MSI, maker of the popular line of Wind netbooks sat down with the folks at LaptopMag during CES 2010 to talk and make some statements regarding netbooks.  

Zipzoomfly is selling the X320 mini notebook for $389, a savings of over $200.  The X320 is super thin, with a large 13 in screen; 1366 x 768 resolution and 4 cell battery which will last you about 3 – 4 hours.

MSI announced two netbooks during CES 2010, the U135 and U160.
The MSI Wind U Series has already realized massive sales of over 1 million units globally, so MSI had a special one-millionth classic edition netbook activity and also displayed the 10″ U135 and the U160. These netbooks all feature the latest generation CPU platform from Intel with the choice of 3.5G or WiMAX connectivity, with the U160’s exterior retaining its popular ultra-thin, stylish design.
Both the U135 and U160 will be sporting thin cases and Windows 7.  They’ll both feature the …

The upcoming 10.1” MSI Wind U135 netbook is now available, or at least appears in stock, at Buy.com, in a black model, model no. U135-204US, for $329.99.
There are no specs listed other an an 10-inch display, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows 7 Starter. There’s no picture even. I would expect other stores to have the MSI Wind U135 in stock very shortly.
It’ll be available in black, red, blue and white colors. Futher specs from MSI’s product pages: 10” 1024 x 600 display, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 6-cell battery, 1.3MP webcam.
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According to an article posted on Crunchgear, MSI is hard at work to release a new netbook loaded with Windows 7 Starter.  The model number will be U230, which has specifications that look eerily similar to the HP DM3z.  It will have the following specs:
AMD Neo X2 MV40 CPU at 1.6GHz
Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD Radeon HD3200
Up to 4GB of RAM
12.1-inch LCD at 1366×768
160GB/250GB/320GB hard drive options
1.3-megapixel webcam
Card reader, Ethernet, b/g/n Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth
VGA and HDMI output
Three- or six-cell battery options
Weighs 2.86 pounds with three-cell battery
Up to four hours battery life …

Even if I think netbooks will die in 2010, there are still lots of great models coming out to keep people craving them.  One example is the MSI Wind U110.  This 10 inch netbook packs a 9 cell battery which allows it to last a marathon length of 15 hours. It also packs a 160GB hard drive, 1.6Ghz processor and other specs which help to solidy it’s position as a netbook.
Lots of site have been chatting this one up with coverage over at:
Gizmodo – here
Engadget – here
Liliputing – here
Crunchgear – …

The U123 is a new netbook from MSI.  It’s other features include:

Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz Processor
1GB DDR2 533 Mhz SO-DIMM (1 Slot) upgradable to 2 GB MAX
160GB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive
Windows XP Home, 6 Cell Battery
10.2-Inch 1024×600 LCD Panel, Webcam 1.3M, Exclusive MSI EasyFace (Face Identification software) Inside

Amazon is currently selling the U123 for $349 with free shipping.
[Deal found via liliputing.com]

It turns out that netbooks aren’t immune to the slowdown in economies all over the world.  Last year MSI, Acer, and Asus were very confident in their ability to ship more netbooks than they’ve ever been able to.  Unfortunately the reality doesn’t fit that expectation.
According to Digitimes:
Although Acer is estimated to have shipped two million Aspire One netbooks in the first quarter, the sources said that sales in the channel were lower. Meanwhile, Asustek’s Eee PC sales were only 900,000 units, lower than the expected one million units, while MSI …