MSI 32GB WindPad 110W-014US (Metallic Brown)

Comments about MSI 32GB WindPad 110W-014US (Metallic Brown):

I use it for my small business - accounting, correspondence and other matters. It has practically all the features of a PC, with those of a tablet. The only thing that i wish to be there is a bigger hard disc - required for loading all the softwares, as 32 GB is too less for a Windows 7 PC. Battery life is excellent, and i am a fan of MSI for their top quality products.

Comments about MSI 32GB WindPad 110W-014US (Metallic Brown):

Overall, this has been a great tablet. I recommend using the docking station for this model and a USB keyboard, but the touch keyboard works pretty good too (in fact, I typed this review on my MSI touch screen). Very compact & easy to use. I didn't give it a perfect score for the following reasons: the touch screen is not perfect - it can glitch up, especially when using it for scrolling or trying to click on a small icon. Also, the 32GB solid state drive greatly restrains what you can install on this tablet. Battery life is not the best I've seen, though not terribly bad. The docking station is also hard to come by. But overall, I like it better than any laptop or tablet that I've ever used. I'd definitely recommend this PC. If you're not familiar with MSI, they're a motherboard manufacturer, and every MSI product I've used has been outstanding, including this tablet.

Comments about MSI 32GB WindPad 110W-014US (Metallic Brown):

Do not mistake this for an I-Pad or Android tablet. This is a tablet that can do what your Laptop does, though with even greater portability. As a business-user, I am able to travel around my facility and access the data I need quickly. More importantly, I can find the software I need and it works! The MSI has all the power I need for work - and for play when I want to. To make it perfect, my wish list would include a longer power cord, docking station, book case, and Win 8 for the promise in a simpler interface.

Comments about MSI 32GB WindPad 110W-014US (Metallic Brown):

I've got my Windpad 110W delivered to me 2 week ago following my pre-order from B&H Photo. The first thing I did was to add a 32GB SDHC class 10 card. Had it reformatted as NTFS & mounted it as a folder in C drive. The reason for doing this is because some software (e.g. Photoshop) can't be installed into removable drives (SDHC). When mounted as a folder in drive C, Windows won't recognise the SD card as a removable drive. Have since loaded my Windpad with Adobe Acrobat 9, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4, Google Sketchup 8 & full MS Office 2010 (all installed in the SDHC leaving still another 23GB empty space). Google Sketchup ran without much delay when panning & zooming on my design file. I'm pretty impressed with the Desna APU chip considering that on technical specs, it's rated much slower than my Intel i5 notebook. [@]Photoshop & Illustrator took a noticeable longer time to load up compared to my i5 notebook. However once the software were loaded, working on the files were acceptable although Adobe didn't really design the software for touch friendliness. [@] Acrobat 9 however loaded up without significant delay on the Windpad 110W. As I was surfing for more information on the Windpad 110W, I came across a forummer claiming that he has tested the Windpad 110W with a 64GB SDXC card. Although the tablet specifications mentioned that it is only SD & SDHC compatible, I would like to confirm that the tablet indeed could read & write on a 64GB SDXC card as I just got hold of one & swapped it with the earlier 32GB SDHC.[@]One of the benefit of a Windows tablet over others is the ability to use VPN & watch video streaming movies from the US / Europe when you are not located there. While android tablets can be configured to use VPN, they are unable to handle the video streaming plug-in required to view the movies. Apps like Netflix on the ipad or android tablet don't work when you're out of US. [@] Lastly the tablet feels thin & solid when held. To me, it feels much better to hold than the thicker Acer Iconia W500 tablet. Real world battery life is 4 hrs on video & about 4+ hrs on wifi with 50% brightness, balance power setting. Should be able to reach 5+ hrs for surfing alone if max battery saving setting is used. Negative remarks on this tablet would have to be the very short power supply cable (1meter) that is supplied with the tablet. Makes it difficult to use when charging the tablet from a wall socket, unless you carry along an extension power socket. Well I had to get myself another PSU with 6 meter cable instead as it's a more practical alternative. The power supply plug at the bottom of the tablet also makes it difficult to use when charging. Personally, I would prefer the charging plug to be on the top right of the tablet. The ventilation fan should also be relocated to the top as the hot air tends to irritate the left hand when the tablet is held. Overall , I would recommend this tablet to people who needs to work on software or file types beyond what the ipad or android tablets can handle. The Windpad 110W tablet is a real netbook/notebook replacement if you don't fancy lugging along a heavier Windows based system.