MSI Wind U120

Posted on Tuesday, January 13 2009 by Netbook Roundup

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The MSI Wind is one of the pillars of netbooks. MSI did such a great job with the U100 that it became the defacto netbook for rebranding. Check out the OEM Versions section of the MSI Wind Wikipedia page if you don't believe me.

The U100 was great, but the U120 is here now. The U120 has a 10" display, 1 GB of RAM, up to a 160GB hard drive, built in WiFi and a good price. The new additions to the U120 are built-in face identification software, a bigger more ergonomic keyboard, built-in Gigabit ethernet, and the 6-cell battery is now standard. It is also a few ounces lighter.

Now that the U120 has been released, many merchants, including Amazon, are offering the MSI Wind U100 at great prices. It's easy to find them in the sub-$350 range. Check out the MSI Wind U100 if you like MSI, looking for a great deal, but don't need the latest release.

Base Specifications

OS	Windows XP Home	Vista Business, Vista Ultimate
CPU	Intel Atom N270
Memory	1GB DDR2
Hard Drive	80/120/160GB HDD
LCD	10" TFT	1024x600 (WSVGA)
LAN	10/100/1000
Wireless	802.11 B/G/N	Bluetooth 2.0
Camera	1.3M Pixel webcam
Battery	6 cell, ~3 hours	Optional 6 cell
Weight	2.23 lbs w/battery
Colors	Colors TBD
Misc	Unlike its predecessor, the U100, this model does not accept additional RAM - 1GB is the max.