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MSI Wind12 U230 Light

21. July 2010 | by Jonas

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MSI Wind12 U230 Light

There always seems to be a gap between the standard netbook, and the CULV models.  It often seems to me that there is a significant price delta where the right niche model could fill the gap, and offer a little more computer for a little more dollars, however this has been lacking. MSI is targeting the [...]

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MSI Wind U160

16. April 2010 | by Jonas

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MSI Wind U160

MSI has updated their netbook, with the introduction of the Wind U160.  While it is nothing exceptional, it is a good overall package. The Intel Atom N450 has a balance of power consumption, and computing power.  Rounding out the 2.6 pound package are 1 GB of RAM, WiFi N, and a 250 GB hard drive.  What [...]

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MSI U160

8. March 2010 | by Jonas

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MSI U160

The MSI U160 is currently available for sale online in the States.  While most netbooks fit into a cookie cutter template, this one stands out for one spec- battery life.  The claim is 14 hours, and while you probably won’t get quite that long, the U160 should be able to go the distance of all [...]

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The “Other” Tablets

28. January 2010 | by Jonas

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The “Other” Tablets

No sooner does Apple show up on the scene with their iPad tablet, but the competition is already lining up to go head to head with them.  With Apple using a smartphone OS on their tablet, they may be quite vulnerable.  So far, it looks like the closed Apple ecosystem, that doesn’t even support Flash [...]

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MSI Wind U135

26. January 2010 | by Jonas

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MSI Wind U135

Folks definitely flock towards the cheaper netbooks, as evidenced with the retailer cleanouts during the holiday season.  Now that we have the N450 atom chip, the leader among the current bargain netbooks has been the Acer 532h.  However, right behind it is the MSI Wind U135 now that it is coming to market. The specs won’t [...]

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MSI gets official with the Wind U135 netbook; adds product page online

28. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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MSI gets official with the Wind U135 netbook; adds product page online

We have already seen the early reviews of the MSI Wind U135 netbook, and now it looks like MSI has gotten slightly more official with the netbooks impending release. Just recently MSI has listed the Wind U135 on the website in the form of the official product page. Anyway, this really just confirms some stuff [...]

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CES 2010: MSI pre-announces Pine Trail powered Wind Top AP1920, Wind Box DE220 and Wind Box DC500

24. December 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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CES 2010: MSI pre-announces Pine Trail powered Wind Top AP1920, Wind Box DE220 and Wind Box DC500

MSI has taken a nice opportunity in the holiday season lull of news to pre-announced a few new Wind Top and Wind Box PC’s that they are planning to unveil during CES. First and foremost, these new models will all include the Pine Trail processor. But moving on, CES will bring the introduction of the MSI [...]

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Last Minute Netbook Deals

18. December 2009 | by Jonas

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Last Minute Netbook Deals

If you have waited it out, there a few good deals to be had right now on netbooks.  The downside is that it might not make it under the Christmas tree, but hey, patience should be rewarded with a few bucks off. I am excited about the Acer Aspire AOD250-1584.  For those that don’t memorize Acer’s [...]

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Deal of the Day: MSI U100

18. November 2009 | by Jonas

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Deal of the Day: MSI U100

MSI is one of those companies that consistently seems to get a little less attention than some of the bigger players.  I will tell you that I’ve seen their products in action, and they are solid, and have longevity.  While they look a little plasticky, they can go the distance.  An example is the MI [...]

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MSI Wind U230

30. October 2009 | by Jonas

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MSI Wind U230

MSI is introducing their new Wind U230.  It appears to fit into the category of a laptop that is just larger than a traditional netbook, as it has a 12.1″ screen size.  This puts it into the CULV category; however there is one important difference in that it uses an AMD chip. Here are the specs [...]

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