Upgraded Wind U115 (Win 7, 32GB SSD)

If you have a U115, and are tired of seeing the "low memory on C:" warning, you are in luck. The Super-Talent 1.3" form factor, 32GB, naked SSD module (29GB formatted), Super-Talent part no. FEM32GF13M, works in the MSI Wind U115. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820609470

The S-T SSD is ostensibly for the Acer Aspire One, but both Acer and MSI follow the book for 40 pin FFC/FPC clamp style ZIF connectors. I also have 2GB of RAM in my U115. (I'm not sure about impact on warranty, but I'm told neither the RAM nor the SSD upgrades void the warranty.)

After using a USB DVD drive to load Win 7 RC, you have to manually load the drivers from the OEM driver disk. I chose not to load Acrobat Reader, since there is a newer version than on the OEM disk, and WinRAR (install seemed to hang). The Intel driver for the GMA500 won't load from DVD, reporting "unsupported operating system", but when you do your first Windows Update, the Intel driver for the GMA 500 is dowloaded and installed.

As described above, with the HDD turned off, Win 7 reports a WEI of 2.2, which is the CPU score. RAM was 4.3, Graphics was 2.9, Gaming Graphics was 2.5, and primary "hard disk" (the SSD) was 5.8. So, the Z530 pulls the score down... no surprises there (haven't done a crystalmark, but since the CPU is the bottleneck, I don't expect any diff vs. OEM 8GB SDD).

With Win 7, drivers, and updates loaded, 9.79GB of the C: drive is used, leaving 19.3GB of goodness. I estimate 12 hr. battery life, running Office 2007. Finally enough juice in a netbook for a full day and real use.