Comments on: MSI Wind U210 Review http://newnetbookreviews.net/2009/msi-wind-u210-review/ Keeping up with the best new netbooks Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: n13l5 http://newnetbookreviews.net/2009/msi-wind-u210-review/comment-page-1/#comment-7725 n13l5 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:21:59 +0000 http://newnetbookreviews.net/?p=737#comment-7725 P.S. The warranty service from the MSI dealer here consisted of putting sticky tape into the battery slot. Its still loose, but now I have the added benefit of a sticky mess in the battery slot. There's a slotted area on the sides of the battery compartment, that's supposed to hold the battery, but the slot is simply too wide to hold it properly. Someone in case manufacturing must have written down a wrong measurement or something P.S. The warranty service from the MSI dealer here consisted of putting sticky tape into the battery slot. Its still loose, but now I have the added benefit of a sticky mess in the battery slot.

There’s a slotted area on the sides of the battery compartment, that’s supposed to hold the battery, but the slot is simply too wide to hold it properly. Someone in case manufacturing must have written down a wrong measurement or something

]]> By: n13l5 http://newnetbookreviews.net/2009/msi-wind-u210-review/comment-page-1/#comment-7723 n13l5 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:14:59 +0000 http://newnetbookreviews.net/?p=737#comment-7723 PRO: - dual core AMD processor - windows 7 ultimate runs very smooth - ATI card is weak but does run some games and perfect HD video Screen is bright, nice size and decent viewing angle, just not for outdoors. - good function key and LED arrangement for controlling hardware devices like sound, screen etc. - good value for the money - runs a lot of apps normal netbooks won't run, even autocad 2010 CON: - loose battery, heavy, sticks way out the bottom - left side of the palm rest / keyboard gets hot - missing face recognition software also unavailable to download - keyboard could be better, flat surface keys mimic fullsize keys, but are not pleasant for touch typing, prone to typos. - can't default the touch-pad to off on startup, so you have to remember to disable it on every single bootup, or suffer through random cursor movements and jumbled text. I bought one of these in the Philippines, being unable to find any laptops with decent new graphics cards here... The Philippines appear to get special pared down versions of laptops that all use the crummy intel graphics chips. This is the only Netbook I've ever seen with dual core cpu and (any form of) ATI graphics. Amazingly, this plays World of Warcraft with 20-30 fps, but expect to loose 10fps in raids. Also runs EVE-Online and Pirates of the Burning Sea, although the latter doesn't look that great with everything turned down. The hot exhaust on the left side gets a little annoying, and the left edge of the keyboard gets pretty warm. The battery is heavy and sticks out the bottom quite a bit. Further, the attachment mechanism for this battery is far too loose! Picking up the unit can disconnect the battery and inadvertently shut off your running computer. The face recognition software promised in the advertising is missing and can't be downloaded from MSI's website. I only found some blurb of an experimental version for XP only. Conclusion: even though the battery annoys me, the unit runs windows 7 very well as well as lots of things you couldn't run at all on a standard netbook. Still can't wait to get home to my far better keyboard. PRO:
- dual core AMD processor – windows 7 ultimate runs very smooth
- ATI card is weak but does run some games and perfect HD video
Screen is bright, nice size and decent viewing angle, just not for outdoors.
- good function key and LED arrangement for controlling hardware devices like sound, screen etc.
- good value for the money
- runs a lot of apps normal netbooks won’t run, even autocad 2010

CON:

- loose battery, heavy, sticks way out the bottom
- left side of the palm rest / keyboard gets hot
- missing face recognition software also unavailable to download
- keyboard could be better, flat surface keys mimic fullsize keys, but are not pleasant for touch typing, prone to typos.
- can’t default the touch-pad to off on startup, so you have to remember to disable it on every single bootup, or suffer through random cursor movements and jumbled text.

I bought one of these in the Philippines, being unable to find any laptops with decent new graphics cards here… The Philippines appear to get special pared down versions of laptops that all use the crummy intel graphics chips.

This is the only Netbook I’ve ever seen with dual core cpu and (any form of) ATI graphics.

Amazingly, this plays World of Warcraft with 20-30 fps, but expect to loose 10fps in raids. Also runs EVE-Online and Pirates of the Burning Sea, although the latter doesn’t look that great with everything turned down.

The hot exhaust on the left side gets a little annoying, and the left edge of the keyboard gets pretty warm.

The battery is heavy and sticks out the bottom quite a bit. Further, the attachment mechanism for this battery is far too loose! Picking up the unit can disconnect the battery and inadvertently shut off your running computer.

The face recognition software promised in the advertising is missing and can’t be downloaded from MSI’s website. I only found some blurb of an experimental version for XP only.

Conclusion: even though the battery annoys me, the unit runs windows 7 very well as well as lots of things you couldn’t run at all on a standard netbook.

Still can’t wait to get home to my far better keyboard.

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