Comments on: It’s official: MSI Wind with 6-cell battery gets a $50 price hike

By: mylaptopbattery

mylaptopbattery — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:59:48 +0000

I hope MSI become better and better in the future

By: msi laptop battery

msi laptop battery — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:22:46 +0000

MSI made a smart move by this, because all of the reviews are already out, and everyone picked the Wind when there was a $150 price difference.

By: bedn1

bedn1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:35:57 +0000

Hey, you should look at the bright side – MSI Wind (3cell) is $800 here in the Czech Republic, so stop whining

By: bedn1

bedn1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:35:57 +0000

Hey, you should look at the bright side – MSI Wind (3cell) is $800 here in the Czech Republic, so stop whining

By: bedn1

bedn1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:35:57 +0000

Hey, you should look at the bright side – MSI Wind (3cell) is $800 here in the Czech Republic, so stop whining

By: Merri

Merri — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:18:17 +0000

Forgot to mention , Mike at Q2 Designs was great with the order for the MSI

By: Merri

Merri — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:15:05 +0000

Brad and FDAMAN,
Thanks much for the info and suggestions. Could not find the ASUS 1000 to order. Went with the MSI. Q2 Designs actually have the 6 cell 2 GB in stock. $599.00 little pricey but tired of waiting. I have a feeling that’s the way MSI planned it though. Build us all up about the MSI and then the frustration over all the delays – we’ll agree to anything. Should receive it in a day or two. Will give you an update. Thanks again!

By: Dean M.

Dean M. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:15:06 +0000

psh. No one actually reads adsense.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:40:07 +0000

Whoops. I should read the AdSense on my own page more often. It looks like
you can also pick up an Eee PC 1000H for $550 from Excaliber PC:

http://www.excaliberpc.com/products/products.ht…

By: FDAMAN

FDAMAN — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:32:34 +0000

Hey
Since they’re both the same price now, and the EEE has at least 3 more features than the WIND….and the fact you can get an EEE now…the choice is easy!

FDA

By: Merri

Merri — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:23:59 +0000

HELP!!!! Need opinion, now I’m torn between the MSI Wind with the 6 cell battery or the Asus 1000H. Any suggestions? Is the Asus a better idea due to the fact it’s easier to upgrade? Thanks for any help anyone can give me

By: FDAMAN

FDAMAN — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:36:36 +0000

You forgot one of the most important benefits of the 1000H over the WIND – accessibility! 2 screws and you’re deep inside the EEE – everything is right there under the bottom access panel – memory and HD can be swapped in minutes – and that’s important to hobbiests like myself – the WIND just fails in that respect.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:36:08 +0000

Well, not exactly easy.

A) Newegg is the only retailer I've seen selling the Eee PC 1000H for $550
and Newegg is out of stock.
B) According to Laptop Magazine, the MSI Wind gets about 30-40 minutes more
battery life out of a 6 cell battery than the Eee PC 1000H

So it all depends on which features matter the most... and how soon you want
to buy.

By: Dean M.

Dean M. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:27:14 +0000

"running out of STUCK," oops.

I wonder if Asus knew about this. the $100 price cut puts these two neck at neck. Everything would be the same except:
Wifi-N
Multi-Touch trackpad

Although most reviewers put the Wind ahead of the 1000H before, I wonder what they'll say now that the price plane is level. I think MSI made a smart move by this, because all of the reviews are already out, and everyone picked the Wind when there was a $150 price difference. No one's going to re-review their decision now.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:23:58 +0000

I’ve been calling this forever. 550 – 600 is the price point for these specs, not just a manifestation of greed on the part of Asus. MSI got a lot of good buzz for keeping theirs below 500, but it wasn’t realistic.