MSI to roll out it’s Wind mini notebook early June
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MSI recently dished out few of the specification for the upcoming ‘Wind mini-notebook (‘Gone with the wind’ sounds like a better moniker) The vague news release stated that the 10-inch notebook will feature the new Intel Processor, which we speculate is the Intel Atom processor whose chips are going to be released this summer. The MSI Wind is available on preorder at Expansys in colors of White, black and pink. Apparently it lists a price of $560 for the Linux-based model and $605 price for the Windows model with a ship date of June 24th. It lists a processor as 1.GHz Intel Processor. Speculations are on that Wind might use the 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 chip. The two configurations in the MSI Wind are the Novell Linux and the Windows XP Home. 10-inch LED backlit screen with 1024*500 pixel resolution, the Intel 945GMS chipset and an 80 GB hard-drive are some of features of the MSI Wind.
Let’s start with the Linux version, which serves upto 512MB RAM and a three-cell battery (runs for about 2.5 hrs) The Linux version weighs about 2.3 pounds. The Windows version on the other hand carries a memory of 1 GB and the battery capacity is also doubled to six-cell unit. It weighs about 2.6 pounds. The upscale features offered by Windows implies that the sub-$500 price quote applies to the Linux version alone.
