Straight off of the Newegg site comes the MSI Wind Nettop, with the same Intel Atom processor found in the MSI's popular netbook. The barebone system only comes with the chassis, motherboard, and processor. To buy the $139 dollar nettop, click the link below.
Digital Trends released a full review on the MSI Wind. The editors choice netbook earned a 8.5 out of 10. To view the full review and even write your own, click on the link below.
On the forums at msiwind.net some owners of the 6 cell Wind are noticing new touchpads. The 6 cell Wind uses a Sentilic touchpad, instead of the Synaptic touchpad found on the 3 cell. The Sentilic, which does not support touch scrolling, uses a system were tapping the corners moves the page. For more information on new touchpad, click the link below.
Amazon has just posted another Wind clone dubbed Microtel Wind. On sale for $599 and comes with the 6 cell battery. The clone is the same as the MSI version but just rebadged. Plus it also will be shipping in 3 to 5 weeks. To buy the clone visit the link below.
Notebookreview.com posted an interesting article on the capabilities of the Wind under Windows Vista. Surprisingly the battery life is 20% better than under XP. Even performance gets a boost from Vista. Hardware also works like the webcam, touchpad, bluetooth, wifi, and even the brightness control. The Wind receives a base score of 2.7 which is outstanding for a netbook. To read more on the subject click the link below.
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