NbC: MSI Wind U135 Review
March 29, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Display
The MSI Wind U135 has a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) LED backlit TFT display. Despite coming with a glossy display, we found the U135’s display to be one of the best we’ve used. It offers crisp text, vivid colours and a bright display. It also wasn’t as reflective as other glossy models on the market. In fact it seemed very similar to the one used in the Toshiba NB200 that we tested recently.
The picture below shows the Wind U135 in the outdoors. As you can see the display could still be read and in no way hindered its use. The U135 fared much better than other netbooks that we’ve used with glossy displays.
Colour saturation and contrast was very good also and meant that watching video content was a pleasure. It was nice to know that horizontal viewing angles was also very good, you could quite comfortably watch this with a friend on a plane without problems.
Speakers
Following the very quiet speakers of the Toshiba NB200, it was nice to see that the U135 could go very loud. The MSI Wind U135 has two speakers located either side on the bottom of the netbook. Sound quality was your typical netbook fare. There was no mid-range from what we could tell, which means playing music at high volumes can just end up giving you a headache.
Heat & Noise
This was an area where the Wind U135 really excelled. We didn’t notice the netbook getting too hot, even after significant use. Even the air blown out of the main side vent was never uncomfortably hot. This result is probably due to the new Pine Trail processor used to power the netbook.
As a result of this, noise levels were also kept to a minimum. Yes, if you were stressing the CPU quite hard (like when watching a YouTube video) then you could hear the fan whir, but under normal use it was very quiet.
May 9th, 2010 1:16 PM
I think it needs to be pointed out that the touchpad DOES in fact support multi-touch, scrolling, etc. You just need to grab the Sentelic Multi Touchpad driver from http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=nbdriver&maincat_no=135&prod_no=1973
May 26th, 2010 8:14 PM
Please include a close-up of the two MSI labels on the right underside. These labels show the wireless chipset used in the laptop. I would not touch the U135 if the chipset was Atheros ! too many problems with this chipset. Realtek is the best.
July 8th, 2010 2:43 PM
i have just bought one and the only thing i dnt know how to turn on is the bluetooth dse any one know how to
July 9th, 2010 10:15 PM
I am trying to find the user manual for my MSI wind U100. Not in the box and searched online to no avail. There are many things I do not know about my Netbook, so just do without!! I found a lot of manuals for the Asus Netbooks online, but shame on MSI/Proline for the lack of customer services.
My problem is — I do not know where to set the Webcam, it is not working, can anyone assist please. Thx E
August 3rd, 2010 2:43 PM
Hi,
I also don’t know how to make bluetooth work or my webcam…
can anyone tell me how?
August 4th, 2010 11:08 AM
My problem is — I do not know where to set the Webcam, it is not working, can anyone assist please. Thx E
For U100, Fn+F6 can turn on the webcam.
August 6th, 2010 7:01 PM
hi to turn the webcam on you need to press the fn button and the f6 button at the same time dose anyone know how to switch bluetooth on
October 19th, 2010 4:55 PM
Eli,
The english user manual for the Wind U100 can be found at the address below.
Copy and paste it into your browser.
Josh
http://download1.msi.com/files/downloads/mnu_exe/01_MS_N011+N811_v1.0_English.zip
January 6th, 2011 11:25 PM
hi, i was wondering if anyone could help because i got the netbook for christmas so i can stay in contact with family etc on skype but cant seem to figure out how to make the webcam work
January 17th, 2011 1:33 PM
Hi Guys,
I have bought the Wind U135 just today and the sales guy explained that the netbook doesnt have a built-in Bluetooth. You need to use a bluetooth plug-in/ device.
May 7th, 2011 11:00 AM
hiya i just bort the msi u135 netbook the webcam works an it sayss i have a built bluetooth i dont know ow ta switch it on it says to press fn +f11 togeva that only switches on the wireless can anyone tell me pleasee thanks
May 23rd, 2011 2:39 PM
Please can somebody advice me on how to turn my webcam on and is a built on webcam U135 laptop. it seem when i press the fn and f6 key it comes up but says error or bad signal so please advice