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Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

FDAMAN — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:55:01 -0000

COOL!! - MWAVE.com has it up with an arrival date of 6/23 for 499, but no pre-orders. I'm glad they're not starting off price gouging these units. EEE PC is going DOWN if they don't drop their prices pronto...

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

Mike Cane — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:45:14 -0000

It's not WHICH to buy, but WHERE. MSI's site still lists a poor dealer network:
http://www.msimobile.com/WhereToBuy.aspx

I REALLY need this to get to J&R for a keyboard/weight fondle. After being disappointed by the hp Mini Note and the Lenovo U110, no way would I buy unfondled!

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

Dean M. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:43:19 -0000

the one thing that is making me hesitant is the placement of the CTRL and FN keys. I know it's not a huge deal, but WHY do so many laptop makers feel the need to switch them??? it's such a major annoyance for me. I know I'd get used to it rather quickly, but COME ON. just being annoying. I can't decide if I'm going to end up with the 901 or this. The OC button is nice, and the curves on this thing are beautiful, but that damn FN key might be the end of it.

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

bradlinder — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:33:05 -0000

Well, MSI didn't officially announce the computer until this morning. So I'd
give it a few days. I'm fairly certain you'll be able to find preorder pages
at Amazon, Newegg, and other sites soon.

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

FDAMAN — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:26:35 -0000

I totally need one to play with too and can't find any place selling it yet except for some overseas UK sites. All the other UPMCs had at least some major sites (like AMAZON and PC Connection) on board taking pre-orders months before their release so I'm thinking distribution of the WIND is going to be an issue...

FDA

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

BobH — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:05:07 -0000

Based on the Laptop Mag review this one looks like a winner. For the extra ram, 6 cell battery and reasonably assured compatibility I would go for the XP version at that price. Can always put Linux on it later if needed. In any event, this should run at least as well as my 6 year old Compaq Presario 900 tank which is putting a dent in my shoulder. Now, where can I get one when its released on the 16th?

Re: MSI Wind gets US price and shipping date

Chromedome — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:01:27 -0000

Not big fan of XP, but 6 cell battery and 1gb ram for 100$, it's very tempting offer. Especially, 6 cell is hard to spot these days.