MSI to Launch Wind 2 Mini Notebook in November

Micro-Star International (MSI) is releasing an upgrade to its popular Wind netbook by November, notebook industry sources say.

The MSI Wind U120 will receive a complete redesign, sporting a new case, a new hard drive, a solid-state drive option and a 3.5G modem. Like its predecessor, the U120 will feature Intel's Atom processor.

DigiTimes reports a November launch date in Asia, but it's unclear whether the netbook will arrive in the United States that soon. However, the first MSI Wind hit U.S. stores in June, and five or six months is generally the lifespan of a notebook before it receives an upgrade.

MSI has not announced an exact price for the U120, but earlier reports say the netbook will run for under $600.

See also:

• Early Photos: MSI Wind 2 Netbook
• MSI Announces Wind 2, Says Customers Hate Linux

MSI to launch 3.5G Wind netbook next month [DigiTimes]