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MSI has recently added two new laptops into its collection, this time its the EX300 and EX400. As of now, neither models have been given a price, nor a US release date, but judging from the specs, they should be something that we hope to see.

The EX300 features a 13.3-inch TFT WXGA ACV display with a 1280X800 resolution, an Intel Core2 Duo processor and a DVD Super-multi or Blu-Ray DVD optical drive. In addition the EX300 also Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, an Ethernet port, two USB ports, HDMI, headphone out, microphone in, a built-in card reader and has the option for Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Other options also include anywhere from 160 up to 320GB of hard drive space and can top out with 4GB of RAM. The EX300 will be running Windows Vista Home Premium and have the option for either a 4 or 8-cell battery.

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MSI has recently unveiled a new special edition for its Wind netbook, the Love Edition and it will support the Global Charity Program. The new special edition Wind will be available in pure white with tans, bright silver and shining gold hearts on the casing. It will otherwise keep the same specs as the standard edition Wind.

With the introduction of this netbook, MSI is also launching the “Love with the Wind” global charity program which will help “poor children” in countries such as Taiwan, China, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea and India learn to use computers.

According to MSI, their goal is to “make a concrete contribution to bridge the digital divide and encourage others to show their care as well.”

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Aside from the recently announced and fashionably stylish EX310 laptop, MSI has also unveiled the ultra-lightweight PR201 laptop PC. And when we say lightweight, we mean 3.97-pounds including battery with its clean and sleek-looking magnesium alloy casing. But of course, aside from beauty, this portable powerhouse also carries with it several features and specs to compete with the rest of the current Core 2 Duo-powered laptops available in the market today.

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MSI has announced its new EX310 laptop highlighted by features such as a 13-inch ACV widescreen display, a “fashionably athletic” (yes, we meant athletic) design and AMD’s newest Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor. Measuring 12.2 (w) x 9.06 (d) x 0.98-1.46 (h) inches and weighing only 4.19 pounds including its battery, the EX310 is certainly a portable powerhouse despite its magnesium alloy casing.

The EX310 boasts of powerful features including an ATi HD3450 3D graphics card with DDR3 256MB VRAM, an HDMI output, 2nd generation Dolby Surround Sound, AI Array microphone, a built-in 2.0 megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, an integrated DTV receiver, fingerprint reader for data security, three USB 2.0 ports and a built-in multi-DVD writer. The EX310 will be available in either dazzling blue or brilliant red design.

Pricing information and international release date are yet to be announced. Hopefully, MSI will decide to make this laptop available in the international market at a highly competitive price. Given its small size, the EX310 could be a better alternative to the 10-inch netbooks that have been proliferating in the portable PC market lately.

Read [MSI News] Via [Fareast Gizmos]

Considering that everyone seems to be on an eco-trip since that An Inconvenient Truth was released, it’s nice to know that someone in the computer design world is also paying attention. 

MSI, for example, has designed a great new eco-friendly motherboard known as the Wind Board. 

It has a passive cooling system, which means that there is no need for those fans that you see on most motherboards.  As you might have guessed, that means a lot less noise, like zero decibels worth.  So not only is it ecologically sound, it is also less noisy.  Who would have thought that the eco-friendly option could be the better one?

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MSI has begun shipping their Wind U100 notebook computers.  A release from the company says “all” pre orders have shipped.

You can find the 10” U100 Wind at Fry’s and online New Egg, Amazon, Fry’s, ZipZoomfly, MWave.com and Buy.com.  A quick check finds buy.com sold out but Amazon seems to still have some.

You’ll recall the U100 features Windows XP and a 3 cell battery and are priced at $479.99.  A 6-cell battery is due in September as well as a Linux version.  Batteries are upgradable.

Company site: [MSImobile]

MSI has already unveiled some of the details for their upcoming mini-desktop PC, and now it looks like we have some more information leaking out. The specs have not been finalized and the pricing has not yet been made official, but it looks like we will be seeing a desktop version of the Wind laptop pretty soon.

The mini-desktop is expected to retail for $200 to $300 and be available in Asia and Europe this July with a US release in September. Spec wise, it is expected to feature a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, up to 2GB of RAM, up to a 160GB hard drive, a DVD drive and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.

Read [InfoWorld]

It looks like the MSI Wind is finally getting ready to begin shipping to US customers. The Wind, which was listed in the MSI Shop and then removed has since been re-listed and is now showing a shipping date of July 7.

Currently the Wind is simply just listed and is unavailable, with no pre-order option available. There are also limiting customers to a one Wind netbook per order because of limited quantities. The models listed will include the three-cell battery and they are retailing for $479.99.

Amazon, who also has them listed for $479.99 with the three-cell batteries is still reflecting a 3 to 5 week time frame before the Wind will ship. Still unknown is when the Wind will begin shipping with a six-cell battery, however it is rumored to becoming sometime in July, of course after all of the delays related to the three-cell model I would not be all that surprised when that gets pushed back even further.

Product [MSI Shop] Via [I4U News]

The MSI Wind was officially announced back in mid-May and now it has turned up on the FCC website. Along with the traditional filing the user manual is up and available for download (PDF link), but the Wind was also opened up and showed off all of its internal glory. Hey, its always fun to see those internal images, especially when its not yours that you are messing with. Keep reading to check out a few more internal MSI Wind images.

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Asus may be a little optimistic, or maybe just cocky, but they believe that they can make a 1430% increase in sales this year over last year with their Eee PC. Yes, they are predicting that they can make 5 million sales this year, and although it is unclear as to whether this just includes the Eee PC, or if this prediction incorporates many of the other products that have been given the Eee PC label, it is still very optimistic either way.

Or is it? Last year Asus had the whole of the market, which considering their 350,000 sales wasn’t massive; however the market for low cost ultra portable computers has increased massively, and Asus president Jerry Shen (who made the above prediction) also said that they expected this marked to grow to 10 million sales overall. If you then consider that HP’s Mini-Note has only been available for a few months, that Acer and MSI have yet to release their Eee PC-competitors, and Dell hasn’t even officially announced its entry into the marketplace, they may just have a good chance at getting the predicted 50% of the market.

I personally think that although they may get 50% of the market at most, 10 million sales is probably a bit to many, but we will see.

Via [Liliputing]