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Motorcycle NetBook
I just got my new MSI U120 Netbook for traveling with me on the road. It is replacing my 12 inch Del 700m, which weighed over 5 lbs with the travel charger, and nearly 6 lbs if I took the 4 hour extended (6 cell) battery.
This new Netbook only weighs 2.3 lbs with a 6 cell battery, and runs almost 5 hours on a charge. It also is about 2 inches smaller in both width and length and is slimmer as well. It takes up quite a bit less room in the trunk, which is always at a premium when I travel two-up.
It has a 10 inch screen, which I decided was as small as I could go and still have a usable screen, and a 160gb hard drive and 1gb of ram, Wifi, Blutooth, SD slot, 3 usb ports, and it only cost $370 (from New Egg).
I have loaded all my normal applications on it for use on the road (Garmin Mapsource, Google Earth, Microsoft Office, Itunes, etc) and it handles all of them with no problems. I really like the smaller size and lighter weight and longer battery life than the Dell. The 10 inch sceen hasn't presented a problem yet, and the keyboard is actually spaced good enough that I can touch type on it.
I'll take it out on the road in a day or two and let you know how it works, but so far, I think this is a keeper.
I just got my new MSI U120 Netbook for traveling with me on the road. It is replacing my 12 inch Del 700m, which weighed over 5 lbs with the travel charger, and nearly 6 lbs if I took the 4 hour extended (6 cell) battery.
This new Netbook only weighs 2.3 lbs with a 6 cell battery, and runs almost 5 hours on a charge. It also is about 2 inches smaller in both width and length and is slimmer as well. It takes up quite a bit less room in the trunk, which is always at a premium when I travel two-up.
It has a 10 inch screen, which I decided was as small as I could go and still have a usable screen, and a 160gb hard drive and 1gb of ram, Wifi, Blutooth, SD slot, 3 usb ports, and it only cost $370 (from New Egg).
I have loaded all my normal applications on it for use on the road (Garmin Mapsource, Google Earth, Microsoft Office, Itunes, etc) and it handles all of them with no problems. I really like the smaller size and lighter weight and longer battery life than the Dell. The 10 inch sceen hasn't presented a problem yet, and the keyboard is actually spaced good enough that I can touch type on it.
I'll take it out on the road in a day or two and let you know how it works, but so far, I think this is a keeper.
