scorb Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I'm having trouble deciding any advice. Thanks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSI_Wind_PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Go the msi wind better computer for the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Blow for blow I think they're fairly evenly matched. Let's compare... eee 901 Wind Winner CPU: 900MHz Celeron M 1.6GHz Atom From benchmarks they perform similarly in the real world. RAM: 1GB RAM 1GB RAM Neck and neck. LCD: 8.9" 1024x600 10" 1024x600 MSI has it here. Size: Small Bigger than the eee Asus takes the size prize. Battery:2.5-3h 2.5h/5.5h If you take the smallest battery, it's pretty even. If you take the biggest though MSI steals the running time with a higher capacity battery, Asus only has a standard battery right now. HDD: 12-20GB SSD 80GB HDD Wind has the size, eee has the low power/cool running/shockproofness. Webcams are the same, the eee has no bluetooth at this point but is smaller and lighter. If you're prepared to wait, the eee 901 and 1000 will be a much better match for the Wind, including 7-8h batteries, bluetooth, 802.11n and a 10" LCD. In the end though it's your decision (which makes my 15 minutes of organising that table a bit redundant) but I recommend waiting. Things are hotting up with not just Asus and MSI, but for Dell, Acer and countless other companies getting ready to start kicking out these Small, Cheap Computers. I'm really rather happy with my eee 701 though, specs really aren't everything and if you get a chance, play with as many of them as you can in stores or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 go for moonlits answer its alot better :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermWarfare Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I don't know about the rest of you, but the looming manufacturer 'low-end, low-cost, mini-laptop' war has me really excited. :D I've never really seen the point in a full size laptop. They're all so big and heavy it seems a waste of time to me. That and the crappy vendor support for linux. However, if they (mini-laptops) ship with linux out of the box, then soon all of the peripheral1 companies will have to start providing drivers and support. This would finally be a chance to knock windows off the throne and create some real competition in the OS market. This can only be a good thing for consumers. If you have to choose between the two, I'd go EeePC. Personally, I'm waiting a bit to see what's around the bend. 1 computer peripherals, not edge-dwellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1u Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I don't know if this will be of any help but the MSI wind is much sexier than the EEE imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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