MSI announced a handful of new 10 inch netbooks with Intel Atom N450 processors in January. The MSI Wind U160 is probably the most attractive of the bunch. I got a chance to play with one for a few minutes at CES, but Johannes at NewGadgets.de did me one better and he got MSI to send him a pre-production model….
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People have been turning netbooks into tablets almost as long as netbooks have been around. But Insanely Wind forum member c0ff33 is working on one of the most ridiculously complicated tablet mods I’ve seen to date. He’s already managed to add a touchscreen, flip the display to it rests on top of the keyboard and use the netbook in tablet…
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The MSI Wind U100 Plus is basically a modest upgrade to the classic MSI Wind U100. Both netbooks have the same keyboard, case design, and screen. But the Plus version has an ever-so-slightly faster processor. It replaces the Intel Atom N270 CPU with an N280 processor that runs at 1.66GHz and which has an FSB of 667MHz. The N270 chip…
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Apple may not be releasing a netbook (or at least now one as we know it) anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean the company isn’t releasing software for netbooks. In what I can only guess is a happy accident, MSI Wind users who have installed hacked versions of OS X on their netbooks report that upgrading the operating system to…
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MSI is showing off at least two new netbook models at CeBIT, including an updated version of its popular MSI Wind U100. The Wind U100 Plus keeps the same case and 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display as its predecessor. But it packs a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 instead of the marginally slower Atom N270 chip used in the…
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MSI is adding two new models to its X-Slim series of laptops. The MSI X320 that was launched at CES in January hasn’t hit the streets yet, but Engadget reportst hat when it does, it will be joined by an MSI X340 and X600 model. The MSI X320 will have a 13.4 inch, 1366 x 768 display, weigh about 2.9…
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MSI is launching a “Windy Zone” software pack for MSI Wind U100 and U90 users. There are currently 6 games and one rather useless app called MSI Q-Face that lets you add cheesy effects to your instant messaging icon. The gamepack actually looks like it could be fun. The games include a few scrolling space shooters like Chicken Invader and…
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While we’re waiting for the new MSI Wind U110, U115, or U120 netbooks to hit the streets, the company has gone ahead and launched another version of the good ole MSI Wind u100. This one is called the Valentine Edition, not to be confused the with Love Edition MSI released a while back. Cause, you know, the MSI Wind Love…
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People have been taking apart Eee PC netbooks and turning them into tablet style computers for ages. But one member of the MSI Wind.net forums is working on the first MSI Wind U100-based tablet I’ve seen to date. And it’s pretty slick looking. Basically, the hinges on the guy’s netbook broke, so the lid was falling off the computer anyway….
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MSI has unveiled the Wind NetTop D130 computer, which is a low profile desktop PC using a low power Intel Atom 330 dual core CPU. That makes the D130 one of the first computers to use a dual core Atom processor. Unfortunately the chip is only available for desktops. There’s no dual core version of the Intel Atom processor for…
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How many times have you found yourself wishing that your netbook touchpad would glow when you scroll your finger over it? Well, MSI has finally heard your plea. The company is showing an MSI Wind U120 netbook at CES with a feature that does exactly that. And umm, yeah, that’s about the only thing it does. Aside from the glowing…
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OS X is only officially supposed to run on Apple-labeled hardware. But ever since Apple started using Intel chips in its Mac line of computers hackers have been figuring out how to load the operating system on unsupported machines. And at this point almost every Intel Atom-powered netbook has run OS X at least once or twice. But the darling…
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