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Tablet-ed out yet? We didn’t think so. MSI has a 10-inch Android tablet on display at CES here. There aren’t many details (like price, release date and internals), but we do know it’s running one of those new Tegra 2 chips. Up front there’s a pretty nice 10-inch capacitive display, which is plenty responsive. Like other tablets we’ve been seeing, the device is a bit thicker and heavier than we’d like, but hopefully that paves the way for some substantial battery life. We might still not know the “why,” but the “how” is certainly coming together.

MSI shows off 10-inch Android tablet running new Tegra chipset originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LAS VEGAS — MSI has launched yet another upgrade for its popular Wind netbook, dubbed the U160.

The new model gains a brand new polished case, a bumpy trackpad and a Chicklet keyboard with elevated keys. It includes Windows 7 Starter, a 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, a 250-GB hard drive and a 6-cell battery that lasts 7.5 hours, according to MSI.

I had some hands-on time with the Wind U160, and though it looks different from its predecessors, the experience is mostly the same. The U160 is noticeably lighter, weighing only 2.2 pounds. It sports a glossy champagne finish, a black keyboard and a screen with a black border. It kind of looks like a miniature MacBook Pro.

Its keyboard still suffers from an awkwardly small question-mark key. I disliked the puny trackpad on the first MSI Wind (which I used to own), and I dislike the U160’s bumpy trackpad even more: The purpose of the bumps is to mouse around more accurately, but I was doing the opposite.

This upgrade is mostly about looks, which isn’t surprising because netbooks are generally a repetitive, monotonous product category. More interesting at CES this year is the “notbook” — a new flavor of netbooks adding some variety to 10-inch mini notes. Some examples include the Lenovo Skylight smartbook, which features an ARM-based processor, and the Lenovo S10-3t, a convertible touchscreen tablet.

See Also:

• MSI Wind Features New Pine Trail Atom Processor
• MSI Wind U110 ECO Netbook
• MSI Wind U120

Photos: Jon Snyder/Wired.com

MSI planning to a show dual-screen e-reader, 3D laptop at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There ain’t much to go on just yet, but one thing’s for certain: MSI will be unveiling a trio of new machines at CES in just a few weeks. Over on the Wind Top side, it’ll be introducing the all-new AP1920 all-in-one PC, which will measure in at 35mm thick and sport an 18.5-inch display, Atom D510 or D410 CPU and a power-sipping attitude. The nettop lovers will be thrilled to know that a new duo of mini PCs will also get unwrapped, as the Wind Box DC500 and DE220 step in with Intel’s newest Pine Trail processors and a whole slew of companion components that we’re still waiting to hear more on. Hey, we told you it was just a tease.

MSI teases Wind Top AP1920, Wind Box DE220 and DC500 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You didn’t expect it to rain Pine Trail netbooks without MSI dropping a new Wind, did you? Come January the $330 10-inch Wind U135 will replace the older Diamondville U100 with its new 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter and a six-cell battery. But the U135 gets updated with more than just new netbook specs — the Taiwanese netbook pioneer has slightly tweaked the chassis with a new keyboard, touchpad and lid design. Read on for our thoughts.

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MSI Wind U135 hands-on impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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