Just yesterday I went to Gilmore with alvin to buy stuff for upgrading alvin’s PC. This was a great opportunity to canvass netbooks since I’ve decided to buy a one during the sembreak. After a long day, I ended up with 2 choices.. well, at first 3, but I had HP mini-note crossed out after I realized that its processor isn’t Intel Atom. Well anyway, back at the dorm I’ve searched for reviews from the net and asked friends for advice. Note: both notebooks have similar specs, 10″, 80Gb HDD, 1G memory, Intel Atom processor, 3 USB ports, wifi, cam…

Here’s what I’ve gathered over-all

Asus EEE PC 1000

-long battery life (stays upto 7 hours)

-better LCD display and speakers

-Not so comfy keyboard

-More expensive(ranging from 25k-27k pesos)

MSI Wind U100

-battery life stays less than 2 hours (This I can’t confirm since reviews say it is just same with eee pc’s battery performance but according from personal experience of a user, it lacks.)

-ergonomic keyboard and touchpad

-cheaper (20k, plus if you buy this September, free upgrade to 160gb hdd!)

Friends voted

MSI Wind – 6

EEE PC 1000 – 4

The big drawback… this small laptops are advantageous in terms of mobility but Intel Atom is not known for its speed but for it’s battery saving capabilities. If I am to sell my Acer Intel Celeron, 40GB HDD,1G Memory to buy a new one, a real laptop is preferred (Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB Memory, 160GB HDD like Neo Empriva or HP 520). But if i am allowed (by my mom) to have two laptops, one stays at the dorm and one I bring to school, then I would consider buying MSI Wind. Plus I have to buy an external DVD writer that costs 4k.. so the cheaper MSI wind is better…