MSI Wind gets a battery upgrade

Dan Ackerman | Jul 31, 2008

One of our favorite new Netbook laptops is the 10-inch MSI Wind, which has decent specs and performance, but is saddled with a terrible three-cell battery--we got about 2 hours max from it. MSI blamed supply chain problems for preventing the initial run of the Wind from shipping with the more common six-cell battery found in systems like the ASUS Eee PC 901.

Now we hear that the six-cell version is on the way, already popping up for preorder in several online stores. There's a catch, though; the new battery jacks up the cost by US$50, bringing the total price to US$550, passing our magic US$499 Netbook optimal price point. ASUS also offers a 10-inch model with similar specs for US$550, the Eee PC 1000H, but both these systems have standard hard drives, not the SSD drives found in most Netbooks.

We're currently testing new Netbooks from Acer, ASUS and Sylvania, so stay tuned for a serious Netbook shootout to find which one is right for you.

Via CNET Crave

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