
Fingerprint reader no
Smartcard reader no
Operating system and software
OS family Windows XP
Battery and performance tests
Battery life, light use 295
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