Comments on: Netbook Madness Game 7: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 vs. MSI Wind U120 http://blog.laptopmag.com/netbook-madness-game-7-dell-inspiron-mini-9-vs-msi-wind-u120 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:43:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay http://blog.laptopmag.com/netbook-madness-game-7-dell-inspiron-mini-9-vs-msi-wind-u120/comment-page-1#comment-19096 Jay Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:22:10 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=13159#comment-19096 Some things listed above don't make much sense to me. The Dell mini 9 is 3.2lbs. and yet someone thought it warrants a comment of "one of the lightest netbooks on the market". For a 8.9" model that sound like it is more on the heavy site, even more so when you consider that the Asus 1000HE weights the same amount and is considered one of the bulkiest 10" models available. The U120 weights less at 2.8lbs. with it's 6 cell battery. The statement doesn't make any sense to me. Some better comments might have been that the U120 still offers the overclocking ability, the much larger and easier to use keyboard, etc.. Also, it seems strange that this issue has never been mentioned in any MSI wind review (U100 or U120), but I believe the reason the battery life of the U120 was less than the originally reviewed U100 is because MSI decided at some point to change the battery to a 4200mAh battery instead of the original 5200mAh battery. You can no longer purchase a Wind (U100 or U120) with a 5200mAh battery. So most likely the initial U100 review had a 5200mAh battery and is why the battery life is better than what new U100/U120 owners are able to get. New purchasers seem to report closer to what was measured in your U120 review, which makes sense since that review used the smaller battery. Some things listed above don’t make much sense to me. The Dell mini 9 is 3.2lbs. and yet someone thought it warrants a comment of “one of the lightest netbooks on the market”. For a 8.9″ model that sound like it is more on the heavy site, even more so when you consider that the Asus 1000HE weights the same amount and is considered one of the bulkiest 10″ models available. The U120 weights less at 2.8lbs. with it’s 6 cell battery. The statement doesn’t make any sense to me.

Some better comments might have been that the U120 still offers the overclocking ability, the much larger and easier to use keyboard, etc..

Also, it seems strange that this issue has never been mentioned in any MSI wind review (U100 or U120), but I believe the reason the battery life of the U120 was less than the originally reviewed U100 is because MSI decided at some point to change the battery to a 4200mAh battery instead of the original 5200mAh battery. You can no longer purchase a Wind (U100 or U120) with a 5200mAh battery. So most likely the initial U100 review had a 5200mAh battery and is why the battery life is better than what new U100/U120 owners are able to get. New purchasers seem to report closer to what was measured in your U120 review, which makes sense since that review used the smaller battery.

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