Comments on: Road Warriors Take Note: MSI Launches Another Ultraportable

By: EngLee

EngLee — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:03:37 +0000

“The MSI Wind — I wonder where they got the name?”

From the website:

“The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” …”

By: JerkCrunch

JerkCrunch — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:44:36 +0000

Everybody in the lappy market is scared like hell with the imminent release of an Apple Macbook Nano next week!

Apple will completely obliterate them all!

By: Scott Schiller

Scott Schiller — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:55:42 +0000

I bought a Fujitsu Lifebook around two years ago, and it’s a fantastic ultraportable. People ask me all the time about it when I’m out working at cafes, etc. It’s a 10.6″ widescreen, ultra-bright LCD, 3 pounds, no fans, dual-layer DVD, suede on the bottom, ~4 hours battery life and excellent power management.

By: dysonlu

dysonlu — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:33:28 +0000

I thought MSI has announced yet another ultraportable besides the Wind. The Wind is old news — it’s been unveiled for more than a couple of weeks now.

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By: Robin the Mighty Road Warrior

Robin the Mighty Road Warrior — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:32:42 +0000

I have been using the eeepc, with winodws xp, as a glorified PDA/document viewer/email receiver.

It works well (infact it’s what the Psion series 5 should have evolved to), but to get the best out of it you need syncplicity or sugarsync and mobile broadband so that I can access data that I have on my Sony laptop at home connected via broadband.

They are practical and great for lightweight travelling – get one now!

By: petnos

petnos — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:55:14 +0000

they seem practical.

By: Banty

Banty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:08:50 +0000

Those laptops are ugly – MSI

Get a life and leave laptops at home. Go watch TV!

By: Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:06:36 +0000

It still seems a lot heavier than my WiFi & Bluetooth enabled, email and browser equipped Palm T|X PDA and I doubt it will fit in my inside jacket pocket.

By: hombrelobo

hombrelobo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:02:24 +0000

I still don’t know why you need a DVD drive when you travel …. I’ve been using laptops with no DC/DVD for years.

Most soft can be downloaded (at least all the open source and freeware), all the movies can be downloaded (if legal, like in Europe) or ripped from DVDs at home. And so on.

By: Gleb

Gleb — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:59:04 +0000

I’ve used an Asus N200 for years. Plugged in a normal 19″ Sony + wireless keybord and mouse. If you don’t play games you don’t need a powerfull laptop.

By: mikep

mikep — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:36:16 +0000

is it called “MSI Wind” because its power comes from a wristwatch-style wind-up mechanism, there being no room for a traditional battery?