MSI Wind U230 ultraportable laptop

Unlike the majority of ultraportable laptops, the new MSI Wind U230 uses an AMD processor instead of Intel’s Atom. The device includes:

• AMD’s 1.6GHz Neo X2 MV40 processor;
• 12.1" 1366 x 768 chassis;
• AMD Radeon HD3200 graphics;
• Up to 4GB of RAM;
• 160GB, 250GB or 320GB hard-drives;
• Windows 7 Home Premium;
• Connectivity: HDMI, VGA, 3 x USB 2.0, ethernet and audio i/o, multiformat card reader;
• Wi-Fi b/g/n and optional Bluetooth;
• Battery: 3-cell pack (4 hours) or 6-cell pack

The expected price is somewhere around $400.