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MSI announces netbook with DDR3-support

Press release, July 5; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES Asia 0

MSI has announced its latest netbook, the Wind U160DX, which supports DDR3 memory and comes with the Intel Atom N455 processor and MSI's own Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology.

Sheathed in MSI's own Color Film Print technology, the Wind U160DX is less than one-inch thin and tips the scales at 1kg.

The Wind U160DX features a 10.1-inch LED screen with a refresh rate of 8ms, twice as fast as similar products on the market, MSI claimed, an independent chiclet keyboard, seamless touchpad, and a battery that holds a 15-hour charge.

MSI Wind U160DX netbook specifications

Item

Detail

CPU

Intel Atom N455 (1.66GHz)

Chipset

NM10

Graphic

GMA3150 (Shared with System Memory)

Memory

DDR3 667 support up to 2 GB (1 DIMM slot)

LCD

10-inch (1024 × 600) WSVGA LED

HDD

160 GB or above (2.5-inch SATA)

Card reader

2 in 1 (support SD,MMC,)

I/O

D-sub × 1 , USB 2.0 × 3 , Mic-in, Headphone, RJ45

Battery

3 cells / 6 cells (optional)

Wireless

802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.0+EDR

Webcam

1.3-megapixel

Sound

HD audio, stereo speakers

Dimensions (mm)

265 × 165 × 19.8-25.4

Weight (kg)

1 (with 3 cell battery)

OS

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, June 2010

MSI Wind U160DX netbook

MSI Wind U160DX netbook
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