Every man and his dog is making a rival to the Eee PC, and understandably so -- cheap, tiny laptops are the shape of things to come. The latest to join the fray is the unfortunately named MSI Wind, which was spotted doing the rounds at CeBIT 2008.
It's a little larger than the standard Eee PC and more customisable, so it manages to incorporate either an 8-inch or a 10-inch display and a keyboard that looks reasonably comfortable to work on.
It's said to be based on the forthcoming Intel Shelton '08 platform, with processor speeds ranging from 1GHz to 1.5GHz, solid-state or 2.5-inch hard drive options, 1GB of RAM and either Linux or Windows operating systems. Battery life is reported to be in the region of 7 hours, although we'll reserve judgement on that until we get one in.
It's still in the prototype phase at the moment, but MSI has been showing off blue, silver and pink versions, all of which look pretty darned sexy. Prices reportedly start from €299 for the cheapest, up to €699 for the high-end models -- no word on Australian pricing yet. Frankly, we can't wait to get our hands on one. More as we get it.
Willy W
20/05/2008 05:16 PM
I think it's a load of rubbish, 7 hours.. I think it will end up being about 3 hrs with wi-fi and a bit of browsing/music. Probably 7 hours in standby mode.. MSI - yuck , but it certainly looks nice at this point if you ignore that companys reputation.
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