MSI Wind U120H Netbook Gets Some Press

Since its release at the beginning of January, the new MSI Wind U120H netbook has been getting a lot of attention. It’s a nice machine, that’s for sure, but it has some flaws to take note of.

When we reviewed it a while back, we decided the netbook had some solid specs but was a little too expensive for its own good:

The real problem here is money. Sure, they added 3.5G, but they also added to the price tag. The netbook will stay alive for a good 3 hours, which is decent for standard use, but you end up paying for a 6-cell battery that should really be giving you two or three more hours of work time. Considering that the Wind U100 only costs $350 at Best Buy right now, I doubt it will be worth it to consumers to spend $250 more just for mobile connectivity.

Engadget seems to agree, noting that “the wide availability of similarly specced, strongly designed netbooks throws the Wind’s flaws into sharper relief.”

Regardless, the netbook does its job well and will be sure to please many-a-consumer whose tastes aren’t so viciously oriented as critics’.

Via Engadget.