According to a post on Engadget the new MSI Wind U90 netbook will be available here in Europe (no info abut specific markets) for €339 with SUSE Linux. Shipping should start by the end of September.
Engadget also has a new gallery of pictures.
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MSI Wind U90 available in Europe for €339 (with Linux)
Sunday, August 31st, 20088.9″ MSI Wind U90
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Here to accompany the 10″ MSI Wind U100 is the U90 with an 8.9″ inch screen. Specifications on this particular netbook (or sub-notebook, depending on how you see things…) are as follows:
- Intel® AtomTM N270 Processor
- 512MB/1GB RAM (DDR II 667MHz)
- 8.9″ Wide Screen Display
- 80 GB SATA HDD
- 1.3M / 0.3M Webcam
- 2 Stereo Speakers and Microphone
802.11b / g WLAN with Bluetooth - 4-in-1 Card Reader, SD/MMC/MS/MSpro
- 10/100 LAN
- 3xUSB 2.0
Unfortunately no word on whether this will be available with Linux as well, the MSI site on mentions Windows XP (which is a damn stupid OS to run on such low-spec machines).
MSI Wind desktops to arrive in Europe and Asia in September
Monday, June 30th, 2008
MSI Wind getting Desktop version
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Apparently MSI will follow in Asus’s footsteps and create a desktop version of their sub-notebook. The desktop Wind will likely have pretty much the same internals as the current notebook editions. It will be powered by the same 1,6GHz Intel Atom CPU and feature 1GB of DRAM(upgradeable to 2GB), a 3.5-inch HDD with up to 160GB of storage and WLAN 802.11b/g built in. A DVD drive will also be included.
The price will range from $199 to $299, depending on the feature set. The InfoWorld article says that the machines will ship with Windows XP, but hopefully a Linux version will also be available…
MSI Wind Delayed? More?
Friday, June 27th, 2008
According to an email received by an Engadget reader, Fred H, the MSI Wind’s shipping is beign delayed until “the week of July 7.” This positions it to arrive at around the same time as the new Asus Eee PCs…
Smaller, Thinner MSI Wind Aimed At Business
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Having just pushed the original Wind sub-notebook out the door, MSI is already planning a new version, aimed at business users. It is set to use the same CPU and chipset as the original but will be thinner. In essence the business Wind will largely use the same components as the original.
“On Intel’s roadmap, there won’t be any change in Atom until the second half of next year, so the microprocessor and chipset will be the same,” said Tung.
The new Wind will probably be available in the first quarter of 2009, and may be seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
MSI is also said to be working on a device even smaller than the current class of sub-notebooks for people who want to surf the internet while on the move. Perhaps something in the line of the Nokia Internet Tablet?
Yahoo News [via Gizmodo]
MSI Wind Reviewed and Benchmarked
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Laptop magazine has an extensive review of the MSI Wind and VR-Zone has benchmarked it. Overall the verdict given by Laptop magazine was quite positive, read the full article for more detail.
[via Engadget]