How does it look like?
The pink MSi Wind U100 is as well a pink netbook like the Samsung NC10 I reviewed. It has got a 10.1 inch screen and a weight of 2.3 pounds accordingly it’s small and light and very appropriate for daily mobile use. The pink cover and the white keyboard on the inside make a cute combination. The highlight of MSi Wind U100 is the amazing screen that is perfectly usable under all light conditions. With this pink notebook you can even write your emails or watch some YouTube videos in direct sunlight.
What can you do with it?
The keyboard is quite outstanding for a netbook. Of course it is not as good as most fully sized keyboards of bigger notebooks but it’s good enough for longer texts and emails. I would even recommend it for use at university and school. Battery life is only average with the 3-cell version. Using the MSI Wind U100-427 for surfing via wireless LAN the battery will last no longer than two hours. The battery should be good enough to watch one full length film with one charge. The hard drive capacity is 160GB. That’s the standard for netbooks and large enough for 30 thousand MP3 files.
What you might miss…
As all netbooks the MSI Wind U100 has no optical storage. But you can comfortably load data on it using an external hard drive, USB-stick or just the internet. Unfortunately the performance is not good enough to play games or watch videos in high definition. But for surfing, doing office tasks or watching videos it is perfect. The touchpad is nothing to write home about, if you are planning to do mouse intensive work I recommend using an external mouse. If you demand a good sound quality of the speakers you should better use headphones or external speakers. The speakers are unfortunately a weakness of almost every netbook.
Verdict: It is one of the most affordable pink netbooks and it still has got a nice keyboard and an excellent screen for using it both inside and outside. You can get the pink MSi Wind U100-427 for $291.98 buying it at amazon.com with free shipping.
