MSI Wind
In less than a decade, I guess a system administrator could simply put his company's server into a small case and go away with it, maybe even keep it running and wirelessly connected to the Internet while on the move! The miniaturization process goes on, and the UMPCs are getting more and more popular. For example, let's take the MSI Wind, announced some months ago as a future competitor to AsusTek's Eee PC...
When they have shown the MSI Wind for the first time, everyone expected to see a small laptop, a bit larger than the Eee PC, and not two products, but here's the catch - MSI tries to shoot two rabbits at once, by going after the now notorious UMPC from Asus, as well as its upcoming Eee BOX.
These being said, it seems we're going to have the MSI Wind notebook, and the MSI Wind PC. In the image at the beginning of the article you can see the MSI Wind PC, expected to arrive in mid-June, dressed in Black, White, and probably Pink (although I would rather go for Blue, or MSI's favorite color, Red).
The technical specifications look pretty well, especially the noise level and the power consumption value. Here you have all of those currently available:
- Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor (with passive heatsink)
- Intel 945GC + ICH7 mainboard (with passive heatsink)
- 1GB DDR2 533 Memory SO-DIMM (2GB MAX)
- 160GB 3.5" Hard Disk
- DC Onboard / 65W Adapter
- Slim Type DVD Combo Drive SATA interface
- Gigabit LAN
- On Board CF Card Connector (install OS into CF to save more power)
- 4 in 1 Card Reader
- 7.1 channel HD Audio ALC888
- Internal Mini PCI-E interface, support WiFi / TV Tuner Card (Optional)
- Noise : <30dba
- Power consumption : ~30W
- Size: 70(H)x215(W)x300(D)mm
- Linux based OS
At last, I should say this computer's design doesn't tell me anything. I am sure MSI could have done better, but after all, it's not the design that really matters. Since pricing wasn't announced yet, we should hope the pricing is much better than the design...or maybe it's just a problem with my judgement, and the upcoming MSI Wind PC looks simply great. What do you think?
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