MSI has officially introduced the new U115 “Hybrid Storage” netbook, a unique netbook which was first unveiled in Europe earlier this month. The company claims this will be the first notebook capable of using both an SSD and HDD simultaneously. While that claim is technically not true (any dual-bay notebook can run 2.5″ SATA SSD […]
Lee Mathews
Computer tech, blogger, husband, father, and avid MSI U100 user.
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Eight people that would love a netbook for the holidays
Thanks to Asus, just about everyone knows what a netbook is. With major retail stores like Radio Shack and Best Buy pushing ultraportables like the Eee PC and Acer’s Aspire One this season, there are bound to be many new netbook owners come holiday time. Is anyone on your list a good fit? A new […]
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Want an Apple netbook? Don’t get excited just yet.
Gizmodo published a post today revealing a “MacBook Nano,” though closer inspection leaves no doubt that it’s either the work of an industrious modder or a peddler of knock-offs. What you’re looking at is an MSI Wind, which we reported runs OSX quite nicely back in June. There are a number of tipoffs including the […]
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(Wind)ows 7: Microsoft’s new OS on the MSI U100
Lee Mathews is a computer repair worker in Manitoba, Canada. He’s a regular contributor to Download Squad, and the proud owner of an MSI Wind U100 netbook. When I wrapped my last post – Vista on the Wind – I figured it wouldn’t be long before I said “So long, and thanks for all the […]
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Vista on the Wind a Breath of Fresh Air?
After giving my MSI Wind a good workout with Windows XP for a month, I started to get listless. It was running beautifully, but I just couldn’t help wondering how it would handle a fancy, new OS like Vista. Now, I’m no dope. Step one in my process was swapping out my original 80GB drive […]
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Foresight Linux Releases Mobile Version
If you’re like me and you just can’t help trying new things with your netbook, the Foresight Linux development team have just released a mobile version of their distribution. At 530mb, this is no stripped-down distro. You’ll find a wide range of software preinstalled and a Gnome desktop tailored for devices with smaller displays – […]