One more thing, Intel is coming out with the Intel Atom Dual Core. Who knows, the newer MSI Wind Model (If they come out with one) might come before Christmas 2008 equipped with this new CPU. Or probably they’ll change architecture and use NVIDIA’s computer on a chip called The Tegra.

I wouldn’t mind paying a little extra for this machine.

When I saw it in the display, I asked to try it out to get a feel of the weight and speed…. and I tell you straight out…. I am impressed.

http://www.adamia.com/blog/msi-wind-u100-unboxing-in-hd

The Wind also has 802.11n. At least mine does o_O

As for loading XP onto the Linux version of the Wind, I see no reason why that wouldn’t work.

I’ve purchased one of these babies myself and was very surprised about the quality of the keyboard. It took me about two days to get used to it, now I’m pretty much as fast on the Wind’s small keyboard as I was on my old laptop’s keyboard (Dell Vostro 1400 with regular size keyboard). And writing is what I do for my living, thus I’m not only dependent on a high-quality keyboard (god bless my old Powerbook 1400 and my Pismo) but also on not getting the cramps after a few hours of typing.
However, I can see how some people could run into trouble trying not to hit two keys at the same time - I have rather skinny hands and fingers, chubby folks will certainly see this entire issue differently.

As for the memory issue: I did upgrade my memory from 1GB to 2GB - it’s a piece of cake. The entire bottom cover practically falls into your lap as soon as you remove the screws holding it in place. Afterwards you will see the only available free memory slot. Next I’ll probably replace the hard drive with a shock-resistant solid state drive, although I’ll have to wait until ~80GB SSDs are available at a price that will not make my wife hit me over the head repeatedly every time I even as much as think about purchasing it ;)

For me, the 10″ Wind is a perfect companion for everyday mobile work, and I’m currently even considering replacing my desktop at home with it and hooking up my external display, keyboard and mouse to the Wind if I actually have to work at home. After all we’re talking 25W v. 85W for the exact same kind of work here.

I’ve got a pretty good reason, Doug: WE CAN’T BUY ONE IN THE USA YET.