MSI Wind: First Wind UMPC Hits US

MSI confirmed finally shipping the Wind PC, MSI’s UMPC or first mini notebook aka netbook. Amazon, Buy.com, Fry’s, and Newegg are the first shops to receive the neat 10-inch MIDs. MSI starts with a basic version: The Wind comes with a three-cell battery and Windows XP Home. The longer-lived six-cell battery and versions with Linux [...]

MSI Wind U100: Available In Germany Early August

Yesterday MSI Germany announced the Wind U100 with a height of 19 mm and only 940 grams. The MSI Wind comes with an ultraportable design but with full functionality: Equipped with the Intel 945GMS + ICH7M chipset, with a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, 1 GB DDR2 667 RAM and a 80GB hard drive, the [...]

MSI Wind: Cheapest OSX Notebook

MSI Wind: Cheapest OSX Laptop. One geek at InsanelyMac.com has managed to install Leopard OSX on MSI’s Wind UMPC. Though the small factor subnotebook isn’t officially available yet, an user called ‘jav’ claims to have Bluetooth, sound and Ethernet working without problems out the box. Wireless LAN and a proper screen resolution still missing.
“Well, here [...]

MSI Wind U90: 8.9″ Netbook

Jin from Displayblog wrote some specs of MSI’s Wind U90. The specs seem to be the same as the U100 except for the smaller LCD at 8.9 ″ versus 10.2″.  “… Pixel format is unknown but Engadget reveals that the U90 has the same specifications as the U100 in all other regards. The 8.9″ LCD [...]