MSI's 21.5-inch multitouch Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one now shipping

MSI is on a roll with its Wind Top line of all-in-one machines, the AE2220 being the latest and, for the moment at least, the greatest. Its 21.5-inch screen (curiously .1'' smaller than when originally announced) supports multitouch, backed by Windows 7 Home Premium to ensure you'll never have a completely smudge-free image coming from the ION chipset. 4GB of DDR2 memory is included along with either a 2.2GHz T6600 or 2.1GHz T4300 Intel processor, while storage is now provided by a 500GB drive. Dual PCIe expansion slots gives it some hope of being upgradeable in the future, and VESA wall mount compatibility means you won't even have to clean up your desk. It hasn't shown up at retailers just yet, but Amazon is still listing a pre-order page at $699, $50 under MSRP and what we'd consider to be a very fair price indeed.

[bjs Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:20PM]

*BURP*

[Loftwyr Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:22PM]

Does this work as a tablet? If not, why would I want a multitouch screen I have to lean way forward to use?

[davepermen Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:28PM]

lay it on the table? solved? :)

[RandomGuy Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:58PM]

Stick it on your wall in your kitchen and use it to watch TV, listen to music, or access recipes. No keyboard or mouse required.

Stick it in by your bathroom vanity to watch the morning news, check stocks or the weather while you get ready for work.

Mount it on the wall near your entry way as a control panel for your home automation setup.

A touchscreen interface can be very handy without being horizontal. I would dare say a slate would be lousy in all those scenarios unless you had some sort of dock.

[Jean Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:24PM]

Wow, that is very nicely priced!

[Wowzers Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:30PM]

Here are the specs from Amazon:

* 2.4GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 Processor
* 3GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM RAM
* 320GB SATA Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive
* 21.6" (1920 x 1080) 16:9 Display, NVIDIA GeForce 9300 Graphics
* Windows 7 Home Premium
* $699.99

And the other version for $899.99

* 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 Processor
* 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM RAM
* 500GB SATA Hard Drive, Blu-ray Drive
* 21.6" (1920 x 1080) 16:9 Display, NVIDIA GeForce 9300 Graphics
* Windows 7 Home Premium


I did not expect such a high resolution.

[Wowzers Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:34PM]

And yes, I know, the T4300 (http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37253) runs at 2.1GHZ, but I directly copied the specs from Amazon's website.

[PIMP Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:31PM]

Yawn.. How can these computer go public, they are SO UGLY!!!!!!!!

Plus iMac rip off.

[ChrisMav Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:36PM]

So any all in one computer is now a imac rip off?

[PIMP Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:38PM]

Maybe not, but a lot of specs and accessories seem very familiar as soon as apple releases something. Why is it always like this? Where do these multibillion companies find their staff? Come on.

[MarcusMaximus Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:01PM]

So Apple just released an iMac with a multitouch screen?

[Rick James Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:02PM]

Its not an iMac rip-off since it is offered with Blu-ray

[eddieexe Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:38PM]

Bring out a white model, and I'm sold.

[soundcyst Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:01PM]

Wait, so where is the news here?

Amazon has been listing preorders for a while now, but where is the indication that these are actually shipping?

Sure, the PRNewswire article says they're available, but there's no indication of where.

[sinjinn Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:08PM]

its news to me

[soundcyst Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:16PM]

It was news on October 28.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/msis-wind-top-ae2220-all-in-one-pc-brings-21-6-inch-multitouch/

[stefen1990 Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:47PM]

This looks like a spin-off of the old Apple cinema displays....

http://images.apple.com/pr/photos/displays/CinemaDisplay_290.jpg

[mukhi Posted Nov 18th 2009 7:11PM]

the new imac wit lowest config will blow it out in every spec, except for blu-ray and being more expensive. who cares for multi-touch in desktop? and, of course, this is not as cool as imac either.

[Harrison Posted Nov 18th 2009 8:25PM]

An iMac also costs a few hundred dollars more, but then again, if you're the type of person who only buys things for the "cool factor", that's just sad.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2009 7:14PM]

Wow!!! Radical, the return of the Apple Studio Display. Now don't get me wrong, I still think that was one of the most beautiful designs apple ever produced but come on MSI, don't take the old and butcher it, especially with windows...

[Chasethebase Posted Nov 18th 2009 7:23PM]

I'm sorry, but why do all these All In Ones always have that ugly bottom to them? I would only consider the Dell XPS One 24 to be honest. Or maybe the Studio One 19.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2009 8:04PM]

what about an HDMI OUTPUT?????????????

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2009 9:16PM]

what about an HDMI INPUT???????????//

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2009 9:47PM]

it has one input, but if it has blue-ray, i would like an output too

[mukhi Posted Nov 18th 2009 9:54PM]

@Harrison
you think i said imac is better because of cool factor only? well, do one thing, try this msi and try imac (may be from your friend, etc), you will see my point, i am no "fanboy", but here when somebody says this msi is better than imac, i beg to differ. FYI, i have tried HP AIO, sony AIO, dell AIO, imac in store and use imac regularly at school, i know where imac makes the difference.

[aks Posted Nov 18th 2009 10:19PM]

so you TRIED using HP, Sony and Dell at some random store and then compared it to your imac experience which you regularly use? hmm..interesting comparison.

[mukhi Posted Nov 19th 2009 11:14AM]

@aks
the same suggestion for you, try this msi and try imac to see the difference, don't just be blindly arguing, and yes, when you AT LEAST "try" (read: use for some time) something, you only get to know about its pros and cons, use of imac in my school just "happens" as my school gives me this option. similarly, i have "tried" my different laptops (eventually returned) and then only realized that they were not for me. conclusion: HP laptops suck.

[fuberwil Posted Dec 8th 2009 3:07PM]

Pretty cool, looks legit. Kind of curious as to why the lower end model has 3 gigs of ram and the higher end only has a 1 gig of ram upgrade. Seems kind of lame, i would think it should be 2 and 4 or maybe have the higher end have more than 4 gigs of ram. thats just me though, overall it looks sleek with a pretty good price tag!