The very first time I opened a box of the Minix M1000 u-note, it reminded me of  the MSI Wind. Check out the full review after the jump.
Design and construction is somewhat a cross between the HP Mini 1000 and the MSI Wind U100. The lid cover is glossy with a wallpaper design so it’s a fingerprint and smudge-magnet. The keyboard layout and orientation is identical to that of MSI Wind so my earlier problem with the positioning of the Fn and Ctrl keys are the same.
Unlike most other netbooks I’ve tried and currently use, the Minix has a really nice, spacious trackpad (I reckon it has around 25-40% more in size compared to others in the 10-inch category) so I don’t normally get the urge of hooking it up with an external USB mouse even on extended use.
Since the Minix M1000 didn’t have any OS pre-installed (just FreeDOS), I immediately loaded it with Windows 7 RC. It runs on an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz with the GMA 950 chip so performance is fairly normal. Windows Experience Index rates it at 2.0 (based on the lowest subscore attained by the graphics on Windows Aero performance).
The other specs are also fairly standard — 160GB 5400rpm HDD, 1GB RAM, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, and 3 USB 2.0 ports. The built-in card reader supports 6 different card types (it’s normally between 3 to 5). It also comes with a 1.3MP webcam.
The 10.1″ screen can be had in glossy or matte finish (the black model has a matte finish while the white one has glossy finish). Of course, the one with the glossy screen has brighter and more crisp display but you also suffer from glare when using it outdoors or against some other bright light source. What’s a bit disappointing is that the screen resolution is only 1024×576 pixels (I expected at least 1024×600) and that couple of dozen missing pixels do matter (the HP Mini 1109TU has the same low resolution).
The standard configuration comes with a 3-cell 2200mAH battery so normal usage time is just around 2 hours on a full charge. I hope that optional 6-cell battery is rated somewhere around 5200-5800mAh and isn’t too expensive.
Suggested retail price of the Minix M1000 netbook is Php17,500 with the 1GB RAM and Php18,000 for the 2GB model. However, it’s selling for just Php15,000 over at TipidPC which I thought is a good bargain (at that price, it’s the cheapest 10-inch netbook in the market). And one more thing — they currently don’t come with any pre-installed OS (Windows XP and Ubuntu will come later according to PC Trends) but that shouldn’t stop you from downloading a copy of Windows 7 RC and use it for free until June 2010.
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Marlon says:
ano po ung solution ng minix u-note m1000 ala pong output sa screen peo may power po? email nyo po ako sa email_co****@****.***.. salamat po
femmie prado says:
Ask po ng service center ng minix unote 1000. Or any contact number
aloysius says:
I have a Minix M1000 3 years na ito, wala naman problem, battery lang were can i buy new battery pack?
walter says:
gud day po.
can any1 pls help me wer i can buy a new netbook battery for my minix m1100. (batt model: M1000-BPS3).
thank you in advance.
beltran says:
san mo makakakuha ng minix webcam driver (mocam 1.3 mega pixel) naghahanap ako sa site wla ako mahanap kindly help nman poh…
Arlene Tubale says:
san b pedeng bumili ng batt ng minix?
peter says:
I need help!I ve a MINIX 1100 and I’m quite satisfied with it,my only problem that the battery doesn’t work any more.I’d like to buy a new one but I dont find it anywhere’PLS HLP!
jun says:
need ur help pls…. kindly produce audio driver for my minix m1000 notebook winXP my OS and no audio driver as of now……
mara says:
san po makakabili ng graphics card with either 512Mb or 1GB for this netbook.. gusto ko kasi upgrade ung sakin..
marvin says:
panu po palitan at buksan ung keyboard ng minix..plz help..
jimmy says:
San po makakabili ng battery ng minix na to nasira n kc battery ng minix ko..thnxxx
StephanieMallari says:
San po nakakabili ng battery ng laptop na to? ung akin kasi pag hnd nakasaksak sa charger ng laptop magbablock out agad sya within 2mins kht fully charged. And san dn nakakabili ng charger nng laptop na to? nagloloose na kase ung akin. Kindly indicate the price. Thankyou.
army mos says:
Great read , I am going to spend more time researching this topic
robinson says:
bkt naman ang battery ku 3hours ang itinatagal .
