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 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.