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MSI Wind (Windows XP)
This 10-inch mini-notebook has good computing punch and impressive endurance.

MSI Wind U110
This netbook's 12+ hours of battery life is impressive, but the competition offers better designs.

MSI Wind U123
MSI's latest netbook packs a slightly faster Atom processor and a nine-cell battery that outruns the competition.

MSI Wind U120
An update to the original MSI Wind, the U120 boasts a snazzier chassis and an aggressive price--but the competition has caught up.

MSI Wind U90X
This 8.9-inch version of the popular MSI Wind mini-notebook is done in by a poor Linux OS and short battery life.

MSI Wind Hands-On

Hands-On With the Touchscreen MSI Wind U120H
MSI has unleashed a flurry of new Winds here at CES, but long promised was a touchscreen MSI Wind. And today we finally got a glimpse of the Wind U120H with a touch display.

Mini-Review: MSI Wind U115
MSI entered the netbook market in June 2008 when there were few 10-inch netbooks on the market and it really stood out. But different times are different now; most of the major notebook vendors ha...

Hands-On With the MSI Wind U120, Specs Now Official
Yesterday, the MSI Wind U120, that we have been hearing about for a few months now, popped up at an MSI event in Taiwan. Those who don't read Chinese are in luck since MSI was nice enough to send us a...

Hands-On With Averatec's Buddy (Yup, It's an MSI Wind)
So how close is an MSI Wind clone to the real thing? Pretty damn close. Today the Averatec Buddy (N1000) was dropped at our office by the netbook stork. The Buddy is a rebranded MSI Wind and has had f...

Mini-Review MSI Wind NB
Look what the Wind blew in . . . Updated: Check out our full review of the MSI Wind. Yesterday CNET UK let the cat out of the bag and released an early hands-on with the MSI Wind NB. We concur w...

MSI Wind Tips & How-Tos

Upgrade the MSI Wind's Hard Drive
The 2.5-inch SATA Drive on the Wind can be easily replaced with a larger or faster model.

Add RAM to the MSI Wind NB
Increase your Wind's memory with an inexpensive stick of DDR2 RAM

MSI Wind News

Spotted Online: MSI Wind12 U230 Notebook With Neo X2 Platform and ATI Graphics
Bring on the Windows 7 netbooks-- or, in this case, non-netbooks. The 12.1-inch MSI Wind12 U230, which popped up on MSI's Web site, looks like a netbook, feels like a netbook, at 2.9 pounds, and has the same 160GB hard drive.

Will MSI Ship The First Pine Trail Atom Netbook?
The first netbook with Intel's next generation Atom chip (Pine Trail) may be an MSI Wind. DigiTimes reported that MSI was eager to be the first to market with a Pine Trail touchscreen netbook running Windows 7.

Hannspree's HannsNote Netbook Looks Familiar...
Ready for another netbook? Hannspree is getting in on the mini-notebook game with their 10-inch HannsNote. It has the specs you'd expect: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N27; 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; 6-cell battery, etc.

MSI Unleashes Wind U100 PLUS; X340 Arriving Anyday Now
MSI is all about the springtime products. The company today announced that it is updating its original Wind U100 and that its ultra slim X34, the world's first notebook to be powered by Intel's CULV p...

MSI Gets Official About Wind U123 and X320, X340
We were the first to tell you about MSI's plans to release a slew of new netbooks and notebooks this spring and the company is coming clean about it all today with official specs. .

Netbook Madness Game 10: MSI Wind U100 vs. Asus EeePC S101
From yesterday: The Samsung NC10 continues its march, beating the Lenovo S10e nearly 2-to-1. Now things are starting to get a bit more heated. Today, the MSI Wind U100 faces off against the Asus Ee...

MSI Launches Wind U110 ECO Boasting Nine Hours of Battery Life
MSI just keeps breeding that Wind family. Today the Taiwanese company unveiled it Wind U110 ECO, which sports a similar chassis to the Wind U115 but is slated to get 9 hours of battery life..

MSI Wind U123 Coming In April
While the MSI Wind U120 was a welcome update to the original Wind, MSI isn't done blowing out its Wind line. In April, MSI will release the 10.2-inch Wind U123 which will be powered by the new Intel ...

Best Netbooks of CES: What Does 2009 Hold for Mini-Notebooks?
What Does 2009 Hold for Mini-Notebooks?

Your Love Could Win You an MSI Wind
For the second time, MSI is offering a special Valentine-themed Wind as part of their "Love Is In The Air" promotion. And nothing says love more than a pink netbook. Just upload a picture of yourse...

Hybrid Wind Gets Official
Yesterday MSI officially announced the U115 Hybrid, "The World's First Hybrid Storage Netbook". Hybrid does not refer to electric/gasoline, of course, but dual hard drives -- SSD and HDD. The comput...

