MSI Wind

[xprezzshawn]

And this is what happens when discussion threads are turned into mass order, purchasing etc...
Cool it off everyone...

Moving this back to Corbell e-Customer Service Centre...

 

[idiort]

eh no.. wtf.. y move to corbell.. this is not corbell thread lahz.. its a general discussiopn.. wtf lahz mod.. pls move back to notebook....

 

[tanjhj]

MSI of Taiwan has recently ratted out the following specifications for its Wind notebook.

* 2.2 pounds
* Powered by Windows XP
* 80GB 2.5" hard drive
* 8.9" or 10" LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution
* 1GB RAM
* 7-hour battery life
* 1.0GHz to 1.6GHz processor range

Confirmed colors so far are white, blue, silver and pink. This is tipped to go up against the Asus Eee PC 900 which will hit the US this May. No idea on how much it will cost (estimates place it between $470 to $1,100, depending on the configuration), but Europe will receive the MSI Wind this June.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/04/msi_wind_micro_notebook_details.html

 

[tanjhj]

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9377/exclusive_msi_wind_notebook_photos_here/index.html

 

[tanjhj]

June 2008 MSI will release the MSI Wind Notebook that weighs approximately 1 kilogram, this makes it ideal for outdoor use. Living in the new age of the internet, users need to have an effective internet connection for professional and personal use. MSI offers the new Wind Notebook to meet the demands of modern people, by providing a lighter and more convenient notebook computer with a longer battery life.

The MSI Wind notebook will be equipped with an option of either Linux or Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system to provide a familiar platform to its users. The MSI Wind Notebook will also be equipped with Bluetooth 2.0 and a 1.3 Mega Pixel webcam, and will provide an 8.9” or 10” wide LCD display solution.

The embedded LED power-saving backlight technology will provide better colour richness and brightness. The 1024 x 600 resolution delivers full display of Web Pages while browsing, this gives users more freedom when exploring the internet. The MSI Wind notebook uses the same ergonomic keyboard as MSI’s larger notebooks. The keyboard not only has great texture, it also has increased space between the keys, allowing for a comfortable typing experience. Unlike other competitors that have compromised memory capacity, the MSI Wind Notebook is equipped with the 2.5 inch standard 80GB hard drive. This means that despite its size the MSI Wind Notebook can operate without the worry of insufficient storage capacity.

* Shipping Weight: 4.53lb

Technical Details
• ID / color - Black
• LCD - 10"W (1024*600) LED
• Chipset - 945GMS+ ICH7-M
• Webcam - 1.3M
• CPU - Intel 1.6G
• Memory - 1G (on Board)
• HDD - 80G
• WLAN - YES
• BT - YES
• OS - XP Home
• Battery - 3 cells
• Carry Bag - Protective bag

http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=168086

 

[tanjhj]

The Atom-based MSI Wind official US pricing is $399 for the SuSE (Linux) version with the following specs: --1.6GHz Atom, 512MB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, and a 3-cell battery rated at 2.5 hours of use .The Windows XP version will cost $549 with the following specs: -- 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard ...

 

[doody_]

And this is what happens when discussion threads are turned into mass order, purchasing etc...
Cool it off everyone...

Moving this back to Corbell e-Customer Service Centre...

Lol perhaps we shouldn't have complained about Corbell in this thread.

No point moving this back to the Notebook section for now, though.

 

[idiort]

7 hrs.... must be 6 cell battery wad...

 

[doody_]

7 hrs.... must be 6 cell battery wad...

Lol that is obviously for the 6-cell battery... so for the 3-cell we should expect half of that - 3.5 hours.

 

[idiort]

there's another report saying 3 cell only 2.5hrs while 6 cells 5.5 hrs lehz..


asus eee 4 cells can get 2 hrs,how can 3 cell get 2.5 hrs sia.. lol... amazing

 

[doody_]

there's another report saying 3 cell only 2.5hrs while 6 cells 5.5 hrs lehz..


asus eee 4 cells can get 2 hrs,how can 3 cell get 2.5 hrs sia.. lol... amazing

Perhaps due to the new Atom CPU?

 

[AlfredAlfred]

wow. if they have the 7hours batt when release. ill get it immediately man. the price is so attractive plus its 7hours UMPC

better than 2.5hours 5400mah asus eee

 

[idiort]

7 hrs if they give 6 cells but they only will give 3 cells.. so can 4get it..lol

 

[AlfredAlfred]

how much will it be to buy a 6cell? if corbell really dont wanna package a 6cell with the set?

 

[doody_]

how much will it be to buy a 6cell? if corbell really dont wanna package a 6cell with the set?

Batteries are expensive. At least $100++.

 

[AlfredAlfred]

Batteries are expensive. At least $100++.

oh man... thats about 1/6 of the entire laptop arleady

 

[pichu_1988]

Hey guys refer to Wikipedia! There're the specs there, there'll be two types of Wind the more ex one has a more powerful battery. Simple as that!

 

[doody_]

oh man... thats about 1/6 of the entire laptop arleady

That's cos they don't differentiate between batteries for cheap UMPCs and batteries for expensive laptops - batteries are batteries.

 

[doody_]

Hey guys refer to Wikipedia! There're the specs there, there'll be two types of Wind the more ex one has a more powerful battery. Simple as that!

Er if you haven't noticed, the full specs of the MSI Wind that is going to be available in Singapore is in the first post of this thread. IMO it's more detailed than any other site that you can find.

 

[doody_]

Since everyone's bored of waiting for the MSI Wind, I thought I'd just post these "interesting pictures" that I saw at Engadget.

Here we have MSI Wind:

Here we have the Eee PC:

And here we have some Mac laptop:

MSI's picture is seriously wrong .