How Much are ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind in Malaysia?

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How Much are ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind in Malaysia?

Filed in: Gadgets, Malaysia — August 8th, 2008

One of the hottest products at the PIKOM PC Fair 2008 (II) was the netbook.

Netbook is small-sized, low-cost, light weight version of notebook computer that has been optimized for Internet access.

Here are the ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind prices in Malaysia:

ASUS Eee PC 701

Intel Mobile CPU
Intel UMA graphic
4GB SSD, 512MB RAM
802.11b/g, 10/100 LAN
7″ LCD, USB 2.0 x 3
MMC & SD card reader
0.3M pixel webcam

Price: RM 999 (Linux) / RM 1,099 (Windows XP)

ASUS Eee PC 900

Intel Mobile CPU
Intel UMA graphic
30GB HDD, 1GB RAM
802.11b/g, 10/100 LAN
8.9″ LCD, USB 2.0 x 3
MMC & SD card reader
1.3M pixel webcam
Windows XP Home

Price: RM 1,499

ASUS Eee PC 901

Intel Atom CPU
12GB SSD, 1GB RAM
802.11b/g/n, 10/100 LAN
8.9″ LCD, USB 2.0 x 3, Bluetooth
MMC & SD card reader
1.3M pixel webcam
Doulby Soundroom Certified
Windows XP Home

Price: RM 1,749

ASUS Eee PC 1000

Intel Atom CPU
80GB HDD, 1GB RAM
802.11b/g/n, 10/100 LAN
10″ LCD, USB 2.0 x 3, Bluetooth
MMC & SD card reader
1.3M pixel webcam
Dolby Soundroom Certified
Windows XP Home

Price: RM 2,099

MSI Wind U100

Intel Atom CPU
80GB HDD, 1GB RAM
802.11b/g, bluetooth
10″ widescreen LCD
Build-in card reader
3-cells battery
1.3M pixel webcam

Price: RM 1,750 (Linux) / RM 1,899 (Windows XP)

My two cents

There were 2 models in my netbook list: Eee PC 901 and MSI Wind. I was expecting for Linux version of Eee PC 901(which has bigger SSD) but was told that there is No Linux version of Eee PC in Malaysia by ASUS Malaysia. That’s very disappointing. They are expecting everyone to love Windows.

So, I turned to MSI Wind. It is almost perfect but the 3-cells battery(1.5 hours) is a letdown. The 6-cells version is not available yet in Malaysia (except the girlys Wind “Love Edition”).

In the end, I didn’t buy any netbook at the PC Fair. I shall wait for the MSI Wind 6-cells model or other coming-soon-netbooks.

For other netbook choices, CNET UK showed top 10 netbooks and CNET Asia picked the top 5 netbooks.

Will you buy a netbook, or you have got one? Please share with us.

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