MSI Wind desktops to hit Europe and Asia in September

It looks like MSI's taking another page from ASUS's Eee playbook -- the Wind netbook is getting a desktop sibling. MSI was actually showing off the Atom-based minitower at Computex last month, and while final specs and pricing aren't official, it sounds like the machine will include Windows XP, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB drive, DVD drive, and WiFi for somewhere between $200 and $300 when it goes on sale sometime in September -- but you'll have to be in Europe or Asia to snag one, as MSI says they won't make it to the US. That's a shame, as the power-sipping machine is pretty intriguing: the 1.6GHz system at Computex was able to play back 720p video using just 30 watts of power -- compared to 242 watts for a normal PC. (MSI says the Wind desktop isn't quite capable of 1080p playback yet, but it hinted that future versions will get there.) Hopefully MSI will have a change of heart between now and September.

Read - Hands-on with the MSI Wind desktop
Read - Infoworld article with estimated specs and pricing

[Moorio - XBL: peacebyanymeans @ Jun 30th 2008 11:23AM]

Why does her shirt look like it's made of plastic?

[natels @ Jun 30th 2008 11:25AM]

That's how they promote recycling in Japan.

[Rainier @ Jun 30th 2008 11:27AM]

I think it's pleather.

[BrokenMonkey @ Jun 30th 2008 11:41AM]

Both Computex and MSI are Taiwanese, not Japanese.

[Jonathan Keim @ Jun 30th 2008 11:42AM]

I wonder how many are reading the comments just to see what was said about the girl.... :-)

[BrokenMonkey @ Jun 30th 2008 11:42AM]

MSI is a Taiwanese company and Computex is held in Taiwan, neitehr are Japanese.

[Dan @ Jun 30th 2008 11:54AM]

@ Jonathon

I was one of them lol.

I like how MSI branded the girl too....

"I liiike....hoow much?"

[Oliver @ Jun 30th 2008 12:40PM]

me too, johnathan

[kei @ Jun 30th 2008 1:29PM]

OH EM GEE! AZN PUSHING A BUTTON!

[fistpittingnork @ Jun 30th 2008 1:33PM]

Jonathan Keim,

I'm one of them. I don't care about Wind desktops, I saw the picture and immediately thought "bring in the [any nationality but her own] comments!"

I was not let down.

[OneLove @ Jun 30th 2008 4:34PM]

shes saying "eyes over here pweeze".

[whowhatme @ Jun 30th 2008 11:25AM]

how about we get that ball rolling on the netbook first? :(

[phanbouy @ Jun 30th 2008 11:37AM]

well, i excuse them in this case.

i mean, the whole photo is making the model, plastic-strip-away-from-nudity, the complete literal and figurative center of attention.

wait, what were we talking about again?

[BatteryAcid @ Jun 30th 2008 11:47AM]

I'm not gonna roll my balls on the netbook, they are reserved for humans only...

[thedesolate1 @ Jun 30th 2008 1:09PM]

Yeah they should hurry up and release the notebook before they get ahead of themselves. Oh and they might aswell slap a big Hello Kitty sticker on that p.c.

[Mel @ Jun 30th 2008 2:37PM]

Wait, what? I'm lost. What netbook?

[agroupofletters @ Jun 30th 2008 11:26AM]

I guarantee there are going to be more comments about the chick than about the actual computer.....geeks are seriously pathetic sometimes

[peekinde @ Jun 30th 2008 11:31AM]

and the first comment about the chick award goes to you

[NHAnimator @ Jun 30th 2008 11:36AM]

What computer?

[Anthony @ Jun 30th 2008 11:37AM]

Product placement "tattoos", wonderwoman outfit, holding a computer w/ a catwoman-like smile. How can you not comment?

[konshuss @ Jun 30th 2008 11:45AM]

if you think it's pathetic for a geek to take notice of a woman while being shown a new gadget, you are guaranteed to hate james bond

[linumax @ Jun 30th 2008 12:05PM]

Come on dude, it's not about geeks. If the first thing that catches your eye is the computer and not the chick, then you might not be as heterosexual as you think you are (Not that there's anything wrong with it).

[Joe @ Jun 30th 2008 12:38PM]

I don't understand how liking a picture of a hot chick is more pathetic than liking a picture of a computer, or complaining about the fact there's a hot chick in the picture of the computer.

[Oliver @ Jun 30th 2008 12:42PM]

oh my god that computer is beautiful! i mean, a PINK computER!!! mewantmewantmewant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[one1082 @ Jun 30th 2008 1:47PM]

oh the irony

[loosely_coupled @ Jun 30th 2008 3:40PM]

@one1082

+1

[ShaunAlfonso @ Jun 30th 2008 6:26PM]

silicon tits > silicon chips.

