{"id":1483,"date":"2008-04-13T01:10:21","date_gmt":"2008-04-13T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/?page_id=1483"},"modified":"2009-01-27T18:13:02","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T23:13:02","slug":"msi-wind-pc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/msi-wind-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"MSI Wind U100 Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MSI<\/p>\n

Product Name:<\/strong> MSI Wind U100
\nOfficial Website:<\/strong> MSI (Micro-Star International)<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong>
\n– 10.2-inch, Intel Atom CPU, Regular 2.5″ HDD, July 2008
\n– Search SL’s archives for U100 News<\/a>
\n– Markets:<\/strong> Consumers
\n– Regions:<\/strong> Worldwide
\n– This Page Updated: November 5, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Select models (more below):<\/strong>
\nUS – MSI Wind U100-016US (Black)<\/strong>
\n– 120GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 3-Cell Battery
\n– Amazon.com<\/a> – $399.99<\/strong> (After $50 Rebate)
\n– MWave.com<\/a> – $399.99<\/strong> (After $50 Rebate)
\nUS – MSI Wind U100-030US (White w\/Love\/Heart Design)<\/strong>
\n– 120GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 3-Cell Battery
\n– Amazon.com<\/a> – $429.99<\/strong> (After $50 Rebate)
\n– MWave.com<\/a> – $429.99<\/strong> (After $50 Rebate)<\/p>\n

Best Buy (US)<\/strong>
\n– MSI Wind U100-420US<\/a> – Sometimes referred to as the “Q2”
\n– MSI Wind U100-420US Windows XP Home, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Black<\/p>\n

Rebadged MSI Wind U100:<\/strong>
\n– Sylvania g MAGNI<\/a>
\n– More MSI Wind U100 Clones<\/a><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/strong>
\n– One of the first netbooks with Intel Atom CPU
\n– Solid State Drive (SSD) Option
\n– Full-size 2.5″ HDD
\n– “ame ergonomic keyboard as MSI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s larger notebooks”
\n– 1.3MP Camera
\n– “Magnifying Capability” – magnify words\/areas on the display
\n– Special Insert Mold Roller Technology (IMR) – protects the Wind from fading while reducing visible fingerprints\/smudges.
\n– Comes with a protective bag
\n– White, Black, Silver, Pink Models
\n
\nRelated Stories:<\/strong>
\n– Oct 10, 2008<\/strong>: MSI Wind U100 – $50 Rebates<\/a>
\n– Oct 8, 2008<\/strong>: MSI Wind U100 and 9-cell batteries<\/a>
\n– Oct 7, 2008<\/strong>: MSI Wind U100 and Windows Vista<\/a>
\n– Oct 6, 2008<\/strong>: MSI Wind U100 at Best Buy<\/a>
\n– Oct 6, 2008<\/strong>: MSI Wind U100 – New Models, US Retail Sales<\/a>
\n– More at bottom of page<\/p>\n

History:<\/strong>
\n– Status:<\/strong> In production
\n– Announced:<\/strong> CeBIT 2008 (March 9, 2008)
\n– Available:<\/strong> Europe, US – June 2008
\n– Price (Launch):<\/strong> US (3-cell battery, 80GB HDD): $399 Base Linux, $499 XP Home
\n– Price (Initial 6-cell battery):<\/strong> US: $549.99 Linux, $599.99 XP
\n– Price (Oct 2008):<\/strong> US: 6-Cell Battery, 160GB HDD, $479.99 (U100-279US<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Related Laptops:<\/strong>
\n– Part of the netbook<\/a> category<\/p>\n

– MSI Wind U90<\/a> is 8.9″ Version
\n– Will be replaced\/suplemented by MSI Wind U120<\/p>\n

Models (Current):<\/strong>
\n– U100-002US<\/strong>: White, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01152-002)
\n– U100-004US<\/strong>: “Love Edition”, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01151-004)
\n– U100-016US<\/strong>: Black, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01144-016) ($399 at Amazon.com (rebate)<\/a>)
\n– U100-030US<\/strong>: Pearl White Heart (“Love”), 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, XP Home (9S7-N01151-030) ($399 at Amazon.com (rebate)<\/a>)
\n– U100-035US<\/strong>: Black, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01154-035)
\n– U100-036US<\/strong>: Black, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01152-036)
\n– U100-039US<\/strong>: Black, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g, Bluetooth (9S7-N01153-039)
\n– U100-043US<\/strong>: White\/Heart, 6-cell battery ,1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, Bluetooth (9S7-N01151-043)
\n– U100-222MY<\/strong>: Pink, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, Bluetooth (9S7-N01153-222)
\n– U100-244MY<\/strong>: White, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, Bluetooth (9S7-N01152-244)
\n– U100-279US<\/strong>: White, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, (B001H0GEW0) (9S7-N01152-279) ($479.99 at Amazon.com<\/a>)
\n– U100-286MY<\/strong>: Black, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, (9S7-N01154-286)
\n– U100-422CA<\/strong>: Black, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, (9S7-N01154-422)
\n– U100-432US<\/strong>: Black, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, 802.11b\/g\/n, (9S7-N01154-432)<\/p>\n

