There were a lot of comparisons between the HP Mini 311 and the MSI Wind12 U210 when both netbooks came out in stores just weeks apart. Let’s put them side by side and do a specs comparison so people get a better picture.
In this comparison chart, we will pit the two units with the model that has a pre-installed OS. That way, it’s easier to see between the two which one is more affordable or cheaper for the specs out of the box.
HP Mini 311 vs. MSI Wind12 U210
| Specs | MSI Wind 12 U210 | HP Mini 311 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Neo 1.6GHz | Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz |
| RAM | 2GB DDR2 | 1GB DDR3 |
| Display | 12.1″ 1366×768 | 11.6″ 1366×768 |
| GPU | ATI Radeon X1270 128MB | NVidia Ion LE 512MB |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | No | Yes |
| HDD | 250GB | 160GB |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | 9-cell | 6-cell |
| ODD | None | External DVD+RW |
| OS | Windows Vista | Windows XP |
| Price | Php27,492 | Php28,990 |
The external DVD drive from HP comes inside the box so there’s no way to opt out of it. As for the MSI Wind12, the 9-cell battery is just a limited promo. Default battery is also 6-cell.
The Php23k price of Wind12 U210x has no operating system so buying a Windows XP license will set you back about Php4,000 as well. I’d say it’s a neck and neck fight between the two.
Oh, and without the External DVD+RW? Is it possible? just checking my budget.. =)
I beg to disagree that the Intel Atom is superior over AMD Athlon Neo L335.
Although Atom has Hyper-Threading and a slightly higher clock rate compared to Neo, they have some drawbacks: Hyper-Threading may give performance advantages compared to Single-core processors, It’s nothing compared to real dual core processors since HT only emulates a dual core processor.
The atom is also critisized for its weak architecture. It is important to take note that the Intel Atom is half the performance of the Celeron at same clock speeds http://laptoping.com/intel-atom-benchmark.html
I believe that Intel really needs to fix their atom processors to keep in par with the competition: AMD Neo X2. They will have to redesign the atom so it will support dual-core, 64-bit capability, and improve their performance per clock.
AMD Neo is the better choice for now. Intel, I am waiting for what you can throw against AMD.