Great little unit. Should really have built in bluetooth and Mobile Wireless (aka WWAN). I upgraded the memory to 2GB and put Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 operating system. This O/S and this unit together work very well.
I selected this unit due to the fact that it was a 100% compatible on the Ubuntu website. I am NOT a windows fan and avoid it when I can.
The H/W is light, battery life is good, not as good as advertised. About 4hrs 30mins of constant use with Wifi on.
If you go the Ubuntu route you need to be a little technical as for most people it is a different O/S and you may need some tinkering. I did not need to tinker as it worked 100% after install. I created 4 user accounts on the MSI for the family, including one account that has admin privileges.
With 6 mins of instruction my whole family is able to use this to print, surf the web with firefox and use Open Office which is the opensource equivalent to Microsoft Office.
I have been able to successfully tether my Nokia e71 to Ubuntu and can get on ATT 3G
Once the 11" versions of these hit, I will buy again.
Pleasantly surprised and pleased.Get more detail about MSI Wind U123-001US 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Cell Battery.
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