[alechko @ Jul 1st 2008 2:52AM]

You know it's a good read when a low ranked comment followed by a bunch of high ranked ones ;-)

[Jeremy K. @ Jun 30th 2008 11:27AM]

Is there an article to accompany the picture? I can't find it.

[Wwhat @ Jun 30th 2008 5:07PM]

Click on the picture.

[Rick @ Jun 30th 2008 12:16PM]

There's a computer in that photo?

[MadMike @ Jun 30th 2008 11:27AM]

Wow, she isn't pretty at all... You'd think they'd get cuter models and WTF is with the pink?

[MadMike @ Jun 30th 2008 11:28AM]

On the PC

[Curtis Joslin @ Jun 30th 2008 11:38AM]

you know.. i am not really into asians and i think that chick is smoking..
you must either be a queer or you have a problem talking to girls so you act like there all ugly whores.. lol

[treacherous @ Jun 30th 2008 11:57AM]

Are you insane?

[Ace b @ Jun 30th 2008 12:05PM]

@Curtis Joslin

her face is cute,but her bod is not good at all.

[Isak? @ Jun 30th 2008 12:06PM]

No, I'm with you. Her mouth is not doing it, and the shirt is odd. I pretty much just read the comments to see who agreed with me.

[absurdio @ Jun 30th 2008 12:28PM]

Her shirt is odd and sortof hideous. Those temporary tattoos / stickers on her? Also odd and hideous. I think she's hot, though.

...I couldn't care less about the wind desktop.

[MadMike @ Jun 30th 2008 12:41PM]

Curtis: I'm married. So not Queer and never had a problem talking to girls. I grew up with 2 older sisters, one only 11 months older, the other 5 years older. I had dating advice at 10. Actually my one sister would set me up with all her hot friends, because we were only 1 grade apart all through school.

Treacherous: Yes, actually I am insane.

I just don't think she's that cute, and I used to date an Asian chick before I met my wife.

[Ken @ Jun 30th 2008 1:04PM]

Oh I get it!! Your wife reads Engadget too.

[BigD145 @ Jun 30th 2008 1:28PM]

"I'm married."
That would not qualify you as not being queer. I'm so glad you wrapped up your comment with "my wife" ... way at the end and far removed from "married." I too would want to keep my wife as far away from marriage as possible.

[allislost @ Jun 30th 2008 4:56PM]

I actually agree with MadMike. That chic is ugly.

If you wanna see a pretty asian girl then google "Asami Abe".

[Richard Lai @ Jun 30th 2008 5:07PM]

To be fair, MadMike is right if the girl did not have her makeup on. I've seen many comparison pictures of Taiwanese popstars with and without makeup, and I swear I wouldn't recognise them in their natural form.

And of course, this is not restricted to just Taiwanese women. I only mentioned the above to stress my point.

[MadMike @ Jun 30th 2008 5:08PM]

Yeah, that Asami Abe chick is cute. She's got some nice tits for an Asian!

[BigD145 @ Jun 30th 2008 5:09PM]

Thanks Mike. I'm currently 70 pounds UNDERweight, been so for a couple decades, and have never played Warcraft. I've seen hideous and she's not it. You just keep on keeping on, bud.

[Richard Lai @ Jun 30th 2008 5:14PM]

@allislost: sorry, but I disagree, although I have yet to find the perfect Asian girl who looks good without makeup on.

[Richard Lai @ Jun 30th 2008 5:16PM]

@MadMike: you seem to be a tit-man. In that case, how about this Chinese star called Ayi Jihu?

http://www.100megsfree3.com/eagleedocb/Home/Ayi/Ayi_photos.html

[maverick85wd @ Jun 30th 2008 6:53PM]

You're insane. She'd catch it with the

[MadMike @ Jun 30th 2008 6:55PM]

Richard: I am. :-) When I'm on my deathbed, I'm going to hire a bunch of big titted woman so I can spend my last minutes on earth motorboating!

BigD: I thought from the BigD, that you were chunky. I'm sorry about that.

I was always really skinny when I was younger. But I bulked up a lot when I went into the military. I keep it up though. My department has a gym and I play softball on the police and fire league.

[Mel @ Jun 30th 2008 11:23PM]

Wow, I'm pretty disgusted by where this has gone. One minute we're all having fun and joking around, and the next we're insulting people and sounding like 12 year olds.