The U230 and the Asus 1201N compete head to head. When you compare the benchmarks you discover that the Asus 1201N is no longer the best or most powerful netbook under $500.

Watch as the MSI Wind U230-040US netbook gets unboxed.

The MSI U230-040US was created with one purpose: to become the top netbook under $500. Read the review, get the specs and find out if it’s worth buying.

Learn more about the dual core AMD powered MSI Wind U230 from this video.

Two 12.1″ netbooks go head to head. Find out which one wins.

The MSI Wind U160 has a 15 hour battery life claim but it may not actually last that long. The 15 hour claim is to help compete against the Asus 1005PE.

As Nvidia ION 2 netbooks prepare to start hitting the market in Q1 2010 there’s a question of what is the best option for people who don’t want to spend $400+ on a netbook.  With so many options I did some digging around and would like to make the case for at least giving the U135 from MSI a long hard look.
Many of the aspects of lower end netbooks are standard.  10.1″ screens are a given, as is the 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, wifi, and webcam all built …

The U230 12.1″ netbook from MSI which combines a NV-40 AMD processor with ATI HD3200 graphics.  This combination allows you to play games, watch online HD video as well as surf the web.
While there are many netbooks which have the same processor and video card as the U230, it has some very special features.

The MSI Wind U130 is the baby brother of the more expensive U135.  The U135 recently went on sale at varies stores online for approximately $339.  The U130 is for the under $300 segment and matches the other sub $300 netbooks with the N450 Intel Atom processor.
It features the following:
Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 3 cells, 802.11bgn, Windows XP Home, Matte Screen
[Source: Provantage]

Today’s deal of the day is the MSI Wind U210.  This is one of the first netbooks to feature HDMI output.
In addtion to having a large, bright 12″ screen you’ll also get an AMD MV-40 processor X1250 AMD graphics, 250GB hard drive, Windows Vista Home Premium, 2GB of RAM, and a 6 cell battery.
When it first came out it retailed for close to $500.
Amazon.com is currently selling the MSI U210 for $$429.  That’s cheaper than the Asus 1201N, X1200e, and other 12″ netbooks.