I’ve got good news and bad news on the MSI Wind front. And if you’ve read the headline, you probably have a good idea which news item falls into which category.
First the good news. As expected, MSI has begun shipping the Wind notebook this week. If you placed a preorder at the MSI Shop, ZipZoomFly, Amazon, Buy.com or most other online stores, there’s a good chance your computer is on its way to your door.
The bad news is that the global battery shortage has hit MSI hard. We already knew that the first units out the door would have a 3 cell battery rather than the 6 cell battery MSI had planned to include. But we didn’t know until today just how long you’d have to wait for a Wind notebook with a higher capacity battery. CrunchGear reports that you won’t be able to pick up a 6 cell version until September.
The 3 cell unit will cost $20 less than the 6 cell version, but I think a lot of folks would rather have twice the battery life for a few bucks more.
- MSI Wind update: J&R gets a product page, Brazil gets a clone
- It’s official: MSI Wind with 6-cell battery gets a $50 price hike
- How to build a 9 cell battery for the MSI Wind
- MSI Wind with 6 cell battery now available
- Acer Aspire One available at Newegg, Amazon drops MSI Wind price
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1) I'll get to see some user reviews of the product 2) Any bugs can be fixed 3) I want 5 hours of battery life--(I'm going to keep my dell laptop alive for a little longer). 5) Dell might be a better buy, especially a 12.1 inch atom
Get the iphone, it will keep our gadget geekness in check till you can buy the netbook you want. If you need this for business then there are plenty of competitors to the Wind, I just don't see them hitting these specs, quality or price like the Wind. We will see....
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MSI should have been more upfront with the problems and rather than delay several times the day of when it was supposed to come out. But the battery shortage is a real thing, its them being upfront with dates and info that is a concern.
They should come out with a date that is much later (realistic) and if they come out earlier then everyone will be happy. The constant delays upsets people. But I expect this for a new product, if it was their 2nd version of the Wind then I would have some serious concerns.
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If it really is true about September for the 6-cell, MSI really screwed the pooch. By then (theoretically) Dell and their 800-pound marketing muscle will be in the market.
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