Hackintosh-Ready Netbooks Listed, Cataloged
Hackintosh lovers, this post is for you. BoingBoing Gadgets helpfully put together a table showing netbooks that have been tested with OS X. Of the ten listed, only the MSI Wind and and the Dell Mi...

Will Apple Stem The Tide Of Mac Clones?
It's become quite fashionable to put Apple's OS X on netbooks these days. The first one I heard about was the fake "MacBook nano", an MSI Wind not only running the OS alongside Windows XP but also re...

Holiday Netbook Deals
Update January 1, 2009: Today is the last day we'll update this post with current deals, but keep an eye on our Deal of the Day page for more netbook, notebook, camera, GPS and other gadget deals. Yo...

MSI to Demo Touchscreen Wind, Release Wind U110, Wind U115 and U300 in U.S.
MSI has gained a significant chunk of the netbook market thanks to its 10-inch Wind. But can the company keep up in the now crowded space that is saturated with products from the top notebook manufactures? It sure plans on it..

What Do You Want to Know About the Future of the MSI Wind?
We have been hearing about new versions of the MSI Wind for a few months. Tomorrow afternoon I'll be chatting on the phone with the product manager of the MSI Wind Andy Tung about the the company's plans for the Wind.

Find Deals on the Best Notebooks of the Year
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, but we all know that in the next few weeks there will be plenty of other deals as retailers scramble to make it into the black. This is good news for notebook ...

New MSI Winds Blowing In, Including One With Hybrid Storage
MSI is coming out with several new Wind models -- the U120, which we told you about the other day, plus the U110 and the U115. The U115 is bound to cause a lot of buzz because of its hybrid storage s...

10-Inch Netbook Faceoff
The Acer Aspire One, ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, HP Mini 1000, Lenovo IdeaPad S10, MSI Wind and Samsung NC10 go head-to-head to determine which is the best 10-inch netbook.

Because They Can: Team Australia Overclocks An MSI Wind
Some experiments further the cause of science and expand our knowledge of the world. And some people do just because they can. "Because we can" experiments do sometimes lead to discoveries and the ex...

The Apple Netbook? Nope! But We Can Dream.
If you love netbooks and Apple products, you probably read not long ago that Steve Jobs stated pretty clearly that the company wouldn't be bringing out a mini-notebook anytime soon because they couldn...

MSI Wind at Best Buy for $350
The MSI Wind, one of our favorite netbooks, is now on sale for an amazing $349.99 at Best Buy. That's the same price as the Eee PC 4G Surf was a year ago. But with the Wind you get a 10-inch screen, a full size keyboard, and a 120GB hard drive..

New MSI Wind Battery Provides 7.5 Hours of Battery Life
Like most of you, I'm very much in favor of long battery life for my notebook and especially my netbook. I prefer to get a good, long-lasting battery with my computer when I buy it, but for something...

Mini-Notebook Gift Guide
Be a big hit with the family with these small, lightweight notebooks.

MSI Wind (Or Q2) On Sale Now At Best Buy
We broke the news a few weeks back that the popular MSI Wind netbook would be hitting a Best Buy near you. It took the store a few days to put up the computer on its Site but it is finally up there...

Images of MSI Wind U120 Leak
Last week MSI spilled its guts about upcoming plans for the MSI Wind, including a new business oriented version of the company's popular netbook. We got lots of details on the Wind U120 including that...

Best Buy Helps Define Netbook For Customers
Yesterday's announcement that Best Buy will carry the MSI Wind was a big one. It means that the American electronics retailer will be expanding its netbook offerings in its brick and mortar stores and on its Web site..

Ubuntu Confirms Linux Netbook Returns Higher than Anticipated
MSI candidly told us that Linux netbooks see a 4 times higher return rate than netbooks that are preloaded with Windows XP. The comment has attracted lots of comments and interpretations about Linux OSes on netbooks across the Net..

MSI Wind To Be Sold at Best Buy
Last Friday we had the pleasure of talking to MSI's Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung. Tung hinted at the time that they were about to bring the popular MSI Wind U100 to a big box retailer. Today the ...

MSI: Wind Coming to Major Retailer, New Models Coming Soon
The MSI Wind has been the netbook to reckon with. Its release back in June put big-name manufacturers on notice that a little known manufacturer could churn out a quality product.

People Want a MacNetbook, But Will the People Get One?
Ok we get it, we get it. The people (or at least Apple fanboys) really, really want an Apple netbook (what we are calling a Macnetbook). The proof is in the puddin, as they say..

Averatec Buddy for U.S. Confirmed Rebranded MSI Wind
There has been some debate as to what netbook the Avertec's Buddy really is. Many tech blogs posted pictures of the Korean Averatec Buddy, which is a rebranded ECS G10IL.

