MSI Offers New Netbooks With SSD’s and Traditional Hard Drives All In One

It’s pretty clear MSI is serious about Netbooks and updates to the platform have been coming in pretty steadily since its introduction back in July, but they aren’t done yet. According to Liliputing MSI is adding two new models to its fleet, the U110 and U115. While the U110 is more of a traditional design, the U115 promises to change things up a bit. Instead of asking customers to choose between the speed & reliability of an SSD, and the large storage capacities offered by traditional hard drives, the U115 will feature a new “hybrid storage” system. This feature will allow MSI to store the operating system on an SSD, and will augment the storage a built in hard drive.  

With this approach they are hoping to appeal to a broader audience who are looking for a dependable and responsive experience on the OS side, while still satisfying the digital packrats who need a bit of extra mobile storage. The SSD’s will come in 8,16, and 32 GB capacities. And the hard drives will range from 80 to a maximum of 160 GB, currently the maximum for Windows XP on netbooks. Both new models will feature the familiar 10 inch, 1024x600 pixel display, 802.11b/g/draft-n WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 4 in 1 card reader.

Here is a breakdown of the two new models:

MSI Wind 110

·         10-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel netbook

·         120GB, 160GB, or 250GB

·         Intel Atom Z530 processor

·         802.11b / g / draft-n WiFi

·         Bluetooth

·         4-in-1 card reader

·         1GB RAM

MSI Wind U115

·         10-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel netbook

·         8GB SSD / 80GB HDD, 16GB SSD / 120GB HDD, or 32GB SSD / 160GB HDD

·         Intel Atom Z530 processor

·         802.11b / g / draft-n WiFi

·         Bluetooth

·         4-in-1 card reader

·         1 or 2GB RAM