MSI U230-040US 12.1-Inch Netbook - 4 Hour Battery Life

by MSI

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 11.7 x 1.2 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0036OR9BK
• Item model number: U230-040US
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,508 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

U230-040us ath x2 l335 1.6g 2gb 250gb 12in bt wl w7hp

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performance for a netbook, November 4, 2010

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Mogomix - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSI U230-040US 12.1-Inch Netbook - 4 Hour Battery Life (Personal Computers)

This is a high performing netbook, capable of some very limited gaming. The battery life lasts about 4.5 hours if all you're doing is writing or lightly surfing the web. It performs much better when plugged in. It has a dual core possessor and a dedicated graphics chipset. It is the perfect size for me, fits right into my backpack

I believe the cores run at 800Mz on the battery and 1.6Gz plugged in. It plays high definition video without studdering. It can even play some games. I played Half-Life 2 with mid to low settings and had mid 20's to low 30's FPS, Torchlight ran about the same, 28 FPS at mid to low settings. It even played Left 4 Dead 2 low settings, usually at about 27 FPS although when you get a large rush of zombies it can dip down to 16 FPS. Pretty impressive for a computer type that was never designed for gaming. I ran 3DMark06 on it just to see and it scored a 1969, which is really good for a netbook.

For those of you who don't understand much about the last paragraph, let me just say this; If it can handle light gaming it will certainly handle ANYTHING that you might expect a netbook to.

The wireless card seems to turn off from time to time and you have to reset it. I'm still not sure if this a problem with the netbook or router or a powersaving feature, I'll try to update later as I discover more on this issue. Ohh, and the store page says in two different places that the hard drive is 250 GB and 320 GB. For the record it is a 320 GB hard drive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The (almost) perfect netbook for the road warrior, December 14, 2010

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Frank Berger (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MSI U230-040US 12.1-Inch Netbook - 4 Hour Battery Life (Personal Computers)

I bought this netbook to upgrade from my MSI Wind U100 that was a little limited in horsepower for my needs. I wanted a faster processor and slightly bigger screen but still a highly portable computer.

The U230 is a wonderful piece of equipment with an unassuming look. I use it day in and day out for web surfing, article writing and software development and I am amazed by what this little machine can do. I use a 9-cell battery and I carry a spare and this combination usually gets me through my workday at the local road warrior hangout (or in my transatlantic flight :) When I see people carrying their 17" laptop around I can't help but smile.

I have owned it for almost a year and I would probably by this model again if I needed a netbook now. Not sure why MSI is not marketing it more agressively...

2.0 out of 5 stars worked great for just over a year, September 19, 2011

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Felipe (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MSI U230-040US 12.1-Inch Netbook - 4 Hour Battery Life (Personal Computers)

Just this month the screen burned in a vertical row. Same thing happened to my wife's model. I saw random places where they'll sell a screen for "do it yourself" for $100. So, after a year it will cost you at least $100 more this product...get another brand.