MSI Wind 9-Cell Battery Pictures, We Wait With Open Arms
A few things set the netbooks of today apart from one another and battery life is one of them. Most netbooks from the likes of Lenovo, Acer and Dell come standard with 3-cell or 4-cell batteries that ...

How Many MSI Wind Clones Can You Count?
There is no doubt that the MSI Wind is one of the best netbooks around. Besides being the LAPTOP Editor's Choice in the 10-inch netbook category the company has sold thousands of the little laptops. (...

Sylvania g netbook MAGNI (Rebranded MSI Wind) Coming for Holidays
A few months ago we told you of Sylvania's plans to enter the netbook market. Sylvania first released the 7-inch netbook g, a rebranded Everex Cloudbook, which received less than stellar reviews.

Averatec Readying Rebranded MSI Wind, All-In-One
We hate to say we told you so, but when we said that Averatec's mini-notebook looked like the MSI Wind we were completely correct. Yesterday afternoon I spoke with Averatec Marketing Director Darren L...

MSI Wind Price Hike: 6-Cell Being Sold for $549 or More
Somehow we always knew it was too good to be true. Not only did we hear rumblings from our contacts at MSI two weeks ago that the WInd with the 6-cell battery might to be jacked up, but now it is bein...

MSI Wind Sold as Medion Akoya Mini in Germany
Americans are patiently waiting until July 7 to get their hands on an MSI Wind. But not Germans. German consumer-electronics manufacter Medion is bringing its Akoya Mini E1210, a rebranded and recolo...

MSI Wind Delayed Again, New Eee PCs Get Ship Date
According to Engadget, today MSI let customers who had pre-ordered a Wind NB know that the highly-anticipated mini-notebook's ship date has been pushed back again, this time to July 7th. Meanwhile, ou...

ASUS Eee PC 1000H vs. MSI Wind
The first two 10-inch mini-notebooks face off in a usability and performance battle.

MSI Wind to Ship Later and With Smaller Battery
So you read our review of the stellar MSI Wind and you know it's one of the best, if not the best, mini-notebook out there. Now all you are waiting for is a place to buy it.

MSI Wind No Faster With SSD
If you've been following our MSI Wind coverage, you know that we like the system. We like it so much that we gave it a LAPTOP Editor's Choice award. Some of the feedback we've gotten from readers is t...

Is the Wind as Hot as Other Mini-Notebooks?
As we mentioned before, the mini-notebook craze could be even hotter than the proverbial egg on a summer sidewalk. Face it: hot notebooks hurt--especially during shorts season. No one wants a burn on ...

Who is MSI, Anyway?
There's a lot to love about the MSI Wind NB: it has an 80GB hard drive, 10-inch screen, comfortable keyboard, appealing design, and an Intel Atom processor that puts every other mini-notebook's CPU to...

MSI Wind vs. HP Mini-Note XP - Which Boots Faster?
Every second you sit there waiting for your laptop to boot is another moment you'll wish you had back when you're lying on your deathbed and your life is flashing before your eyes. So we were wonderin...

Gaming on the MSI Wind
The MSI Wind is not being marketed as a gaming laptop and for good reason. You wouldn't expect a mini-notebook with an integrated graphics chip, a low-power Atom CPU, and a 1024x600 resolution screen to offer good 3D graphics performance..

Mini-Notebook Typing Madness: Revenge of the Wind
A while back, we challenged the fiercest typists in our office to a mini-notebook typeoff with the Eee PC, the HP Mini-Note and the CTL 2Go PC. The HP Mini-Note, with an average word per minute (wpm) score of 53.25, emerged the victor..

MSI Wind Manual Teaches You How to Use a Laptop
LAPTOP groupie Mike Cane had a good find this morning spotting the MSI Wind manual. Our MSI Wind review unit arrived last week without a manual, but somehow I've managed to use the mini-notebook wond...

Getting Windy: Full Specs of the MSI Wind
It seems that our interview with MSI's Andy Tung still leaves many wondering about the detailed specs of the MSI Wind. Here are the complete specs for the system, courtesy of MSI.

MSI Wind Revealed: 10-Inch Mini-Notebook to Hit U.S. in June
The mini-notebook market has no shortage of compelling systems, especially with this week's release of the Eee PC 900 here in the U.S. And with models from both Acer and Dell on the way, how can a lesser-known brand stand out in the crowd?.

What Do You Want to Know about the MSI Wind?
Manufacturers are producing mini-notebooks like rabbits--at a rapid rate. But what will the next tiny laptops have that the current market selection doesn't? Tomorrow morning I'll be chatting on the p...

Low-Cost Laptop Cheat Sheet
Here at LAPTOP we've had a hard time keeping the all the potential low-cost laptops or Eee PC "killers" straight. Some of these machines are coming out in just a few weeks, some are slated for the summer, and others don't have an ETA at all..