MSI Wind U110, U115, and U120, Arriving on January 2009

According to an interview with Andy Tung, the Director of Sales for MSI U.S., the company is planning to release 3 new models of MSI Wind -- U110, U115, and U120 in January 2009. In addition, there will be a 13.3-inch MSI notebook called U300 which will not be branded as MSI Wind released in the same month.

Andy Tung has confirmed that both the MSI Wind U110 and U115 will come equiped with the newest Intel Z530 Atom Processor, 1GB of RAM (2GB max), 10-inch LED backlit displays, WiFi b/g/n, a choice of 1.3-megapixel or 2-megapixel webcam, and either a 3-cell or 6-cell battery. Only the U115 will support the dual storage setup: the U110 will have either a 160GB or 250GB hard-drive, the U115 can pair either of those with 16, 32 or 64GB of SSD capacity. With the same 6-cell battery, the MSI Wing U110 is said to have 8 hours of battery life, while the U115 will have up to 10 hours of battery life.

Other than releasing the 3 new models of MSI Wind, the company is also planning to launch a touch-enabled MSI Wind during the CES 2009.

MSI to Release U110 and U115 Netbook

MSI has been quite successful with their MSI Wind U100 netbook, and has set to release a new model U120 at CES 2009. Now the company is planning on releasing another 2 new models: U110 and U115.

Different with other netbooks, the MSI U115 features a SSD and also a HDD. The operating system will be installed on the SSD, while the HDD will be used for storing data and information. The SSD/HDD combination will be 8GB SSD/80GB HDD, 16GB SSD/120GB HDD, or 32GB SSD/160GB HDD.

The MSI Wind U110 has the same basic specs as the U115, but comes with HDD configurations only. It will be available with a 120GB, 160GB, or 250GB hard drive and an Intel Atom Z530 CPU. Both models come with a 10-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 802.11b/g/draft-n WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 4-in-1 card reader. The U110 will be available with 1GB of RAM, while the U115 will come with 1-2GB.

[via Liliputing]

Best Buy Selling MSI Wind U100 at $349

MSI Wind is a great netbook with great performance. Now Best Buy has made it even better with the price at just $349.99.


Here's what you will get for $349.99:

• Intel® Atom™ processor N270
• 1GB DDR2 memory
• 120GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
• 10.1" WSVGA widescreen display with 1024 x 600 resolution
• Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 graphics with 64MB of shared video memory
• 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
• Digital media reader
• Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (with RJ-45 connector)
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

A really great deal from Best Buy!

MSI To Release The New Wind 120 model

According to the recent interview of Laptop Magazine with MSI’s Director of U.S. Sales, Andy Tung, there will be a business oriented Wind netbook called Wind U120 coming soon.

The new MSI Wind model will get a new look with a slightly more angular case compare to the MSI Wind U90. Here are some pictures of the upcoming MSI Wind U120 netbook from Fudzilla:




The basic specs for the new netbook model includes a 10 inch display, an Atom processor, 1GB RAM, a 120GB HDD or a 40/80 SSD, Wi-Fi and a built-in 3.5G modem with a SIM card slot. It's expected to be released around late November or early December with a price below $600.