Windpad 100w from MSI at $710

MSI has not yet officially launched the Windpad 100w on the US shores as yet but it was said that the company is selling the 10 inch tablet anyway. Simply Electronics, a retailer sources its selections to US, Europe and Asia. However, you have to pay a hefty price in order to be able to [...]

MSI U270 AMD Zacate Notebook

MSI just revealed the MSI U270 laptop in Taiwan last week. In the CES event, MSI of course revealed the new laptop on US soil in Vegas. The device seems promising at first glance though you will find the touch pad a bit small. The finish of the machine gives it a bit of a [...]

Tablet Concepts by MSI

Of course, with the CES in full swing this year, all gadget aficionados and the press are looking forward to seeing some unique stuff and of course unique ideas. MSI has a couple of them and they seem to be quite interesting, of course, such prototypes or concepts still need a little bit more of [...]

CES will be generous with new tablets

It is most definitely true that the tablets are the hottest gadgets that will populate the upcoming CES. Of course you will not expect them to be everywhere, but you will surely see the trend like in 2008 when netbooks became the device that swoop the world. It was predicted that a number of Taiwanese [...]

MSI to show dual screen eBook Reader at CES 2010 – uses Nvidia Tegra processor

MSI (Micro Star International) is going to showcase its first dual-screen ebook Reader at the CES 2010, Las Vegas.

The MSI eBook Reader will be powered by the Nvidia Tegra processor that is expected to be used in many upcoming Smartbooks too.

MSI Wind U135 netbook product page up, priced at $329

MSI’s Pine Trail MSI Wind U135 netbook’s product page is finally up for sale. This netbook has striking similarity in looks, but this one is with broader trackpad and a chiclet keyboard. Priced at $329 and to be released next month. It measures 260 x 180 x 19 – 31.5mm and weighs 1.2kg with 3-cell battery. It runs Windows 7 starter as OS. Available in black, red, blue and white.

The MSI Wind U135 has 10-inch with 1024×600 display, Intel Atom N450 CPU clocks @ 1.66 GHz, 1GB memory,160GB Hard disk, Intel NM10 Chipset, GMA 3150 Graphics, 1.3MP cam, 3-cell and 6-cell Battery (7.5 hours), Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and HD Audio, stereo speakers. Ports: VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Audio jacks, Ethernet

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MSI Wind U135 and U130 – First Pine Trail netbooks to receive International WiMax Forum Certification

MSI Wind U135 and Wind U130 are the first Pine Trail netbooks to receive the International WiMax Forum certification. Also, MSI is now offering special editions for both of these netbooks, where you can have full body Color Film print coating.

Specs of U135/U130: Intel Atom N450, Intel NM10 chipset, GMA 3150, 10-inch 1024×600, 160GB/250GB HDD, 4-in-one card reader, 3-cell battery (6-cell optional), 1.3MP webcam, Windows 7 Starter. Weight: 1.2kg (with 3-cell battery)

MSI to exhibit Pine Trail Nettops and All-in-one Desktops at CES 2010

MSI unveiled couple of Pine Trail products already, all of which will be exhibited at CES 2010, Las Vegas. Special mentions include the Wind Top AP1920, an all-in-one desktop which has 18.5-inch with 16:9 ratio display and can be mounted on the wall.

The AP1920 uses Intel’s new Pine Trail-D platform, with the AtomTM D510/D410 processor. This provides outstanding performance equivalent to that of a conventional desktop, while ensuring low energy consumption and low noise.

Second – two nettops: Wind Box DE220 and DC500, both of which will utilize the Pine Trail platform.

The Wind Box DE220 is small and lightweight (about the size of a sheet of A4 paper), and can be wall-mounted behind a display, effectively converting a conventional PC into an all-in-one model. The DC500 is a highly original device.

MSI Pine Trail netbooks coming soon – U130, U135, U140 and U160

Soon after knowing that Intel has launched Pine Trail CPUs officially, we have come to know that MSI is very soon going to unveil a slew of new netbooks that will use the latest Atom N450 processor.

All that is known about the upcoming netbooks is that the touchpad is spacious and bigger compared to the the MSI U100 which was the MSI’s first netbook. U130, U135 and U140 are supposed to have 10-inch screens.

Final list of features for any of those netbooks is unknown at this point. We are expecting them to unleashed at CES 2010

MSI X-Slim X430 launched

MSI has uncovered a new ultra-slim notebook AMD-based notebook, the MSI X430 which is the newest member of X-Slim series. X430 offers a bit more horsepower than X410. The X430 comes with Athlon Neo X2 dual-core processor and more power efficient RS780MN+SB710 chipset which includes Radeon HD3200 integrated graphics.

It has a glossy 14-inch with 1366×768 resolution, 2GB DDR2 RAM, up to 500GB HDD, optional Bluetooth, (optional external) optical drive and draft-n wireless. Measuring 349x234x24.5mm. You can get one with either 4-cell or 8-cell battery. No information on its availability and price