Price:$550
was one of the first Intel Atom-based mini-laptops to appear, and thus helped establish what this bargain-priced CPU can handle. Our $550 configuration, which included 1GB of RAM, an 80GB 2.5-inch hard-disk drive, and Windows XP, earned a score of 36 on WorldBench 6. That's about average for a netbook.
The Wind's most touted feature is TurboDrive--a feature that amounts to overclocking at the touch of a button. Essentially, TurboDrive serves as a power management shortcut that shoves the Atom processor into its higher-power mode. Battery life was a letdown, though: The three-cell battery that shipped with our unit lasted for just 2 hours, 24 minutes.
MSI's Wind is small and fairly light (about 2.6 pounds), and it's sturdy enough to take a beating. But other solidly built netbooks are widely available, too.
The Wind's most touted feature is TurboDrive--a feature that amounts to overclocking at the touch of a button. Essentially, TurboDrive serves as a power management shortcut that shoves the Atom processor into its higher-power mode. Battery life was a letdown, though: The three-cell battery that shipped with our unit lasted for just 2 hours, 24 minutes.
MSI's Wind is small and fairly light (about 2.6 pounds), and it's sturdy enough to take a beating. But other solidly built netbooks are widely available, too.
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