Comments on: MSI Wind U120 Memory Options: Do You Want 1GB or 1GB? http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:22:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jesse http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411828 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:03:38 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411828 I am running win 7 on a U120 1 gig ram with no problem. I did turn off most of the video effects to save memory but on a small screen netbook they are just bells & whistles in any case and not needed. In all reality how many programs are you going to have open on a 10″ screen any way. In most cases people use a netbook as a single program at a time platform. Mostly either email or banking via the web. I use mine for both plus monitoring my home video surveillance system when away on a trip and doing a little net surfing as well as social networking. This netbook works just fine for all of that. I also have a 64 gig flash drive and set the bios to view it as a hard drive so I can use it as a bootable backup drive. Would I like to have another gig of ram, sure, but do I miss it, no.

]]> By: Roger Stockburger http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411827 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:52:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411827 I have the Aldi/Medion E1210 which is the MSI U100 – and the kids have an Acer Aspire one as their portable. The 2Gb makes a big difference in boot-time, hibernation/wake-up speed, as well as program execution speed.

I was eagerly eyeing out the U120 with the built-in 3G as to get rid of the USB 3G stick, and give my U100 to the kids so they both have netbooks. The lack of upgradeability of the u120 has definetly swayed me away from purchasing same. Shame really.

Considering the cost of RAM, 2Gb should be standard

]]> By: Brent http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411826 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:55:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411826 I am hoping to get my high school to buy a netbook for every student. Do you think that the MSI Wind would be a good choice? Think sturdy. I also wonder whether Windows XP or Linux would be better.

]]> By: Netbook Fan http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411825 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:20:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411825 Well, it sounds like the U100 is the way to go.

Like the previous writer, I bought a U100 when it first came out and added memory to bring it to 2GB. It now runs Win 7 and Win XP quite well.

I’d much rather have the option to bring the MSI Wind up from 1GB to 2GB than to have the changes made in the U120.

Maybe MSI will get it right with the next round of netbook models… !

]]> By: HG http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411824 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:43:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411824 I like having the option to install the extra RAM. If I was buying I would buy the U100 because of the limited RAM
I have the U100 and running Win 7 and Leopard on pt with 2GB of RAM and runs great. With the 1GB on the U120 it also would run but you need to have less programs running and you most likely see Proformance a bit slow. So for 3G on my U100 I connect with BT with my Storm.

]]> By: PJE http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411823 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:28:26 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411823 All the manufacturers need to do is install 2GB on the Linux versions and 1GB on the XP version – as HP are doing on at least one machine. The majority of people who buy netbooks don’t upgrade the RAM.

I would take a 2GB Linux machine over a 1GB XP machine, but would buy the XP machine if the specs were the same and install Linux as needed.

]]> By: zFrame http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411822 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:04:01 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411822 these limitations are silly & lack any real forethought, which probably fits well with Ms’s mentality. if they think that a person on the hunt for a cheap 10″ laptop is going to not purchase it because of only 1GB RAM & instead go with a cheap 15″ just because it has 2GB? ohh please.

especially when most of these people are mainstream consumers & really couldnt careless about 1GB/2GB.

]]> By: Roddykat http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411821 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:27:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411821 A quick look at the manual confirmed those findings(I should have looked before ordering). It would have been nice to have the replaceable memory in the sans 3G version. Will still check for it, though. I would have wanted the 2GB, but it will still be a good machine, I think.

]]> By: James http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411820 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:46:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411820 Wow I just a wind and almost returned it for the new one. Anyways the model above will most likely be for Linux only to save cost and will not ship to the us. I may be wrong but I’m sure ms will want people to upgrade to windows 7 from so when it’s out and 1 gig with not be enough in opinion.

]]> By: selfnoise http://gigaom.com/mobile/is-the-msi-wind-u120-limited-to-1gb-of-ram/#comment-411819 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:09:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=28283#comment-411819 I thought this was going to be 1GB only because it used Poulsbo? If not, then that’s just silly. Why would you buy this over the 100?

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