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MSI Wind

Dan Ackerman takes a first look at the MSI Wind, a 10-inch netbook laptop that is more affordable than the Asus Eee PC but falls short in speed and battery life

Published: 18 Aug 2008 15:57 BST

MSI Wind

Dan Ackerman CNET News

Published: 18 Aug 2008

Dan Ackerman takes a first look at the MSI Wind, a 10-inch netbook laptop that is more affordable than its competitor, the Asus Eee PC, but falls short in speed and battery life.

Credit: MSI Wind from CNET News

Review The Eee PC 1000 is a fabulous machine. It precariously straddles the line between netbook and ultraportable, but it's well equipped, well designed and great for anyone requiring a highly portable notebook. [17 Jul 2008]

2 Talkbacks

Asus reveals specs, pricing for Eee 904 and 1000

News The new models both use a larger chassis than earlier iterations of the Eee PC and are therefore also heavier [10 Jul 2008]

10 Talkbacks

PC World claims UK first with Atom netbook

News The retailer claims to be the first in the country to offer a netbook using the Atom chip — the Advent 4211, a rebadged version of the MSI Wind [07 Jul 2008]

3 Talkbacks

MSI Wind: a first look

Preview MSI is the latest to join the ranks of would-be ASUS Eee challengers. Here are our first impressions of the forthcoming 10in. Wind notebook. [02 Jun 2008]

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