My Quick MSI Wind Review

So we’ve given my aunt her MSI Wind laptop (netbook, as some kids like to call these kinds of laptops), but I was able to use it enough to think of a few pros and cons of the Wind.

PROS

The size is wonderful. The Wind is meant to be used to quickly access the internet wherever you need to (and wherever there is a useable wifi network). They’re meant for the masses, and Intel thinks millions of these ‘netbooks’ will be sold a year, or so my dad says. Anyways, the size makes it easy to carry without making it hard to type or read what’s on the screen.

It basically comes with everything one would need for this kind of laptop: windows xp(which most normal users will be most comfortable with compared to vista and linux), a fair sized hard drive (80GB), and internet ready right out of the box. After the initial XP Setup we were able to get right on internet explorer and start surfing the internet

CONS

The wireless adaptor isn’t amazingly strong, and is prone to disconnects. However, after using it for a few sessions the frequency of disconnects has lowered, which is a good sign.

The stupid mouse bar! It supports right and left click, but there is no divider at all. So you click the left of the bar for left-click, and the right of the bar for right-clicks. It’s a small con, but it does seem a bit awkward.

The Wind comes with a webcam, but it’d be nice if some software that uses the webcam like an iPhoto-equivalent program came with it. To test if the webcam worked, we had to download yahoo! messenger and test it on a friend.

CONCLUSION

The cons are few, and the pros are pretty good for what it’s worth. At 500$, it’s a pretty good bargain for those trying to get a quick internet fix without lugging a bigger laptop around. So if you’re looking for a netbook of your own, you can’t go wrong with an MSI Wind.