Our MSI Wind netbook arrived on Thursday. It worked as advertised. One notable thing I’d like to mention is that the MSI Wind came with pre-partitioned hard disk, C:\ for OS and D:\ for data. Nice.
Archive for the ‘Portables’ Category
2 Nov
Sweet and sour netbook
I have been looking for a netbook for my wife, who has been “borrowing” my laptop since we sold her MacBook a few months ago. So when I found a $50 rebate valid for MSI Wind purchases only in October at 11pm, October 31, I was enpowered with the executive responsibility to make a swift but monumental [...]
22 Mar
MacBook is overrated
Nowadays when people comment that they rather get a MacBook than a Windows-based laptop, my response generally is “MacBook is overrated”. Here is why:
MacBook’s glossy screen makes an unpleasant reading experience.
Its lack of dedicated PgUp and PgDn keys means lots of two-handed combos – the Fn key is on the left while the arrows [...]
22 Mar
Thinkpad x60t temptation
Image from ThinkComputers.org.
My wife told me about a 15% off coupon on Lenovo laptops. Now I don’t need a laptop, but Lenovo’s Thinkpad x41t/x60t has always attracted me. Now the temptation is almost too irresistible, especially that model with the multi-touch screen!
Click here for a video tour from Lenovo. Here are some [...]
11 Jan
Origami Experience
This post is about UMPC Origami and not the paper folding origami.
When Microsoft revealed the first generation of UMPC last year, I was not very impressed. The hardware was expensive, often more so than a standard notebook. The software was nothing more than a Windows OS plus some add-on utilities.
After [...]
31 May
First Mac in 10 years
I stayed home today expecting an Amazon package. It arrived via UPS some time between 12:30pm and 1pm, and I my wife is now the proud owner of her first Mac. It’s my first Mac in over 10 years, but who is counting.
I guess I won’t set up the computer myself. Instead [...]
16 May
MacBook, finally
I have been waiting My wife has been waiting impatiently for Apple to release its Intel-based iBook, and it’s finally here! Well, it’s now called MacBook, as previously rumored. The good thing is that the starting price is still within (my) reason, so tonight I shall discuss with my wife on actually setting [...]
26 Apr
Toshiba M400 video
Yesterday I mentioned that a colleague of mine got a brand spanking new Toshiba M400 Tablet PC. Well, that piqued my interest in the M400, so I dug around on the net and found some videos:
25 Apr
Colleague gets a nice Tablet PC
A new colleague joined our group yesterday, and by today both of his computers had arrived. The desktop is nothing to write home about, but the laptop is sweet! It’s the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC. That thing is small with a 12-inch screen, has one of those Core Duo CPUs, plus a [...]
11 Jan
Intel Macs
I was about 70% happy with yesterday’s MacWorld product announcements. I was looking forward to Intel Macs, and they were indeed announced yesterday. Today I read that there is a hint that Intel Macs can run Windows. Cool, dual boot!
The missing 30% of satisfaction is due to the lack of 12-inch Intel [...]
