MSI Wind12 U200 Pro

MSI Wind12 U200 Pro

Aside from scoring an AMD Athlon Neo in one of its Wind netbook series, MSI also brought in some CULV processors to boot. I saw the MSI Wind12 U200 in a magazine ad inside a Cebu Pacific plane yesterday.

msi wind u200

From the looks of it, the exterior design is similar to the U210 and only the specs have been changed:

MSI Wind12 U200
Intel Core 2 SU3500 ULV 1.4GHz
Intel GMA 4500M HD
WiFi 802.11n
12.1″ screen @ 1366×768 pixels
2GB DDR2 RAM
320GB HDD
1.3MP webcam
3 x USB 2.0, HDMI port
6-cell battery

The ad says it comes with Windows 7 but does not say which version. Suggested retail price is Php28,500. This is the cheapest CULV portable laptop we’ve seen in the market so far.

Abe Olandres

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20 Comments

JMontes says:

14 years ago

nice looking!
another good thing about this is affordable.
thanks!
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orthodoc says:

15 years ago

I also installed a win 7 ultimate on the U200 and experienced the same slow booting time. At first I thought I may have done something wrong in the installation but this problem persisted even after a complete format and reinstall. Well I guessed I am not alone in this situation. Mabagal talaga sa boot up but once it has booted up mabilis na even the shut down time is reasonably fast.
With regards to the camera, you have to install the “simple camera application” utility in order for this to work. you can find it here:
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=utility&maincat_no=135&prod_no=1877
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M.D. says:

15 years ago

hi guys. Im planning on getting this but wanted the white one. Any of you who knows where i’ll be able to find one? The computer shops here in Cebu only have the black one. Hope someone could help..thanks!
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Momet says:

15 years ago

hi guys im back

I got my ASUS 1201n last dec24 heheh it rocks!

main enemy for this is the u210 heheheh
my friend and i will meet up for a one on one fight :)

pm me
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ilidan says:

15 years ago

u210 ang gusto kong bilhin kasi dual core sya pero nung bibili na ako, yung rating nya sa windows 7 ay 2.7 . yung u200 ay 3.3 kahit na single core lang sya.kaya u200 ang kinuha ko. ok naman ang performance nya
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dianne says:

15 years ago

I’d say MSI u210 is better than MSI u200 – better performance – cheaper – and although MSI u200 has better battery life – getting a range of 4-5 hrs on a 9 cell version MSI u210 is not bad. I’d rather carry the weight of a battery than paying 2-4k more. I am from Cebu. Right now our pc store are selling the U200 – i haven’t seen the u210 yet. Will definitely be waiting for it…. very promising netbook – since i read that its very good on flash apps
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teriyaki says:

15 years ago

i got the MSI U200 ala OS for 24K pero nainstallan na ng Windows7 bagal nya to boot up pero pag reboot ok na mabilis din pag turn off sya weird?!? tpos d ko pa mapagana ung webcam anybody knows? what wrong i tried to Fn+F6 as the manual shows and even even other sites I saw badtrip talaga..
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michelle says:

15 years ago

@momet and to all:

may i ask what is the store’s name? and if you happen to know 0% installment.

thanks!
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creepy.chan says:

15 years ago

@ momet:

ano yan exclusive cash price only or ganyan din pati credit card?
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Momet says:

15 years ago

ah from what i saw (sm annex)
u200
its a 24k no OS , su3500

u210
its 21.5k no os , Neo L355

im really dont know which is better

u200 is good at battery life and less heat
u210 is good at performance pero lack battery life
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r4i karte says:

15 years ago

The MSI Wind12 U200 sits in that comfortable space between netbook and laptop..
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creepy.chan says:

15 years ago

nakapost na tong model na to sa villman.. i can say i’m not impressed with the price.. almost 30k na sya.. kung ganun lang din better yet buy a notebook na lang..
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mandooow says:

15 years ago

1.4 Ghz? Mabagal.
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erikjames says:

15 years ago

i found on their website:

MSI WIND L2100-036US
â€¢ AMD Athlon â„¢ Neo Processor
â€¢ Genuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium
â€¢ 12.1″ 16:9 LED Backlit Widescreen Display
â€¢ 2GB memory plus 250GB hard drive
â€¢ 3.2 lbs Ultra Lightweight and Ultra Portable Design
â€¢ MSI Exclusive Ergonomic De-stress Keyboard
â€¢ 1366 x 768 HD Ready Display for clear and sharp images
â€¢ HDMI port
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IC DeaDPiPoL says:

15 years ago

accdg to: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

3D Marks 2005
GeForce 9400M (G) = 3394 (Nvidia ION but HP Mini 311 has an ION LE which lack DX10 support)
Intel GMA 4500M HD = 1249 (MSI Wind12 U200)
Intel GMA 4500M =1004
Radeon XPress X1270 = 1018 (MSI Wind 12 U210)
Intel GMA X3100 = 805 (HP/Compaq C793 reference)
Intel GMA 950 = 414 (HP Mini 5101)
Intel GMA 900 = 234
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jojo says:

15 years ago

but isn’t SU3500 just a core 2 solo? would it be possible for you Sir to do a comparison between U210 and U200? and have how about a comparision with this Acer 1410 with a dual core celeron processor?

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/acer-aspire-1410-review.html

thanks in advance..
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IC DeaDPiPoL says:

15 years ago

compared to the MSI Wind12 U120 its a switch from AMD to Intel but I wonder if 4500M HD would be a match for Radeon x1270

U200 has a slightly larger HDD too.

Are there any difference between Intel and AMD when it comes to performance & heat issues in notebooks?
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lemonoid says:

15 years ago

No bluetooth eh?
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alvin says:

15 years ago

better wait for the review
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iTechMe says:

15 years ago

good specs
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