Medion has formally launched its entry into the Small, Cheap Computer arena: the MSI Wind-based Akoya Mini E1210.

The Akoya sports a 10in, 1024 x 600 display driven by the mini laptop's chipset-integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics core. Intel supplies the CPU too: the standard 1.6GHz Atom N270. It's backed up by 1GB of DDR 2 memory and an 80GB hard drive.

Add to that the memory card reader, trio of USB ports, Ethernet connector, VGA output and audio sockets, and you have what seems a basic Wind spec. However, while the Wind has Bluetooth, the Akoya doesn't, but the Medion machine incorporates 802.11n Wi-Fi - Wind comes with 802.11b/g.

There's no Linux option here: the E1210 has Windows XP Home pre-installed, along with Corel WordPerfect Office X3.

This week, MSI announced it was revamping its Wind SCC [1] with a bigger storage capacity. It also introduced a model with a smaller, 8.9in display.

Available from Aldi stores nationwide, the Akoya Mini E1210 costs £280.

Related Mini Laptop Reviews
Advent 4211 [2]
MSI Wind U100 [3]
Acer Aspire One A110 [4]
Asus Eee PC 901 [5]
Asus Eee PC 900 [6]
Vye mini-v S37B [7]

Links

1. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/01/msi_modifies_wind_line/
2. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/25/review_advent_4211/
3. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/20/review_msi_wind/
4. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/18/review_acer_aspire_one/
5. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/17/review_eee_pc_901/
6. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/25/review_asus_eee_900/
7. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/19/review_vye_mini_v_s37b/

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