You think the companies who manufacture lightweight, sub-notebooks are trying to tell us something? There's the Eee PC, the CloudBook, the Air, and now…get ready to be carried away by the Wind. That's the unfortunate name Micro-Star International has given its new 2.2-pound notebook. As far as features go, the Wind isn't all that different from the newly announced Asus Eee PC 900. You'll get a 9- or 10-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, 1GB of RAM, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and your choice of either Linux or Windows XP pre-installed. There are a few noteworthy differences, however, including a 2.5-inch 80GB hard drive and, according to the company, a whopping seven hours of battery life.
Pricing, depending on configuration, can range from €299 and €699 (about $471 to $1100), although for now, this Wind will only be blowing in Europe.
[Product Page through Pocket-lint]
