MSI U123-003US 10.2 offers Intel Atom N280 1.66 GHz Processor, 1GB DDR2 533 Mhz SO-DIMM (1 Slot) upgradable to 2 GB MAX, 160GB 2.5in SATA Hard Drive, Windows XP Home, 9 Cell Battery (9.5 Hour Battery Life depending on usage), Graphics Card Output (15-pin, D-Sub) X 1 ,USB 2.0 X 3, Mic-in X 1/Line-in Port x 1,Headphone Output X 1,LAN Port X 1,4-in-1 Card Reader, SD/MMC/MS/XD
Helpful consumer’s review
Recv’d my MSI U123-003US, three days earlier than expected, nice surprise. Unpacked it, plugged it in and left it alone for the day. Later in the day, fired it up (the first time turning it on, it takes some time to set itself up), so far impressive.
I ordered the additional 2 gig of ram, after emailing MSI regarding the potential warranty issue. They were very responsive and assured me that upgrading the ram would not void the warranty. Getting the back off and on takes some time, is a little bit of a trick, but not bad. After turning the unit back on it was all recognized.
Downloaded itunes, safari, quicktime and skype, no issues all went well and fairly quick. Will add other programs in the near future. Have added OpenOffice (www.openoffice.org), looking forward to see how this works.
There is an issue I addressed w/my question about the RAM. The sleeve that comes w/this unit (9 cell battery) does not fit. i.e. the netbook slides in just fine, but the bulk of the battery prohibits the abbility to close the sleeve/pouch. UPDATE: the person that responded to the ram questions asked for pictures of the problem, they have been sent.
Keyboards seem to be an issue in netbook reviews, this one seems fine and the additional bulk of the battery sets the unit at a comfortable angle. Typing/keying is very quite, track pad is responsive, some have written about possible issue w/the trackpad buttons, I can see their concern, something you may have to be mindful of. UPDATE: trackpad buttons do not seem to be an issue.
All in all, so fare, impressive unit. Have provided one update so far and I am increasing the satisfaction. When I have some more info and time I will try to update this review. Hope this is helpful.
