MSI: Wind U110 ECO netbook 9 hours on battery

MSI has officially announced its latest netbook, the Wind U110 ECO. This netbook, which could already be seen on the CeBIt, is most notable for its specified battery life of 9 hours. This is possible by using an even more efficient Atom Z530 in combination with the US15W chipset. The machine comes with 1 GB of DDR2 memory but can also be expanded to 2 GB. The 10" screen has a 1024x600 pixel resolution.

MSI reports that there's an HD3200 onboard videochip in this netbook, which seems to be a mistake due to the presence of Intel's US15W chipset. This chipset already features an onboard 3D-chip, the GMA500. The other specifications of MSI's Wind U110 ECO are a 160 GB hard disk, 4-in-1 cardreader, integrated 1,3 or 2,0 megapixel webcam, three USB ports and a D-Sub connector. 

 

MSI Wind U110 ECO netbook

Also present are Gigabit LAN, Wireless N and Bluetooth 2.0 The specified 9 hour battery lifetime can be reached with the 6-cell battery. A cheaper model will also be released, bearing a 3-cell battery which in theory should still reach over 4 hours of battery life. With the 3-cell battery, the Wind U110 ECO weighs about 1 kilo and its dimensions are 260 x 180 x 31.5 mm (WDH).