MSI Wind12 U230 unveiled; 12.1” AMD Neo X2-powered netbook
October 30, 2009 at 6:29 pm
MSI has quietly launched a new 12.1-inch netbook on its official website. The MSI Wind12 U230 follows on from the U200/U210 models, with a 12.1-inch (1366 x 768) display powered by an AMD Athlon Neo X2 (Yukon CPU MV40/ L335) dual-core processor. Graphics will be catered for by the ATI Radeon HD 3200 and it will come with Windows 7 Home Premium.
Other features include up to 4GB RAM, 160-320GB HDD, HDMI, 1.3MP webcam, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), 4-in-1 card reader, three USB ports and optional Bluetooth. Battery life on the 6-cell battery should be good for around 4 hours. At this point there’s little information on pricing or availability, but we’ll keep you posted.
Via Netbooked.
October 30th, 2009 11:46 PM
I bet pricing will be through the roof for this one
October 31st, 2009 1:30 PM
Can’t be above £400 (I’d suspect it’d be £350), as the Acer Ferrari has similar specs and is that much.
October 31st, 2009 8:06 PM
anyone have a link for a comparison between ATI Radeon HD 3200 and 9400 (ion)?
November 1st, 2009 1:52 PM
I’d be interested in a comparison of the above as well.
November 1st, 2009 6:58 PM
HD3200 it’s better, ion uses a low powered and more restricted version of the 9400, dont let anyone fool you , facts and source: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
November 2nd, 2009 1:57 AM
The ION LE is purposely crippled to only run DX9 however it’s not physically crippled, there’s already a hacked set of drivers to make it run exactly like a 9400 with DX10 support. http://myhpmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=2571
November 3rd, 2009 10:06 PM
I would still like to see a comparison beteen the hacked ion le (ie. a first gen full ion) and the 3200. I think the benchmarks I have seen give the advantage to the Radeon.
My real quesion is why a 12″ notebook is using 3000 series graphics when it could be using the clearly superior 4000 series?
Jack Bronksy