MSI Wind Neton All-In-One Nettops: Touchscreen & Blu-Ray Options, Coming Q1 2009
The ASUSEee Topwon’t have the all-in-one nettop field to itself for much longer: MSI are planning some rival integrated nettops of their own, in the shape of the new MSI Wind Neton rangejust unveiledin China. The Neton M22, M19 and M16 have a 22-inch, 18.5-inch and 15.6-inch displays respectively, and are all based on either the single or dual-core Intel Atom CPU. All have a touchscreen option and the M22 – which has a 1920 x 1080 resolution display – can be specified with a Blu-ray drive.
The M16 and M19 both run at 1366 x 768 resolution; where the former has its brains in a hinged box underneath the screen that can pivot as a stand or to hang underneath for wall-mounting, the latter integrates all the components and ports into the body of the screen itself. A TV tuner is an option on all three models, and the M22 can be specified with a remote control.
All the single-core Atom models run Windows XP, while the dual-core Atom 330 versions get Vista. Ports include the usual 2-3 USB 2.0 (model depending), audio in/out, ethernet, VGA, memory card readers and PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse. The M16 also has a DVD burner.
The M19 should drop first, in January 2009 priced from $500, followed by the M16 in February 2009 at $400 upwards. Finally the high-def capable M22 will land in March 2009, priced from $799.
