With more and more netbooks being announced or released almost on a daily basis, it’s surprising to see some netbooks go over $400 when similar speced machines go for less. If you want to keep your netbook cheap and portable, Liliputing have put together a list of 19 netbooks which all fall under $350 and come with a 9 inch display or 10 inch. The Asus Eee PC 1000HA, Lenovo IdeaPad S10, Acer Aspire One D150 and MSI Wind U100 are all available for $349. The MSI Wind U100 is also available for $299 and comes with a 3 cell battery. The $349.99 U100 comes with a 6 cell battery and in pink. Likewise the MSI Wind U120 comes in under $350 with a price tag of $319.99 and a 6 cell battery.

The HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition is available in a 10 inch or 8.9 inch model, priced at $279.99 for the 8.9 inch and an additional $40 to upgrade to a 10 inch display. The standard HP Mini 1000 comes in at just under $300, priced at $298.97, along with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ($299) and the Asus Eee PC 900HA ($293.99). The upgraded 904HA is available for $15 more at $308.40 bringing with it a larger keyboard like you’d find on a 10 inch model. The Acer Aspire One with a 160GB hard drive teeters on the $300 mark with a 3 cell battery, but a 6 cell battery model will add an extra $30 to the price tag. Where as the 8GB SSD version with Linux will set you back $273.28. Interestingly, the XP model is cheaper at $239.

Other 9 inch netbooks noted in the list include the Dell Inspiron Mini 9n ($249), refurbished Eee PC 900s which sell for $180 and the Eee PC 901 ($279.99).

Remember the grey MSI Wind netbook that was spotted? Well it’s now hit online retailers and is available for purchase.

Amazon have put up a product page for the newest MSI Wind U120 and continue to list the white model. Both models include the same specifications, making it only a changed chassis color. The U120 is available to purchase for $349.99. Currently the grey model only appears to be available to the US market.

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Anyone who’s owned a netbook long enough will figure out that its stock 1GB of RAM won’t go too far when it comes to performance, especially when one is forced to make friends with Vista instead of the more lightweight Windows XP. It’s a good thing that manufacturers have provisioned for extra memory slots so that upgrades can easily be done, bringing the memory up to a nice 2GB spot which makes for a very healthy computing setup.

But what’s this? Looking at the recently exposed photos of the MSI Wind U120 innards, JKOnTheRun has found that an extra RAM slot is nowhere to be found. That means no matter how delicately a user manages to open its casing, the MSI Wind U120 will be stuck with 1GB of RAM, forever.

Perhaps MSI has done this on purpose in order to put a kind of gap between its netbooks and full-blown notebooks, but don’t you think that’s a bad idea? Limiting a product’s performance when it comes out of the box is one thing, but taking away a user’s options completely is just cruel. We’ll see how well consumers receive this when they get their hands on the MSI Wind U120. Which they can, now that it’s already available for order online.

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Amazon have the new MSI Wind U120 in stock. The price is $379-469 depending on which model you choose.

All models share the following specifications:

• Intel Atom 1.6 GHz Processor 512 KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz Bus speed
• 6 Cell Battery
• 1.3 MP Web
• Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN Card
• Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card
• Windows XP Home Edition
• 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
• 4-in-1 SD/MMC/MS/MSpro Card Reader

The models that is called U120-001US and U120-024US have a 120GB HDD.

The model called U120-020US have 802.11b/g/n, bluetooth and a 160 GB HDD.

Read more at Amazon.com

Via Liliputing

Would you like to see the MSI Wind U120 stripped of its outer casing? Well, now you can, even before the upcoming netbook officially ships to retail stores. It ain’t no U115 Hybrid, but it’s equally awesome, with 1GB of RAM, a 120GB HDD, and built-in 3G connectivity. A deconstructed MSI Wind U120 could be a sight for your geeky sore eyes, so head on down to the link below to see more pictures and details. Perhaps these will better help you decide which Wind netbook to pick next once they’re available.

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