Pros

  • Good battery life
  • Nice design

Cons

  • Slightly cramped keyboard
  • Obnoxious mouse buttons

At A Glance

MSI's second Wind (netbook, that is) gives more of the same: Decent performance, value and a hackable Mac OS X box.

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Atom N280
Processor speed 1660.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 533.0 MHz
Display
Display size 10.2 inches
Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels
External Monitor Interface Integrated
Vertical Resolution 600
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel 945 Express Chipset
Storage
Drive size 160.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Other storage
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Dimensions
Width 10.2 inches
Depth 7.1 inches
Height 1.8 inches
Weight with Accessories 3.6 pounds
Weight 3.6 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Included Software
Included Software
  • WinRAR
  • CrazyTalk Cam Suite
  • Adobe Reader 8
  • Ulead Burn.Now 4.5 SE
  • Easyface manager
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Hardware List Notebook
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps
Microphone input Yes
Firewire 0
Headphone Jack Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3)
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
Wireless connection 802.11 g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 37
WorldBench 6 Rating Very Good
Battery
Battery Life 4:34:33 AM  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 761  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 556  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 580  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 1194  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 1000  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 733  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 646  seconds (lower is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Multitasking 1091
Number of Included Batteries 1