MSI recently revealed the Wind Notebook U110 and U115 in several markets. Both use the Menlow platform featuring the Atom Z530 processor and SCH US15W chipset. Although the Menlow platform is more expensive than Intel's netbook platform, the devices feature lower power consumption and thus longer battery life.
However, the devices are a bit expensive compared with MSI's netbook line, The U115 is priced at NT$23,000-25,000 (US$685.28-744.89) and the U110 is priced at NT$19,000-20,000, compared to about NT$18,000 for the 10-inch Wind notebook. So it may be difficult for MSI to generate strong demand for the products, noted the sources.
The U115 also adopts a 10.2-inch LED-backlit LCD panel, 1-2GB memory and hybrid storage, including either an 8GB, 16GB or 35GB solid state drive (SSD) and a 80GB, 120GB or 160GB hard drive. The SSD will mainly be used to store the operation system (OS), while the hard drive will be used for other storage purposes. The U115 is expected to feature Windows Vista and weigh around 1.1kg.
The U110 will have similar hardware specifications, but will not feature hybrid storage and will only have either a 120GB, 160GB or 250GB hard drive.
Kojinsha (KJS), a Japan-based mini notebook brand subsidiary of Inventec, also launched a mini-notebook based on the Intel Menlow platform, while Dell recently revealed its Inspiron Mini 12 netbook is built on the MID platform.
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