Netbook performance
| Windows 7 HP loading time | |
|---|---|
| MSI Wind U100+ (Samsung 160GB SATA) | MSI Wind U100+ (Kingston 40GB SSD) |
| 52 | 36 |
Starting off as a cold boot and ending with the Gadwin PrintScreen pop-up's appearance in Windows 7 Home Premium, the SSD beats the pants off a 160GB, 7,200rpm drive. Naturally, you don't hear it seeking whilst running through the boot sequence.
| Windows WEI hard-drive score | |
|---|---|
| MSI Wind U100+ (Samsung 160GB SATA) | MSI Wind U100+ (Kingston 40GB SSD) |
| 5.9 | 7.2 |
Windows 7 has a built in Experience Index. The SSD scores 7.2 and the mechanical drive a 5.9, out of a possible 7.9. Anything over 6.0 is considered 'good' by Windows.
| Laptop - 7zip benchmark | |
|---|---|
| MSI Wind U100+ (Samsung 160GB SATA) | MSI Wind U100+ (Kingston 40GB SSD) |
| 1352 | 1363 |
But there's nothing in it with respect to the 32-bit 7zip benchmark that takes file compression and decompression into account.
| Microsoft Security Essentials scan - 7,965 files | |
|---|---|
| MSI Wind U100+ (Samsung 160GB SATA) | MSI Wind U100+ (Kingston 40GB SSD) |
| 188 | 175 |
The next test involves scanning the Office 2007 folder - 7,965 files - for potential threats. A mix of CPU and disk speed, the Kingston beats out the mechanical drive by almost 15 seconds, consistent over three runs.
| Laptop - battery life with 480p clip looping | |
|---|---|
| MSI Wind U100+ (Samsung 160GB SATA) | MSI Wind U100+ (Kingston 40GB SSD) |
| 286 | 314 |
The MSI Wind U100 is pre-fitted with a large-capacity battery. Even so, running the battery-life test, involving infrequent accesses to the disk, highlights the power-efficiency angle of SSDs - providing almost 30m extra mobile longevity.
