The MSI Wind U135 runs on batteries for just over 5 hours

The MSI Wind U135 is priced at 50 USD less than the Asus Eee PC 1005PE but the battery is less than 5 hours of competition.

The MSI Wind U135 runs on batteries for just over 5 hours Picture 1 MSI Wind U135 costs 330 USD, 50 USD cheaper than the Eee PC 1005PE. Photo: Engadget.

MSI's new netbook uses Atom Pine Trail N450 1.6 GHz processor, 10 inch screen, 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, runs Windows 7 Starter. According to Netbooked , the Wind U135 will cost $ 330, $ 50 cheaper than the Eee PC 1005PE, which also runs the Atom Pine Trail platform.

With a 6-cell battery, Laptopmag 's test results show that the Wind U135's battery life is 5 hours 35 minutes, less than 10 hours of continuous Wi-Fi surfing by rival Asus Eee PC 1005PE.

Some Wind U135 images next to Eee PC 1005PE.

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