amiel says:
Greetings, guys, do you have any link for upgrading the ram of this unit? god bless and more power…
toni says:
naku, I can’t find na the CD. =( luckily na re- install na yung ethernet driver.
julius ramos says:
at miss tony..may downloadable na driver sa site nila..meron ding driver na kasama ito when you bought it..
julius ramos says:
about sa battery..wala naman akong problem kasi 2 hours ko naman siya nagagamit..it just need maintenance talaga..when i use it i remove the battery tas plug ko xia..then once a month eh ginagamit ko tong notebook with bat hanggang magwarn na malolowbat na tas charge ko na…it will take it 2 and a half hours para macharge completely..
toni says:
I accidentally uninstalled my minix’s ethernet controller. now i can’t access sa wireless network. does anyone know how can i get it back, i forgot if may kasama ba CD tong minix o built in ang drivers niya? also, may nadodownload ba ng minix ethernet controller sa net? thanks!
Jiji Pascual says:
I’m thinking kung kakagatin ko pa yung isinasangla ng kakilala ko sakin na Minix M1000. I think I won’t anymor. For all the reviews na nakalagay dito, I think it’s better to wait for some more time para makapag-ipon and buy a better netbook.
mark says:
gud pm, my tanong ako sa mga gumagamit ng minix d ba nakkasira ung netbook kung galin ung batt. tapos charge lang ung gamtin kc less than hour lang ung tinatagal nito.
nimresh says:
yes, the problem is the battery… it should be mentained charging when you’re surfing.
Christian says:
totoo yung sinabi ni louie,
the only problem is its battery.
less than 1 hour lang ang itinatagal ng battery. mahirap pa man din maghanap ng battery na kaparehas nun. kinontact ko yung Minix thru e-mail, pero sabi nila na wala pa raw silang available na 6-cell dito sa Pilipinas.
LOUIE says:
i also bought this netbook.so far its good nmn..
nkakalaro ako ng dota d2.hehe!whch is a good thing..
prob lng tlga n2 ang batt.dali malowbat.hehe!
pro overall mgnda xa…
migs says:
i buy this kind of stuff(minix m1000 u note…the first day i used it i wanted to return d product and changed with a branded one like acer the one dat i had months ago but sad to say no return no exchanged policy here in hk so i decided to njoy this so far so good…only the battery i got a little problem easy to get low 3cell…i want to buy 6cell bat…is it available?
baste says:
nice review… i can now have a peace of mind in buying that item… thanks bro!!!
Kent says:
I purchased the Minix M1000 from PC King in Baguio for P15,900. They threw in a USB Mouse and a 2GB USB Drive for free, effectively lowering the price. The store loaned me an external DVD drive for a few hours so I could install Windows XP Pro. While I had the drive I also installed Office 2007. Several other applications were downloaded from the internet and installed.
I managed to only hit the Fn key by mistake twice while wanting to hit the Ctrl key. I can get use to that. I was disappointed that Bluetooth was not built-in and a USB dongle is required.
I’m pleased with everything else except maybe the glossy black finish. Yes, it’s a fingerprint and smudge magnet. In comparing it to my ASUS 1002H, the 1002H has 1024×600 and bluetooth builtin as well as a faster processor and chip set. I wonder if that’s worth the P10,000 more I paid for the ASUS which has the Fn key in the right place.
That’s all, I’m happy with the Minix M1000 for the price.
MENCHU says:
try here : http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=4554207
Any other review with regards to quality?
michael says:
ako, i want to buy if its for 15k ha,where can i buy this stuff
halo8888 says:
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Danny says:
Thanks for the review~
how about the quality of minix’s netbook?
anybody know?
wENDAL says:
install win7 with external usb dvd drive
boot directly to said drive from bios
Pinoy NetBooks says:
Screen resolution is not good for this 10 incher NetBook.
john says:
not bad for 15,000 Pesos .. the problem is the the resolution.. maybe i will buy other branded netbooks.
quiff says:
how do u install windows 7 rc to a pc with no os?
Reel Advice says:
Great review sir abe!
just one caveat is that it lacks an OS option! just a thought, wouldn’t the price be the same to an MSI Wind if it came with a OS preinstalled?
atom says:
tempting
a.cantos says:
pretty good except from the low resolution. there might be a next version soon so i would suggest interested buyers to wait for it.
Darren says:
Thanks Abel for the review!!
I’ll tell this to my customers :-)