MSI Wind with 160GB HDD coming

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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. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 06:27:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind U100 Review

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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. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI N280GTX-T2D1GOC GeForce GTX 280 Review

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Hothardware reviews the MSI N280GTX-T2D1GOC GeForce GTX 280 video card.
Quote from the review: "NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 200 series of graphics cards have undergone a significant price reduction since they first debuted. At the time, NVIDIA flexed its GPU muscle with a high-end, single GPU graphics design that their primary competition (AMD) could only compete with by throwing two GPUs at the problem. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind The Heart Edition U100-004US on Sale

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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. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:11:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind Review

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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. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind Netbook Factory Visit

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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. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:58:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Announces the GX620 and GX720 Gaming Notebooks

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MSI announced a pair of new gaming notebooks today called the GX620 and the GX720. The notebooks feature Blu-ray players, MSI VIVID Image Enhancement Technology, NVIDIA 9600GT graphics and Dolby 7.1 surround sound.

The notebooks also have MSI Turbo Drive and ECO Engine Management technologies. The Turbo Drive Technology allows a user to overclock the processor as much as 15%. The notebooks also feature a 2MP webcam, Bluetooth, HDMI input, 4-in-1 card reader, and 3 USB ports. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:16:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MSI P45 Platinum versus Asus Maximus II Formula

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Madshrimps compares the MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula motherboards.

Quote from the review: "In this article we'll focus on what the MSI P45 Platinum and Asus Maximus II Formula can bring us in terms of performance, overclocking and the performance gained from overclocking. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind ships from NewEgg

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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

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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. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind U100 Netbook ships says MSI

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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. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind U100 Review

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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. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind U90 versus Asus Eee PC 904 and 905

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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. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:34:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI P7N2 Diamond 790i Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the MSI P7N2 Diamond 790i Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "It seems as of late the nForce 790i is finally making its rounds through our labs, most likely because of the GTX 280 performing as well as it does, especially in SLI and Tri SLI configurations. Read more

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind on Sale on Amazon.com

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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. Read more

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:52:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Shop lists MSI Wind again with July 7th Shipping Date

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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. Read more

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

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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

I4U Weekly Top 10: Sony HDR-CX12, GTX 280, MSI Wind

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NVIDIA introduced the new high-end GTX 200 series video cards. Sony unveiled the first high-definition camcorder with both Smile Shutter and face detection technologies - Sony HDR-CX12.
The MSI Wind Netbook got delayed until end of the month, which is disappointing as it is the best Netbook of the new Intel Atom generation.
Sony update the PS3 Firmware and the Sony PSP Firmware this week.

See also our latest Gadget Videos.
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Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review.

Quote from the review: "Today we have an early market sample of MSI’s P45 Platinum which is their top of the range board, this designed to compete with both ASUS’ and GIGABYTE’s ultra high-end P45 offerings. While it doesn’t have the full retail packaging included, we’ve confirmed with MSI that it’s the final revision board in our labs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Wind Netbook delayed but even cheaper

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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). Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:20:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GTX 280 MSI N280GTX Review

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Overclock3D published a review of the new NVIDIA GTX 280 based MSI N280GTX card.

Quote from the review: "NVIDIA's new flagship GPU, the GTX 280 is finally here! We pitch it against the best of the rest to see just how well it performs." Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:18:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr