MSI has released its first netbook with Windows 7, and it’s the Wind U123. In other words, it’s the exact same netbook that MSI has been pushing for the last few months, except it now comes with Windows 7 Starter Edition instead of Windows XP. Most PC vendors gave their netbooks a slight spec bump with Windows 7 because Microsoft…

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The MSI Wind U123, which has been available for pre-order for a week or two, is now in stock and shipping in the US. Amazon is selling the netbook for $349.99 with a 6 cell battery. It’s available in both red and blue, and packs a 1.66GHz intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a…

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The MSI Wind U123 netbook is a lot like the MSI Wind U100, or any other machine with a 10 inch display and 1.66GHz Intel Atom CPU for that matter. So when the folks at NetbookUsers uploaded the official demo video for the netbook I wasn’t expecting to see much new. But the video does give you a nice look…

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The MSI Wind U123 is the second major netbook from MSI. Like the MSI Wind U100, the new model has 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 10 inch display. And both models run Windows XP. But the U123 has a slightly faster 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU, 802.11n WiFi, and ships with a 6 cell battery standard….

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The MSI Wind U123 may not be available in most of the world yet. But it’s shipping in Japan and Portable Monkey has posted a review of the first commercially available version of MSI’s latest netbook. The good news? The battery is good for up to 6.5 hours, and you can upgrade the RAM to 2GB. The bad news? Upgrading…

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If there’s one thing big computer and electronics companies love, it’s putting out press releases to drum up excitement about new and upcoming products. So even though MSI pretty much spilled the beans on it upcoming Wind U123 series of netbooks a few weeks ago, the company couldn’t resist putting out a new press release today announcing the launch of…

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The MSI Wind U123 is apparently scheduled to ship in Japan starting tomorrow, and Portable Monkey managed to get one of MSI’s latest netbooks a day early. As expected, the U123 looks an awful lot like the MSI Wind U120. But there are a few differences. First, the Wind U123 has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, which is slightly…

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MSI is beginning to show off some of its newer netbooks and ultralight laptops at trade shows. And the folks at SlashGear recently caught up with MSI spokesman Andy Tung and got a closer look at the upcoming MSI Wind U123 netbook and the MSI X340 notebook with a 13.4 inch display and Intel CULV processor. Tung confirmed that the…

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MSI is expected to launch the Wind U123 netbook in Japan on April 11th. The latest netbook from MSI looks a lot like the MSI Wind U120, but it comes with the newer Intel Atom N280 CPU running at 1.66GHz. Like the U120 the MSI Wind U123 ships with 1GB of RAM, but unlike it’s predecessor, it can be upgraded…

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Taking a page out of the Asus playbook, MSI seems determine to flood the market with netbook models this year. The MSI Wind U100 was a pretty big success for the company last year, and the new MSI Wind U120 basically takes the same components and puts them in a shiny new case with a 3G modem option.  Now Laptop…

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