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The MSI Wind12 U230 12.1-inch AMD-powered ultraportable, which replaces the Wind12 U210, is available now in the United States.

Newegg.com offers the U230 models that include the AMD Athlon Neo (in U230-033US) or AMD Athlon Neo X2 (in U230-040US) processor, the integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 GPU, 2GB of DDR2 memory expandable up to 4GB, 250GB (U230-033US) or 320GB (U230-040US) of hard disk space with Windows 7 Home Premium OS pre-installed, and a 6-cell battery.

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Micro-Star Int’l has released the MSI X-Slim X360 fashionable thin-and-light laptop, which includes a 13-inch display and the latest Intel Core i5 ultra-low voltage processor.

The X-Slim X360 weighs around 3.086 pounds and is less than one inch thick. It features an Core i5-520UM CPU with built-in Intel HD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 500GB of hard drive space, 4 or 8-cell battery for up to 9 hours of battery life, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

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The MSI Wind U160, which belongs to the company’s new line of Intel Atom “Pine Trail M”-based netbooks, is now available in the United States.

The U160 features a 10-inch 1024×600-pixel glossy LED-backlight display, the Intel Atom N450 processor with the GMA 3150 graphics, a 250GB hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter OS.

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MSI Intn’l has announced the GE600 16-inch gaming notebook with the Intel Core i5 processor and ATI Radeon HD5730 1GB discrete graphics.

The GE600 includes two DDR3 memory slots, choice of 250, 320, and 500GB hard drive sizes, and a built-in optical drive.

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MSI has announced the 15.6″ CX620 and CR620 Classic Series laptops, both based on Intel’s Core i Series processors for 2010.

Besides the Intel “Arrandale” CPUs, the MSI CX620 and CR620 include up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space. The CX620 features the ATI Radeon HD5470 1GB dedicated video card, whereas the CR620 has the Intel GMA HD integrated graphics. Both 15.6-inchers have a 1366×768 LED backlit display. There’s no info on optical drive choices.

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MSI announced today the 14-inch CX420 and CR420, and 17.3-inch CR720 laptops, all based on Intel’s Arrandale processors.

Along with the 2010 Intel Core i Series CPUs, the notebooks include up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, and up to 500GB of hard drive space.

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Micro Star Int’l has released the MSI Wind U130 and MSI Wind U135, both belonging to the company’s new line of Intel Atom “Pine Trail M”-based netbooks.

The U130 and U135 feature a 10-inch 1024 x 600-pixel LED-backlight display, the Intel Atom N450 processor with the GMA 3150 graphics, a single RAM slot for up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 3- or 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 OS.

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Micro-Star Int’l has released the MSI X-Slim X350 fashionable ultra-thin laptop, including a 13.4-inch display, the Intel CULV platform, a shiny diamond-motif lid, and a chassis rimmed by a silver frame.

The X-Slim X350 weighs around 3.3 pounds and is less than one inch thick. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo dual-core ultra-low voltage processor, the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 500GB of hard drive space, an external DVD burner or Blu-Ray drive, up to 9 hours of battery life with the extended 8-cell unit, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

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MSI’s new Intel CULV-based ultra-slim laptop – the 14-inch X-Slim X400 – is now available for purchase in the United States.

Mwave sells the black/gold MSI X400-060US and black/silver X400-061US, while Excaliber PC additionally offers the white/blue X400-029US model. Weighing at 3.3 pounds, the 1-inch thin notebooks come with the Intel Core 2 Solo SU2700 1.3GHz processor, the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 320GB hard drive with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed, and a 4-cell battery. The X400 doesn’t include a built-in optical drive.

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Micro-Star Int’l announced today the Core i7-based MSI GT640 15.4-inch laptop for gamers.

Along with a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, the GT640 features the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1GB dedicated video card, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, up to 500GB of hard drive storage, and a built-in DVD burner or Blu-ray drive. There’s no info on display resolution.

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The MSI Wind12 U200 is a new 12.1-inch ultraportable laptop, based on the Intel CULV platform.

Weighing around 2.86 pounds with its 3-cell battery, the Wind12 U200 features the Intel 723 or SU3500 ultra-low voltage processor, the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 320GB of hard drive space, a battery life of “up to 6.5 hours” with the 6-cell unit, and Windows Vista Home Premium. The system doesn’t include a built-in optical drive.

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The MSI Wind U210 netbook, featuring a 12.1-inch display and AMD’s Athlon Neo processor, is now available for pre-order in the United States.

Amazon.com offers the black MSI U210-008US model that includes the Neo MV-40 1.6GHz CPU, the ATI Radeon X1250 graphics chip, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed, and a 6-cell battery providing “5 hours” of run time.

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MSI has released the X-Slim X600 ultra-thin 15.6-inch laptop PC, based on Intel’s CULV platform.

Weighing 4.6 pounds with a 6-cell battery and measuring 0.98 inches thin, the X600 packs an ultra-low voltage Core 2 Solo or Celeron processor, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512MB dedicated video card, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 500GB of hard drive space, and an optional external optical drive.

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The MSI X-Slim X320, “the world’s lightest and slimmest 13-inch notebook”, is now available in the United States.

Newegg and Mwave sell the X320-037US model with the Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, a 4-cell battery and Windows Vista Home Premium OS. The 2.8-pound laptop, that measures only 6mm at its thinnest and 20mm at its widest point, is based on the Intel Menlow US15W chipset with the GMA 500 integrated graphics and doesn’t include an optical drive.

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The MSI GT725 is a recently launched 17-inch gaming laptop based on Intel’s CPU and the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 graphics.

In the US, there are three models available – the MSI GT725-074US with the Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz processor, the GT725-075US with the Core 2 Duo P9500 at 2.53GHz, and the 2GHz Core 2 Quad Q9000-based GT725-212US. Besides the Mobility Radeon HD 4850 dedicated video card with 512MB of DDR3 VRAM, all models include 4GB of DDR2 system memory, a 320GB hard drive, and Drive Engine Technology for CPU overclocking when on AC power.

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