MSI has released a couple of new netbooks with upgrades to the Pine Trail Atom N450 processor, including the cheap and re-freshed Wind U130 and the Wind U135 -- but the most intriguing is this slim MSI Wind U160 with 15 hours of battery life. MSI Wind U160 10" screen @ 1024x600 pixels Intel Atom N450 @ 1.66GHz 2GB DDR2 RAM Intel GMA 3150 250GB HDD WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 1.3MP webcam SD Card reader From the specs sheet alone, I cannot see the difference between the MSI Wind U160 and the MSI Wind U135 except for some design and color option. Earlier this month, we discovered the MSI Wind PC as the desktop version of the popular netbooks. 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. I've got the chance to get fairly acquainted with the MSI Wind U100, one of the early competitors in the 10" range of the UMPC market. MSI did the right thing by skipping the 7-inch segment and went all-out with a 10-incher (there's an MSI Wind U90 at 8.9" but was never launched in the Philippines and the version I got was the MSI U100XP 10" running Windows XP). Read more in our articles including "MSI Wind U160 promises 15-Hour Battery" and "MSI Wind PC gets priced".
MSI has released a couple of new netbooks with upgrades to the Pine Trail Atom N450 processor, including the cheap and re-freshed Wind U130 and the Wind U135 -- but the most intriguing is this slim MSI Wind U160 with 15 hours of battery life. MSI Wind U160 10" screen @ 1024x600 pixels Intel Atom N450 @ 1.66GHz 2GB DDR2 RAM Intel GMA 3150 250GB HDD WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 1.3MP webcam SD Card reader From the specs sheet alone, I cannot see the difference between the MSI Wind U160 and the MSI Wind U135 except for some design and color option.
Earlier this month, we discovered the MSI Wind PC as the desktop version of the popular netbooks. 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. I've got the chance to get fairly acquainted with the MSI Wind U100, one of the early competitors in the 10" range of the UMPC market.
Our coverage of MSI Wind U160 Battery includes: "MSI Wind U160 promises 15-Hour Battery"; "MSI Wind PC gets priced"; "MSI Wind Review". Each article provides unique insights and information.