It's not the fastest netbook we've tested or the lightest one we've hefted, but its specs are definitely respectable.
Introduction
People buy netbooks for two reasons: They’re extremely portable and they’re pretty darned cheap. The MSI Wind U123 satisfies both criteria and throws in a bonus: Incredibly long battery life.
We tested battery life by playing (and in this case, by replaying) a movie (Boogie Nights) that we ripped from DVD, encoded to MPEG-4, and copied to the computer’s hard drive. It’s a good thing we enjoy this movie, because we were able to watch it three times before the Wind’s nine-cell Lithium-Ion battery finally petered out. That’s right: This little device ran for a hair more than six hours.
The fat battery adds almost a full pound to the package—this model weighs 3.2 pounds compared to models with more conventional three-cell batteries that weigh just 2.3 pounds—but when you find yourself far from a power outlet, you won’t mind the trade-off. Besides, the battery’s bulge tilts the computer’s keyboard up at an angle that renders typing more comfortable—and it makes a great handle.
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