UK Netbook Review

The MSI Wind U135DX (above) may look familir.  If it does, it’s because it’s identical to the current MSI Wind U135.   But there is one important difference. This new model has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor while the original ships with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 chip.  The only real difference between Intel’s [...]

Just when you thought MSI was getting stale in the netbook department, the company has announced two new 10-inch netbooks at Computex 2010 – although nobody seems to have actually seen them there. Since no one got a hands-on video, or even a pictures, all we have are a few renders (above). The first netbook is named “Fashion” (above) with a carbon fibre-like textured matte lid and a glowing MSI logo. The second netbook, “Serene” is apparently going to be silent with no ventilation ports on it.

Rumour is that MSI will be slowing down their netbook effort to  2 – 3 new models per year. At Computex 2010 next week they’ll be showcasing the  MSI Wind U160 which we’ve seen already and a few new models showcasing Intel’s Atom N455 and N475 processors.  But, there’s also news that there’s something more [...]

Intel has announced new Atom Processors , the N455 and N475, that are compatible with DDR3 RAM and one of the first netboooks to use them will be the MSI Wind U160DX . Johannes at NewGadgets.de got a chance to checked out the new MSI Wind U160DX netbook at a press event today. They noted that it was mostly identical to the existing MSI Wind U160 that was released a few months ago but with the new 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor and support for DDR3 memory. MSI also says it can get up to 15 hours of battery life.

MSI have published a news post today revealing WiMAX laptops that they will be showcasing at Computex 2010 in early June. Two netbooks make an appearance: The MSI Wind U135, and the MSI Wind U140. The MSI Wind U140 has an identical chassis to last generation’s Wind U120 but switches out the Atom N280 processor for an Atom N450 processor. A 6-cell battery is ditched for a 3-cell battery with an overall weight of 1.2 kg / 2.6 pounds.