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Asus Eee PC 1000H compared to MSI Wind U120 in pictures

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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MSI release grey U120

The MSI Wind U120 is a solid netbook with a comfortable keyboard and a more stylish design than its predecessor. It’s also more aggressively priced. At $379, the U120 costs $70 less than the U100. However, the older U100 lasts 45 minutes longer on a charge, and both the Samsung NC10 ($449) and the HP Mini 2140 ($529) last more than 2 hours longer, although both systems are more expensive. If you care more about price than endurance, then the U120 is worth considering.

Head on to their full review for more pics and info with the link below.

Via LaptopMag

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LaptopMag reviews the MSI Wind U120, not so impressed with it

We’ve already known that MSI is prepping its MSI Wind 2 models and it’s projected delivered date was previously reported to be in December.  We also knew from previous reports that it will have a built-in 3G module, 1GB of RAM, 120GB of HDD and will run on Windows XP.

But since, Asustek is already prepping up its own premier netbook, the Eee PC S101, this might have prompted MSI to release their second generation MSI Wind to as early as November. The said MSI Wind U120 shall retail for around $552.

In a related report, MSI was said to have no plans of coming up with their own touchscreen MSI Wind despite rumors that Asus is planning to come up with touchscreen versions of the Eee PC. This is due to the high cost of making such netbooks.

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MSI to Start Shipping the Wind U120 in November

For MSI Wind fans who have been anticipating the release of the MSI Wind 2 since information about it started to surface a couple of days ago, Fudzilla managed to score exclusive photos of the said netbook in all its detailed glory.

According to Fudzilla’s exlusive report, the MSI Wind 2 would still sport a 10-inch screen although the design will be more formal than the previous MSI Wind models. Nothing much would really be changed with the Wind 2 in terms of features and specs. Some of these specs include:

• 10-inch display
• 120GB HDD with 20-40GB of SSD to follow later
• Intel Atom CPU similar to the Wind U100
• WiFi
• built-in 3G model with SIM card slot
• $600

The MSI Wind 2 is slated for release sometime in December. Head on to Fudzilla for more high-res photos of the MSI Wind 2.

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MSI Wind 2 aka U120 Gets Pictured

MSI, the producer of the popular Wind U100 netbook, have announced that they will also be producing the Wind U120 within the upcoming months, according to an interview with the head of sales at MSI in Laptop Magazine.

Unlike the Wind U100, the U120 will be capable of supporting 3.5G wireless networking. The U120 will share the screen size of 10 inches with it’s older sibling. Storage will be covered with a hard drive (of between 20 and 40 gb’s according to the interview) as opposed to SSD however, MSI will provide SSD in the future. Further details are sketchy but, this is exciting news from MSI and their new netbook is expected to cost under $600 on release although, details arent confirmed yet.

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MSI Wind U120 on the Way