MSI Wind U100 gets 320GB HDD

A new competitor to the Asus Eee PC, HP Mini-note and the Acer Aspire One has just arrived in stores. PC Corner has photos, specs and prices of the MSI Wind U100 — including one with up to 2GB RAM and a 320GB HDD.

â€¢ Intel Atomâ„¢ Processor, DiamondVille 2008 Platform 45-nm CPU @ 1.6GHz
â€¢ MicroSoft Windows XP Home, SP3
â€¢ 10 inch Wide Screen Display
â€¢ 3 hours battery life
â€¢ Hard Drive (80GB to 320GB)
â€¢ 1.3MP Webcam
â€¢ 4-in-1 Card reader
â€¢ 802.11bg WiFi with Bluetooth

512 MB RAM, 80GB HHD, No OS – Php 23,999
1.0 GB RAM, 80GB HDD, No OS – Php 24,999
1.0 GB RAM, 80GB, Windows XP Home Edition SP3 – Php 25,999
1.0 GB RAM, 80GB, Windows XP Home Edition SP3 – Php 26,999 (with external 60GB Mobile HDD with enclosure)
1.0GB RAM, 160GB, Windows XP PRO COA – Php 27,999
2.0GB RAM, 160GB, Windows XP PRO COA – Php 29,999
2.0GB RAM, 320GB, Windows XP PRO COA – Php 31,999

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The HP Mini-note and Eee PC 1000/1001 has a strong competitor with this little monster.

{Hat tip to Erin}

Abe Olandres

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33 Comments

BrianB says:

17 years ago

There’s a recent finding that SSDs actually consume more power than even 7200 rpm HD drives.
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jhay says:

17 years ago

Serious competition indeed. Wonder how the local market would react? Are pinoys really loyal fans of the Asus Eee PC? :P
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sylv3rblade says:

17 years ago

whoa! 320GB!
SOLD!
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Rex says:

17 years ago

Whoa! How heavy is this thing? And how does the Atom processor compare with other chips in terms of performance?
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Erin says:

17 years ago

@yuga: Plain “erin” would do, if not can you switch the e and the u? And thanks for the hat tip. :D

@BrianB: i guess you were referring to the tom’s hardware article that SSD are either “on” or “off” while HDD only consume maximum power if the actuators powering the heads are being moved.

@rex: if im not mistaken the 3-cell variants weight slightly more than the eeepc so its between 2.4 – 3.0 lbs. i just cant remember ifthe 2.4lbs were for the 8.9″ with 3-cell model. :(

i am definitely getting the Wind, various reviews are giving it a slight advantage over the eee lineup. caveat emptor but the reviews are pretty consistent. i can’t wait for the black and the 6-cell equipped models to come to our shores. :)

note for linux users though that as of early this week it was said that the Wind wouldn’t install Ubuntu properly but OSX was successful. waiting might be good if the ubuntu netbook remix will be stable/usable by august or september as one of its goals is to be stable on netbook computers.

ciao!
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Animohosting.com says:

17 years ago

wow its affordable
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Yoe says:

17 years ago

whoa…320g’s + 2 gig ram? im sold…price is also reasonable i guess
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ElectronicsLab.PH - Electronics Engineering Philippines says:

17 years ago

okey yan para mas lalo silang mag-pababaan ng presyo.
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ElectronicsLab.PH - Electronics Engineering Philippines says:

17 years ago

mas magandang mas dumami pa ang kompetisyon ng EEe PC para mas bumaba pa ang presyo.
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ElectronicsLab.PH - Electronics Engineering Philippines> says:

17 years ago

mas magandang mas dumami pa ang kompetisyon ng EEe PC para mas bumaba pa ang presyo..
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