Typical price: £279
What is it: Mini laptop with 10.1-inch screen
What we think: This is a less expensive version of the MSI Wind and that's a good thing. It's fast, it's portable and something we recommend highly
Average user rating
7.8
very good
Average user rating from 9 users
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July 20, 2008
Posted by: scrappydoo
"Cooler than a polar bear in a refrigerator"
What I like:
The portability and exclusivity of a OEM laptop!
What I don't like:
The alleged static buildup that crashes it!
Review:
Well i was reading the previews on several sites including here and wanted an ultraportable but didn't want to pay £1000 for something that performed similarly to my old 15.4 laptop that i wanted to replace (a 4kg laptop and cycling do not go together!).
so i settled on either acer aspire one or the advent 4211/msi wind. I didn't see the point in paying extra for the msi badged version just to get a different colour, so that was out. Turned out that the Acer was next to impossible to buy and was out of stock until at least the end of the month so managed to wangle a returned advent 4211 at my local pc world after 2 weeks of looking for it!
Got briefed that it had been returned same day by unhappy customer as it allegedly switched itself off (due to static buildup) but the techs could find nothing wrong with it so i took it on the spot and was shown how to discharge the alleged buildup... hmmmmm you may be thinking...
well it has happened a few times now and it is particularly annoying, but am prepared to put up with it as it is such a great, light little laptop and on seeing it in the office, 2 people were prepared to buy one on the spot!
It's great, the keyboard, although smaller than a mornal mlaptop, is easy to use and I was touch typing withing 15 minutes or so.
The 3 cell battery lasts around 2 1/4 hrs with wifi active and nothing really seems to vary the duration - wifi maybe takes 20 mins off it but that may be due to running several apps simultaneously.
All in all it's a fantastic buy at the price, nothing really comes close.. a friend has a Eee 700 and i was not impressed with the tiny screen. I much prefer the slightly larger screen that is clear and bright and easy to use.
Overall - 9/10, the only thing to stop it getting a 10 is the alleged static issue. WOuld be interesting to see if anyone has this issue. Despite being told "it's a common laptop issue" I wasn't convinced from 10yrs of using laptops!
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