Samsung NC10 Vs MSI Wind worth the extra $52??? just wondering if the is reason to spend the extra 52 bucks for the Samsung???
80307
There are a couple of things that are wrong with the Asus. I had the 1000H for 2 weeks and had to return it to Amazon. (I now own the Acer Aspire One). Problems with 1000H: 1. I thought that the right shift key was something that I can get used to...not. I couldn't get used it. 2. It's heavier than the competition. 3. It had a defect in the keyboard. The middle section of the board would sink down when I pressed the letters...U, Y, H, or N. Once it sank, it would stay there and "snap" back up into place. 4. This might be a little picky, but the LED status light (for the battery) starts blinking way too early and gets very annoying. It starts to blink when your battery goes down to 80%!! So, for the next 2 to 4 hours, you will be constantly distracted by that dumb blinking light. This feature should not kick in until about 20% battery life. 5. Overall build quality is lacking, such as inconsistent gaps, uneven mating surfaces...etc. The only good thing about the 1000H was its matte screen.
406668
the card is very reliable if well treated. and if you're lucky. I've used one card full-time maxed out for a year now running F@H, and the only sign is the fans starting to show age. The second card, the fans quit after 6 months, and I'm still waiting for MSI to send me a fully-functioning card after 3 RMAs. keep in mind F@H is running the card at full power, which is much harder on the card than even logging 16 hours a day of most games.for most people and most applications, the card is reliable and should last at least until you build your next gaming pc.
300227
i doubt that the Wind gets 6+ hours. however, the Wind does have b/g/n wifi whereas the NC10 has only b/g. they both have crisp matte screens, similar keyboard layout, and weigh about the same. the only advantage the NC10 has (imho) is its battery life. if an extra 30mins-1hr of longer usage is important to you, then the NC10 is the way to go. however, if it isn't, then save the 50+ bucks and get the Wind.
1092979
Gigabyte GPU cards have a horrible cooling system, they last less and they are super big and bulky, never buy any gigabyte card.the Sapphire and MSI have the best cooling, tho Sapphire is abit bigger.
180017
They removed the prices soon after I posted my warning that first day. ;) It was $549. The XP version is *supposed* to be $499 with a 6 cell battery according to the MSI press release. As for the battery - there are many reports of 6 cell battery shortages that may affect the first shipments of Winds. We don't know yet for sure. But the first shipments of Win XP Winds may only have 3 cells. If true, the price should be LOWERED to reflect the smaller battery. Not raised to fleece impatient buyers.
855456
My roommate uses the M60 Ive got the M65. Ive used both and hardly notice any difference in acceleration. I have ZERO complaints about the M65 and would recommend it for gaming any day.
300226
Yeah, I can see where a sinking keyboard would be a bit of a turnoff. I didn't experience that with a unit I borrowed, but it might be a quality control issue. I found the shift key placement to be largely a non-issue for me and found myself more annoyed with the MSI Wind's mini-period and mini-comma keys. Drove me crazy.I do like the Samsung Netbook. I may just wait for the post-Xmas Desperation Sale to buy it either here or at Newegg.
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Says AMD somewhere in the listing, at the top I think. The other Samsung listed in that comparison chart has an Intel i5 and is $1200, same machine I think.
71971
thanks for your response.Do you (or anyone with a good understanding of this) think it's worth spending $50 to upgrade from what I currently have?) I purchased the samsung hd monitor and thought the upgrade would provide better video.any thoughts?
172963
I did lot of research on why additional $100 for similar spec TV. I found 2 major diff1. less HDMI port2. Lack of built in WIFI. But there is Ethernet port on 6003 and one can buy WI-FI adopter and get it going. BestBuy suggested (infact demanded) to only use Samsung adopter which is about $60.
200717
The fans get pretty loud when gaming. They must be doing their job because I have not had an overheat problem yet. I wear head phones most of the time so the fan noise is no problem. I usually play with every thing maxed out as much as possible with no problems yet. The only thing I would recommend is get an MSI with a larger SSD than 128 Gig, it fills up very fast with todays games and it would be worth it. That is the only thing I wish I had done, other than that this thing is awesome.
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What is the difference between the 2? I didn't know if I should get this or G51j-3D. Using the computer for mainly games. My only problem is that I am not a huge ATI fan, have had their cards so many times and have been disappointed so many times.
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Yeah Damon, I think and feel the same way as you do. I had exactly the same untimely response as you did! What a joke GE Money Bank is!!! But, I still thought the 31% off the MSRP of $3500 was a killer offer I couldn't refuse! Now, I see that Samsung has reduced the MSRP to $3200, w/Amazon currently selling at 22% off ~ still not as hot a deal, but pretty darn good- I feel that, that price will probably drop another 4-7% over the next month though! So, why not take the plunge then, and just plop it on another card?
64231
I have exactly same question ... on one side the screen is worth it (my boss has DELL 12'' and it's much better than 10''), on the other side battery life on NC20 is much shorter than NC10SE or N110 I have such a feeling NC20 will cost $550 (based no newegg.com) and it's almost $100 more which I think is not worth it
1497142
I agree with NY. The speakers on the NC10 SE are perfectly acceptable given that this is an netbook costing a just $469. My only meaningful complaint about the NC10SE is that 2MB of RAM is not standard. I had to fiddle around for quite a while last night trying to get the memory card seeded in just right.
1406889
Sorry to hear about all the troubles. Hopefully everything gets sorted out.I just ordered the 6 cell from Amazon/J&R; for $580. J&R; has it in stock (not back order), so it should be here soon. I canceled the order for the 3 cell.If you're looking for the wind, try this site: http://www.nowinstock.net/computers/msi-wind/
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As long as its frequency is same as MB. MSI have good MBs but if there isn't a previous pro given I'd skip it.