Unboxing the MSI Wind

Posted by: dgoldring on Sep 13 2008 - 450 views

Earlier in the week, I told you I had ordered the MSI Wind.  Well, it arrived on Wednesday, and I thought it would be fun to take you along as I took my first peek into the box.

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MSI: Blowing Its Wind Through My House

Posted by: dgoldring on Sep 09 2008 - 145 views

Over this past weekend, I finally pulled the trigger and bought myself a brand new netbook.  I have been eyeballing these ultra-portable computers for some time now, mainly for one simple reason: the train.  Most of you know that I ride the train to work every day…a commute which includes a 10-15 minute walk from the train station to my office, and back again at the end of the day.  Needless to say, my seven pound laptop, with assorted accessories was starting to weigh me down in more ways than one.

There were three netbooks I had been considering: The Lenovo IdeaPad S10, MSI Wind, and Asus EeePC 1000H.  Although all three were similar (they all use the same Atom chip, ship with Windows XP Home Edition, and feature a 10 inch screen), there were slight differences, which finally led me to decide once and for all on the Wind.

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