Comments on: Hands-On with the MSI U200 http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-msi-u200 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: K Nikkor http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-msi-u200/comment-page-1#comment-22711 K Nikkor Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:43:39 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=16245#comment-22711 Just bought the MSI U200. It came with Vista Basic, yet still ran surprisingly fast. Due to its single core processor, the new Intel ULV 723, its battery life is remarkably long lasting for a Vista machine. I managed over 4 hours on wifi with MSN on, web browsing and word processing. With 3 USB sockets available are great, and the fact that they are appropriately separated, wider USB sticks do not get in the way of another USB socket. I had mine upgraded to 4Gb RAM and everything ran real smooth. All in all is a great little machine. The bad points: (1) The notebook is not that well balanced. The large capacity battery which came with the machine (due to its elevated profile) causes the notebook to tilt backwards if you open up the LCD monitor too far back. (2) The functionality of the mouse pad is some what basic, having no ability/function to scroll by sliding your finger on the side, which is a pain. Just bought the MSI U200. It came with Vista Basic, yet still ran surprisingly fast. Due to its single core processor, the new Intel ULV 723, its battery life is remarkably long lasting for a Vista machine. I managed over 4 hours on wifi with MSN on, web browsing and word processing. With 3 USB sockets available are great, and the fact that they are appropriately separated, wider USB sticks do not get in the way of another USB socket. I had mine upgraded to 4Gb RAM and everything ran real smooth. All in all is a great little machine.

The bad points: (1) The notebook is not that well balanced. The large capacity battery which came with the machine (due to its elevated profile) causes the notebook to tilt backwards if you open up the LCD monitor too far back. (2) The functionality of the mouse pad is some what basic, having no ability/function to scroll by sliding your finger on the side, which is a pain.

]]> By: al http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-msi-u200/comment-page-1#comment-20723 al Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:45:43 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=16245#comment-20723 What graphics card is this running and what is the actually dimensions of this device so we can compare it to other 12in and 11in devices? Thanks. What graphics card is this running and what is the actually dimensions of this device so we can compare it to other 12in and 11in devices? Thanks.

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