Models (Retired):<\/strong>
\n– Sometimes referred to as MSI Wind NB-Linux and MSI Wind NB-Windows
\n– U100-035LA<\/strong>: Black, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home
\n– U100-053LA<\/strong>: Black, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home
\n– U100-053US<\/strong>: Black, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, Replaced by ??? (Amazon.com (rebate)<\/a>)
\n– U100-?????<\/strong>: White, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, Replaced by U100-279US
\n– U100-?????<\/strong>: Pink, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, XP Home, Replaced by ???<\/p>\n

Upgrading:<\/strong>
\n– Full-size 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive<\/p>\n

CPU\/Platform\/Memory:<\/strong>
\nCPU: <\/strong> Intel Atom 45nm 1.6GHz Diamondville (512K L2 Cache)
\nChipset:<\/strong> Intel Shelton\/945GMS+ ICH7-M
\nFront-side Bus:<\/strong> 533MHz
\nMemory:<\/strong> DDR2 667MHz
\nMemory Capacity:<\/strong> 512MB – 1GB – 2GB (2 slots)<\/p>\n

Graphics\/Display:<\/strong>
\nDisplay: <\/strong> 10.2″ LED-backlit display
\nResolution:<\/strong> 1024×600
\nWidescreen:<\/strong> Yes
\nTouchscreen:<\/strong> No
\nGraphics Chipset: <\/strong> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 950
\nGraphics Memory:<\/strong>
\nVideo Out:<\/strong> 1x VGA Out
\nOther:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Storage:<\/strong>
\nHard Drive Type: <\/strong> 2.5″ Serial ATA (SATA) HDD
\nHard Drive Capacity: <\/strong> HDD: 80GB, 120GB, 160GB
\nOptical:<\/strong> External\/USB
\neSATA Port:<\/strong> No
\nOther: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Connectivity\/Networking:<\/strong>
\nWireless: <\/strong> 802.11b\/g or 802.11b\/g\/n
\nBluetooth:<\/strong> Bluetooth 2.0 Optional on some models
\nMobile Broadband: <\/strong> No (maybe provided by carriers)<\/p>\n

Modem:<\/strong>
\nEthernet: <\/strong> 10\/100\/100 Gigabit<\/p>\n

Input\/Output:<\/strong>
\nAudio Chipset:<\/strong> Soundblaster compatible
\nInternal Speakers\/Microphone: <\/strong> 2x Stereo speakers
\nAudio I\/O: <\/strong> 1x Line-Out\/Heaphones, 1xLine-In Microphone
\nUSB:<\/strong> 3x USB 2.0
\nFirewire:<\/strong> No
\nPC Card\/ExpressCard:<\/strong> No
\nFlash\/Memory Card Reader:<\/strong> 4-in-1 Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS PRO)
\nKeyboard\/Mouse: <\/strong> 80% size of full-size keyboard, touchpad
\nOther: <\/strong> 1.3MP<\/p>\n

Security:<\/strong>
\nBiometric\/Fingerprint:<\/strong> No
\nTrusted Platform Module (TPM):<\/strong>
\nOther: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Software & Warranty:<\/strong>
\nOperating System: <\/strong> Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Linux Novell SUSE
\nOther Software:<\/strong>
\nDrivers: <\/strong> Global.MSI.com.tw<\/a>
\nWarranty: <\/strong> 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty<\/p>\n

Battery:<\/strong>
\nType:<\/strong>
\nOptions:<\/strong> 3-cell 2200mAh, 6-cell 4400mAh
\nBattery Life:<\/strong> Mfr: 3-cell (3 hours), 6-cell (5.5 hours)<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong>
\nWidth: <\/strong> 10.24 inches \/ 260 mm
\nDepth:<\/strong> 7.09 inches \/ 180 mm
\nHeight:<\/strong> 0.748 – 1.22 inches \/ 31 mm (depending on battery)
\nWeight:<\/strong> 2.2 – 2.6 pounds \/ 1 – 1.18 kg (2.6 pounds = 6-cell battery)<\/p>\n

Reviews and Articles:<\/strong>
\n– Paul’s complete guide to OS X on the Wind<\/a> – Modaco.com, July 2008
\n– LAPTOP Magazine<\/a> – Review, June 4, 2008
\n– VR-Zone<\/a> – May 28, 2008 – Taken apart, power consumption \/ battery life
\n– LAPTOP Magazine<\/a> – May 13, 2008 – US Release information
\n– TechConnect Magazine<\/a> – photos of black, pink models
\n– MSI UK – Press Release<\/a> – April 21, 2008
\n– The Inquirer<\/a> – April 18, 2008 – Details about European launch
\n– Wikipedia<\/a>
\n– Crave<\/a> – March 10, 2008
\n– Fudzilla<\/a> – March 10, 2008
\n– Engadget<\/a> – March 9, 2008
\n– PC World Italia<\/a> – Gallery
\n– Notebook Italia (translated)<\/a> – March 7, 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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