MSI Wind
MSI Wind U120 coming and U100 Retail Push this week
We reported quite extensively about the MSI Wind when it appeared. The company did not really come through with making the MSI Wind netbook available broadly in the United States. We and others ranked the MSI Wind very high when it comes to choosing a netbook, but they somehow missed their chance. Now MSI says that the MSI Wind U100 will be available at major retailers in the coming week at $399. Currently Amazon.com offers the Atom based U100 netbook with 3 cell battery, 120GB HDD, 1GB RAM and Windows XP for $479.99. At $399.95 the Acer Aspire One Blue netbook actually offers a 160GB HDD.
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Posted on Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U90 unboxing
MSI has a second netbook on the market with Wind U90, besides the Wind U100. The MSI Wind U90 features a 8.9 inch screen instead of the 10.2 inch of the U100.
The U90 is not available in the US yet, but in Canada apparently. Liliputing has published an unboxing video of the MSI Wind U90.
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Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind with 160GB HDD coming
MSI is apparently releasing a new MSI Wind U100 netbook with a 160GB HDD instead of the 80GB HDD available in the currently sold models.
Apparently Microsoft lifted the HDD storage limit on the low-cost XP license to 160GB.
MSI already offers also some 120GB MSI Wind models on their shop. Other features are the same, only the hard-drive sizes vary.
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Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:27:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 Review
The test lab over at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the MSI Wind U100 netbook.
Quote from the review: "It's been almost a year since the original Asus Eee 701 appeared stateside, making traditional ultra-portables look fat with its size and weight, sending prices plunging with its $400 price tag, and triggering a landslide of imitators. In that time, many have tried, but few have succeeded in one upping Asus at its own game.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind The Heart Edition U100-004US on Sale
MSI offers a limited edition MSI Wind U100 netbook dubbed The Heart. The white MSI Wind features special graphics with heart motifs.
Besides the decoration everything is the same compared to currently available netbook, including the small 3 cell battery. The price is $559.99 and the MSI shop as 129 units currently still in stock.
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Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:11:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind Review
Futurelooks published a review of the MSI Wind U100 netbook. Shop for the MSI Wind Netbook here.
Quote from the review: "At COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, we got flooded with a wide assortment of Eee PC competitors. The two things that most of these units had in common was the fact that they had displays larger than seven-inches and most were powered by the new Intel Atom processor. On paper, one of the most appealing offerings was the MSI Wind.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind Netbook Factory Visit
MadboxPC got a chance to visit the MSI factory where they manufacture one of the best netbooks on the market, the MSI Wind.
The MSI factory is located in Kunshan, a few kilometers from Shanghai. The report has several nice photos showing the process of putting a MSI Wind netbook together.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:58:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind ships from NewEgg
Yesterday MSI announced that the MSI Wind has started shipping to those who pre-ordered. Now NewEgg is finally taking orders for the MSI Wind U100 netbook. Amazon has still not updated their shipping target.
NewEgg. offers the MSI Wind U100 with 3-Cell Ion battery for $499.99.
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Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 tested
InsideHW published a review of the MSI Wind U100. The MSI Wind is shipping now in the United States.
Quote from the review: "Category of small cheap notebooks became very popular and there is no wonder why most of big brands want a piece of cake for themselves.
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Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 Netbook ships says MSI
MSI announced that they started shipping MSI Wind U100 netbooks to the customers who pre-ordered so far. The U100 is also supposed to be available for purchase on several of the major online shops, but a quick look around shows that the MSI Wind is not in stock or not even listed.
Amazon still states the 3-5weeks shipping time frame for the MSI Wind like they did already two weeks ago.
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Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 Review
Hexus published a review of the MSI Wind U100 netbook. The MSI Wind is supposedly shipping today from the MSI Shop.
Quote from the review: "We've been anticipating MSI's Wind for a while, and indeed any other competition to ASUS' Eee, and we're glad to see it finally arrive. If, however, you were expecting a game-changing gust from MSI's direction, you'll be underwhelmed. MSI's Wind is more of a breeze pushing subnotebooks in the right direction.
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Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U90 versus Asus Eee PC 904 and 905
In the last two days information about new Asus Eee PC 904 and Eee PC 905 appeared. These new Asus Eee netbooks would feature an 8.9 inch screen in the measurements of a 10 inch Asus Eee 1000 to offer a larger keyboard.
If Asus is able to release the Asus Eee 904 and 905 at an $399 price point then these models make sense. If not, why would I not go for a 10 inch screen netbook, like the MSI Wind U100, that sells for $499.
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Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:34:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind on Sale on Amazon.com
Amazon just started to take orders for the MSI Wind.
The MSI Wind available for purchase is the black model. A very vague shipping date of 3-5 weeks is given at the moment. The price is $499.99 and this is also just the 3 cell battery MSI Wind.
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Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:52:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Shop lists MSI Wind again with July 7th Shipping Date
MSI delayed the launch of the MSI Wind in Mid-June. The company then removed the product pages in their shop. Now the black and white MSI Wind Netbooks appeared in the store again with a new shipping date of July 7th.
Right now both models are still marked as "unavailable" and cannot even be pre-ordered.
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Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:46:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 sold as Medion akoya mini in Germany at Aldi
Discount retail giant Aldi will offer the Medion akoya mini Netbook starting July 3rd. The Medion akoya mini is actually an MSI Wind U100. This is great news for Netbook fans in Germany. They can pick up an MSI Wind for 399 Euro (~$619).
The $499 MSI Wind is delayed in the U.S. until June 27th. The Aldi/Medion deal could be part of the reason for the delay, as I'm sure Aldi demands quite some inventory.
Update:
More akoya mini details revealed
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Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:08:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind Netbook delayed but even cheaper
MSI was actually planning to start shipping the MSI Wind yesterday. The new shipping date for the MSI Wind U100 is now June 27th.
The good news, MSI lowered the price of the MSI Wind with Windows XP. The price is now only $479.99 ($499 previously).
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Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:20:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind Netbook beats new Asus Eee PCs
Tomorrow, June 16th the MSI Wind U100 netbook is going on sale. From what I have gathered so far the MSI Wind is giving the latest Asus Eee generation (Asus Eee 901 and Asus Eee 1000) a run for the money.
I was dissapointed when I saw the price of the Asus Eee PC 901. The Asus Eee 901 will sell for $599. The MSI Wind with Windows XP will sell for only $499, which I think is a fair price for what you get.
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Posted on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:22:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind PC
MSI unveiled the MSI Wind PC at the Computex 2008.
MSI follows the same concept as Asus with their Eee notebook and mini PC line.
Measurements of the MSI Wind PC are 300x260x65mm, which is about 3 times smaller than the traditional ATX chassis.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:53:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind U100 Pricing and Shipping Date
MSI officially unveiled the MSI Wind at the Computex 2008 today. MSI also released the details of the MSI Wind launch in the United States.
The Windows XP version of the MSI Wind is priced at $499 MSRP, and will be available for purchase starting June 16th.
The Linux based MSI Wind will be available later this summer for $399 MSRP.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:35:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI Wind at Computex 2008
MSI presents the MSI Wind Atom based mini notebook at the Computex 2008.
MSI already officially announced the MSI Wind in May. AVing has a couple of photos from the MSI booth at the Computex 2008 featuring the MSI Wind U100.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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