Early Photos MSI Wind 2 Netbook

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

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On Monday, Wired.com's Charlie Sorrel wrote about the Wind U120 -- MSI's successor to its popular Wind netbook. Fudzilla had some hands-on time with the U120 and took the liberty to post photos.

Not bad looking. You'll notice that MSI ditched the first Wind's all-white scheme in favor of a black-and-white combo. In these images the white also appears… Read More

MacBook Mini Smallest Cheapest Mac Netbook

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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If all of today's MSI Wind news wasn't enough for you, here's a MacBook Mini, fashioned by German hacker Florian. All it took was a Dremel, six white LEDs and a very steady hand. Inside is a little less tidy, with tape and aluminum foil holding things in place and bouncing back a little extra light.

Florian even took the time to make a spoof ad in the style of the MacBook Air spot (below), featuring his diminutive machine emerging from a tiny envelope. The irony hits double for me, as I keep my HackBook in a Jiffy… Read More