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MSI Wind U135 special edition netbook available now, starting at $309.99

By | January 27, 2010, 3:47am PST

Summary: MSI’s newest netbook, the Wind U135, is on sale in the United States now, and it’s a special edition to “commemorate” millions of MSI Wind models already sold. Uh huh.

MSI’s newest netbook, the Wind U135, is on sale in the United States now, and it’s a special edition to “commemorate” millions of MSI Wind models already sold. Uh huh.

Available now at Best Buy, Amazon and other electronics retailers, buyers have a few choices when it comes to picking up a Wind U135 netbook, making the price range from $309.99 to $329.99. (Hint: A larger hard drive might be worth the extra $20.)

Here’s some of the special edition features to consider:

  • Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail processor
  • Option of 160GB or 250 GB hard drive
  • 1 GB of DDR2 memory
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • 10-inch LED display (1024 x 600 resolution)
  • A raised chiclet keyboard
  • 1.3-megapixel webcam
  • MSI ECO Engine Technology
  • Choice between 3-cell or 6-cell battery
  • Five power modes (Gaming, Movie, Presentation, Document and Turbo)
  • Three USB 2.0 ports
  • D-Sub port
  • 4×1 memory card reader
  • Available in four fancy colors (silver, charcoal, ruby and sapphire)

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Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated.

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And no more Linux small SSD version?
Mitch 74 27th Jan 2010
I don't want Win7 Nostarter, I don't want to pay for it, I don't want a HD on a small device that I'm going to lug around...

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