MSI Wind: Another Eee PC rival blows in

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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 (£225) for the cheapest, up to €699 (£530) for the high-end models. Frankly, we can't wait to get our hands on one. More as we get it. -Rory Reid

Update: Check out our MSI Wind hands-on with photos, watch our hands-on video, read our full MSI Wind review here and discuss it in our MSI Wind forum.

Source: PC World Italia

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AnonymousMon 10 March, 2008 6:19pm

ill be taking this on my camping trips. also is that a touch of appleness i detect?

AnonymousTue 11 March, 2008 1:10pm

its a lot more expensive than the Eeepc and bigger.. their crossing over to the"just a laptop" category.

AnonymousThu 13 March, 2008 10:58am

it will be better than the eee-pc i think cause the processor speed of 1,5 ghz
and i like the design!!!!

AnonymousSat 15 March, 2008 3:04pm

How is this 'a lot more expensive' than the eee pc?
MSI wind £225
£eee pc £250+ - if you can get one

AnonymousTue 18 March, 2008 9:29pm

one of the coolest things about the eee is just how many people have one and especially how many geeks have one. this means that there are a lot of people working on projects for the eee and those people have the cool advantage of working knowing that everyone has the same hardware. if the takeup of the wind is great, then this will be a great alternative, if not owning an eee might just be better simply because so many others do too. at least you know that MSI have the know how and the resources to crank these out should the demand materialize.

AnonymousWed 23 April, 2008 5:18pm

hehe "takeup of the wind is great, then this will be a great alternative" dont you mean follow through with it or pass out, sorry