MSI revealed a few more details about its anticipated Eee PC competitor at CeBIT. The ultraportable laptop will be known as the MSI Wind, and it'll have a 10-inch screen, an Intel Shelton processor running between 1GHz and 1.6GHz (depending ont hemodel), and a 2.5 inch hard disk with the option of upgrading to a solid state disk.

The base model will have 1GB of RAM, a 6 cell battery that will reportedly run for 6 to 7 hours (I'll beleive that when I see it), and will come with a choice of Linux or Windows, although the early models will likely be Linux only. Prices will range from 299 to 699 Euros. No word on US pricing or availability

[via Engadget]

Micro-Star International is the latest company announcing plans to develop a low-cost mini-laptop. MSI is a Taiwanese laptop maker. The company says it's already developing a new PC that will use Intel's upcoming Diamondville chip.

Diamondville processors are designed to be low voltage chips that will work well in low-performance devices like the Eee PC, Classmate PC, or OLPC. There aren't many more details available about MSI's proposed computer. But Intel is expected to show off the chip in April, and MSI could have a laptop ready to ship as soon as this summer.

[via Engadget]