Earlier this month, we discovered the MSI Wind PC as the desktop version of the popular netbooks. The Atom-based mini desktop PC is MSI’s answer to the expensive Asus Eee Box.
The MSI Wind PC isn’t really that small but for the retail price of Php14,995 I still find it a bit on the expensive side.
The specs:
Intel Atom N230 1.6GHz
Intel 945GC + ICH7 Chipset
1GB DDR2 RAM
Lite-On Super Multi-DVD Drive
Gigabit LAN
802.11 b/g
160GB SATA II HDD
4-in-1 card reader
6 USB 2.0 ports
7-channel HD Audio
Nettop’s should be priced below Php10,000 IMO for it to be a really convincing product. I’m sure the current players will realize this and cut their prices just before the holidays (we can only hope).
@Arnold – nope, it’s not.
Of course, the LCD monitor (in the picture) isn’t included in the price. Or is it?
i hope there will be a more bare-bones version without the dvd drive and wifi card. i am really looking at a mini-server for a home setup. :)
ciao!
We’ll just have to wait for the holiday season to really kick in, prices would most likely be slashed down by then.