Comments on: MSI Wind netbook gains WiFi drivers for Mac OS X

By: maria mendez

maria mendez — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:37:25 +0000

drivers de sonido para modelboard smi, p4m800, intel celeron R

By: George

George — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:06:51 +0000

converted to OSX but can’t get the MSI track pad to work other than stationary click — any solutions/suggestions?

By: James

James — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:50:33 +0000

Good work, Kevin! How is the performance of OS X on the Wind? I’ve tried looking up information but there isn’t much out there. Able to watch videos? Multi-task? Multiple-tab web browsing? I’m going to go ahead and assume that Photoshop is out of the question. Anyone have any info on overall performance? Thanks!

By: neuhausen

neuhausen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:55:34 +0000

Gack, of course it was James. Sorry about that.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:48:02 +0000

Kevin, I am shocked, SHOCKED that you don't just have multiple hard disks with the different operating systems for your Wind, so you can quickly install this driver and tell us first-hand how well it works ;)

I am really tempted to replace my HP 2133 with a Wind and install MacOS. For some reason, I have the feeling that the MiniNote is getting slower every day. The hard disk seems to never stop rattling. And yes, it's running XP.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:40:35 +0000

@welund,

I just sold my MSI Wind for a Fujitsu P1620. The keyboard on the Wind is roomier because the chassis is larger (10" screen as opposed to 8.9" on the 1620).

That said, the keys on the 1620 are the same size,which is one problem with the Wind. On the Wind, the period, comma and / keys are smaller than all other keys.

Personally, I like the 1620 better, but the Wind was a good netbook. It runs Vista really well with 2GB RAM.

By: Richard Garrett

Richard Garrett — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:05:10 +0000

I wonder if these work with or could be modified for the Aspire One? It sure beats cracking open the case on that unit (even though Tnkgirl documents it well).

By: Weylund

Weylund — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:20:39 +0000

Gack, of course it was James. Sorry about that. I write now primarily (having given up on coding for the time being) and I don't want to have to lug my Macbook around, but I don't want to waste the trip writing-wise.

Sounds like a Wind would be perfect, though - I have small hands too. Now I'll see if I can scare up $400 for the 6-cell. Thanks!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:44:30 +0000

Actually, James had the P1610 so I can't compare. I find the MSI Wind keyboard to be very usable though. I'm a touch typist and I can fly on it. Then again, I have small hands.

By: Weylund

Weylund — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:36:52 +0000

Hey Kevin - you still enjoying your Wind then? How would you say the keyboard compares to your P1610? I've been looking at carrying my 1510 on a long business trip and wondering if I should be looking at a (much cheaper) Wind instead.

Glad to see WiFi is supported now - makes me much more likely to put OSX on if I buy it.