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MSI has officially unveiled the “world’s first hybrid storage netbook” effectively dubbed the MSI U115 Hybrid.  Of course, at first glance, the U115 may seem like many of the other netbooks on the market.  It features a 10-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, a 1.3-megapixel camera, built-in card reader and a 3-cell battery.  Additionally, the U115 Hybrid is running Windows XP, and has an option to add a 6-cell battery as well as Bluetooth 2.0.

Now, as for what makes the U115 different from the rest—it has two built-in storage options.  The U115 include a standard 120GB hard drive along with an 8GB SSD. 

The storage can also be upgraded to include a 160GB hard drive along with a 16GB SSD.  The SSD is reserved for the operating system files, while the traditional hard drive is left for personal storage.  The U115 also has an “Eco Mode” button that allows the power to the traditional hard drive to be switched off, which should allow for a slight increase in performance and battery life.

Unfortunately, although MSI has officially announced the details they have left some out—the price and availability date are still unknown.

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