>>>Those that are making the argument to get a bigger/faster computer: What exactly are you doing on them?

Heh-heh. Sitting in Bryant Park doing PhotoShop on an LCD screen during bright sunlight? I think not!

I’ve seen a lot of public notebook use (unlike JK, outside of Starbucks!). It’s all stuff that can be handled by the Asus EeePC 7xx: web use, word processing, playing music (well, OK, that last one would need an HD, ideally), playing video. This is not muscular use! In fact, that’s why Macbook sales are so big: no-fuss public web use.

Thank you Mike Cane, Exactly.

These computers come with a gig of ram, plenty for XP, decent processors for internet and Word, and 80-120 gigs of harddrive. The Keyboards are rated at 90-95%, some lower, and resolution is damn good on some. most are under $600.

Those that are making the argument to get a bigger/faster computer: What exactly are you doing on them?

>>>If you need a surfing device, get a Nokia n8xx or an HTC advantage or a Sony Mylo2 or… there are too many options to name at various price points.

Well there’s your primary error right there. It’s not a SURFING device to me. It’s a BLOGGING device. I’ve detailed more in that Acer thread.

And from what I’ve seen in public on my own, there are plenty of people using ginormous heavy notebooks just to surf. Overkill!

I just posted my rant on the eee thing under the Acer (anybody else that can’t keep Asus and Acer straight or is it just me?) article.

I reiterate, these things are not useful enough to have $600-800 price points. JKOTR is the only blog I have seen to put this out there in blunt language.

I want to know how many of these things will be collecting dust within a few months because people realize that XP with 512k of RAM and a tiny flash drive is not something they can use for a lot of their tasks. You have low processor power, undersized keyboard, resolution issues, inadequate storage and on and on.

If you need a surfing device, get a Nokia n8xx or an HTC advantage or a Sony Mylo2 or… there are too many options to name at various price points.

@Mike

I’ve killed the hijacking of James’ post, and moved to posting on your site.

I figured it’s a more appropriate conversation there, considering the original subject matter here.

OK. Good pics. However, I’d like to see the size of the woman attached to those hands.

Dead link.

It doesn’t look way bigger to me. It looks like some keys are, though.

JKK was linking to some of the only people who have had their hands on the machine, so I tend to believe people who’ve touched it over people who haven’t.

Really, we’ll all know soon enough. You and I discussing this, at this point, is as reliable as sitting a couple of three year olds in a room and asking them about it. None of us have laid hands on the damn thing,yet.

Damn. Mobile01 killed my direct links to their photos. I’ve had to clone the photos in my earlier post:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/ton-of-new-msi-wind-photos/

See that larger keyboard, Nate!

@ Nate: jkk did not write that. He was linking to another site!

And look here:
http://attach1.mobile01.com/attach/200805/mobile01-519c52ffb756e9101511fa7e09b0d5a7.jpg

That is way bigger than the EeePC keyboard!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q2a~~cabcat0500000%23%23d%23%231i8~~ncabcat0502000%23%234%23%2328&usc=abcat0500000&nrp=15&type=category&lcn=All+Laptops&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&id=pcmcat138500050001

If they’re aiming for cheap, they aren’t doing a good job.

Back to what the article was about…

The sub 600 light weight notebook market will hurt those retailers selling more expensive notebooks. I think more people are looking at weight and price rather than a full fledged computer. Most already have a notebook that can handle everything, its just too big to carry around. They need mobility for internet and typing.

Bottom line is that the majority of notebook users dont need the power and storage for their needs.

apple: I know apple will ignore this sub 600 notebook market because of their brand being high-end. Instead I think they will venture into a tablet type device. Just a guess since they stated the iphone was based on their work of a tablet apple.

I think memobug might be right. I have read that the space between the keys are larger on the MSI wind compared to the EEE PC 700 or 900.

The whole layout look wider and bigger then the EEE PC, I cant defend a computer until I see some live shots and people actually using it.

I believe, (pretty sure) JKK’s article is based on a review done entriely in spanish which does not translate very well with google. Again, lets wait and see some reviews of the MSI wind and EEE PC 1000 for the final KB verdict.

I haven’t heard anyone comparing it to that keyboard.

It has been compared to the Eee Pc keyboard.

if the KB on the Wind is like the KB on my Lifebook P7000 (10.6″ screen & almost identical width) then i can tell you from 1st hand experience that it is MUCH larger & much easier to type on than the EEE, there is absolutely no comparison.

also, my KB is in fact rated at 95% full size.

Hey Mike,

I’m not disputing that some keys are larger on the Wind’s board. However, people expecting the thing to be 90-95% full sized are going to be very disappointed.

Based on the pictures provided, to me, a bunch of unimportant keys are larger, and it has an actual directional pad, over the Eee. Other than that, the keys look about the same.

For me, the problem with the Eee wasn’t that the enter and shift keys were too small and that it lacked dedicated direction keys. It was that all of the keys were too small. Based on everything I’ve seen, the Wind will not solve this problem.

While I appreciate that you’ve put this together, I trust JKK on this issue.
http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2008/05/hands-on-with-msi-wind.html

@Nate: You’re wrong about the keyboards, I think:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/keyboards-msi-wind-vs-asus-eeepc/