MSI Wind U100 [Hardware]

Author: bit-tech Staff Published: 4th July 2008 MSI Wind U100 Manufacturer: MSI UK Price (XP Model as Reviewed): £329.99 UK Price (Linux Model): £291.25 US Price (as Reviewed): $499.99 Sub-notebooks are revolutionising the way we look at portable connectivity. Gone are the days, it seems, where you paid a pretty penny for a ridiculously small and lightweight piece of hardware. Nowadays £300 will get you a cool mini-notebook in iPod white and still leave you with change to spare. We've previously looked at Asus' 8.9" Eee PC 900 and the HP 2133 Mini-note, but now MSI is releasing it's first attempt to crack the sub-notebook market. The MSI Wind - make fart jokes at your peril. Despite the fact that MSI told bit-tech it tried its absolute hardest to get the Wind to reach the £300 mark, what we've ended up with is closer to the... [read full story]