• Intel Atom Processor N455 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2, 667Mhz FSB); 1GB DDR3 System Memory (1 DIMM) – Max supported = 1GB; 250GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA); Genuine Windows 7 Starter
• 10.1 inch WSVGA LED BrightView Infinity Widescreen Display (1024 x 600); Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (shared) with up to 256MB Total Available Graphics Memory; HD Audio; stereo speakers
• HP Imprint finish with the crystal design in black; HP Mini Webcam with integrated digital microphone; 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
• Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out/Microphone-in combo jack (compatible with 3.5mm 4-conductor jack with stereo audio and mono mic)

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In January, 2009 MSI had launched the MSI X320, which looks an awful lot like a MacBook Air. It has a 13.4 inch, 1366 x 768 display and its super thin and light, measuring less than an inch thick, and weighing about 2.9 pounds. But unlike the MacBook Air, the MSI X320 runs on an Intel Atom Z520 CPU.

It features optional 3G / WiMAX module, 802.11b/g/n, three USB ports, an Ethernet port, VGA out, and a card reader. The presence of connectivity options definitely makes it altogether enticing for those scouting a continually connected ultraportable.

The X320 (starting at $700) gets gifted with a less exciting 1.6GHz Atom Z530, which means two things: It would not exactly be a speed demon but it will be a lot cheaper than the Air.

MSI X320 vs. the MacBook Air:

Graphic processor: MacBook Air sports Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory whereas X320 has Intel GMA500 graphic processor.

Display: The X320 is a 13-inch laptop, meaning it houses a 13-inch widescreen. It uses the 16-by-9 form factor, as is common in HDTVs, and its monitor is rated at 1,366×768 resolution; the Air, meanwhile, is designed in a 16-by-10 form factor with a 1,280×800 resolution. The LED screen is bright and pleasant to look at, not much different than the Air’s.

Weight: X320 weighs 2.9 pounds whereas Air is heavier with 3.0 pounds.

Thinner than a MacBook Air? It measures 1.98cm at its thickest point (the MacBook Air is a mere 1.94cm), slimming down to a skinny 6mm at its thinnest point (compared to 4mm for the MacBook Air).

Storage: X320′s hard drive is a 160-GB, 5,400 RPM expandable to 250 GB, whereas Air supports 80GB ATA 1.8″ 4200-rpm HDD or 64GB SSD.
Processor: The X320 is powered by a 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z530 processor, which means it is using Intel’s Silverthorne platform complete with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 chipset. The Air sports a 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Merom.

Memory: Air has 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM soldered to the logicboard, which is similar to the X320′s DDR2-667 up to 2GB memory.

Wireless networking: Air has integrated AirPort Extreme supports 802.11a/b/g and draft-n, But X320 connects wirelessly using 802.11b/g/n.

Wired Ethernet: present in X320 but Air lacks it.

Battery life: MSI suggests that netbook can run for 10 hours whereas MacBook Air barely runs for 4.5 hours.

USB ports: three in X320 while Air has just one.

Camera: Air has Built-in iSight, 640×480 pixel resolution camera whereas X320 has 1.3 MP camera.

Dimensions: Air’s dimensions are 8.94 in D × 12.8 in W × 0.16–0.76 in H and X320 has 8.8 in D × 12.9 in W × 0.7 in H.

Keyboard: X320′s keyboard appears to be full sized, with standard proportions, instead of the non-adjoining keys that the Air uses, it has Backlit full-size keyboard with ambient light sensor.

Bluetooth: X320 has Bluetooth V2.0 EDR, Air sports built-in 2.1 EDR.

Video Port: Air has one Micro-DVI video port (adapters are included for VGA or DVI monitors up to 1920 by 1200 pixels) whereas X320 also has D-SUB video port.

Card reader: X320 has 2 in 1 SD/MMC card reader, while Air lacks it.

Price: X320- started from $700 whereas Air costs $1799 for the present model which supports NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory.

Color Available: The MSI X-Slim X320 will be available later this year. The X320 will come in three different colors “champagne gold”, “pearl white” or “stylish black” models. But Air is available only in silver grey which consist of highly recyclable aluminum.

Bottomline

MacBook Air runs Intel Core 2 Duo thus coming as a performing machine whereas MSI X320 running on Atom can be taken as netbook. Besides, this wireless connectivity options are coming with more latest options available like /n.

If processors are left unconsidered, MSI has many pluses on MacBook air. MSI supports better battery life of around 10 hours (related sources say so), has a better web cam supporting 1.3MP against 640×480 pixel resolution iSight that Air supports. It is lighter than Air and is just thicker than Air in terms of fraction of cm.

MSI has three USB ports where as Air has just one port. Against, NVIDIA GeForce9400M, MSI supports Intel GMA 500 graphics processor but is also speculated that the X320 might also be equipped with NVIDIA’s Ion platform, which would slave in the GPU to enhance multimedia processing power.

If keyboard typing comfort is accounted, typing is no problem with MSI X320. Also, MSI supports 160 GB hard drive which is expandable to 250 GB whereas Air only offers 80 GB hard drive. 

The very basic offering by MSI is replaceable battery against the Air’s non removable battery.

The bottom line of all this discussion is you are paying half of the money as for MacBook Air. Air costs you $1,600 price and the cheaper Intel Atom platform clone, the MSI X320 can potentially dip below $800. It’s the closest anyone has come to ripping off Apple, which by itself deserves a lot of credit.

• Intel Atom Processor N450 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2, 667Mhz FSB); 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 DIMM) – Max supported = 1GB
• 10.1 inch diagonal WSVGA HP Anti-glare LED Display (1024 x 600)
• HP Imprint finish in black; HP Mini Webcam with integrated digital microphone; 2-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
• Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector); Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN)

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ASUS generated a lot of buzz with its Eee-branded line of products, starting with the Eee PC netbook and is responsible for introducing the netbook to the PC market as an affordable and simple laptop solution for students.

A netbook (a portmanteau of the words Internet and notebook) is a small portable laptop computer designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet. By late 2008, netbooks had begun to take market share away from laptops. It is estimated that almost thirty times more netbooks were sold in 2008 (11.4 mn) than in 2007 (400,000).

After the release of the ASUS’s Eee PC, almost every major PC vendor HP, Sony, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Dell have released competing models. Some companies design them in different directions away from the original Eee PC and they got bigger, more powerful, more expensive, and have even become luxury items. Furthermore, Windows XP has dominated over Linux as the installed operating system.

ASUS range
1.    ASUS Eee PC 701 4G: with Xandros version of Linux, had a 4GB solid state drive, a small 7inch screen, 512MB of RAM and an Intel Celeron M CPU, also available in a variety of color at a cost of $349.
2.    ASUS Eee PC 900: With slightly bigger 8.9in screen, but it has more storage and RAM and is available with either or operating system versions.
3.    ASUS Eee PC 901: based on the Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) CPU, Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11n wireless networking with 6-cell battery, sleeker but heavier model has an 8.9in screen, 1GB of RAM and was available with either Linux (20GB storage) or Windows XP (12GB storage)  operating systems installed. It cost $472.
4.    ASUS Eee PC 1000H: with its spinning hard drive it gives little more speed than those solid state drive-based models. Features are same as Eee PC 901 with 10in screen and little closer to a conventional notebook but it only cost $509.
5.    ASUS Eee PC 1000HE: with new “Chiclet keyboard” that provides wider gaps between the keys to improve key travel, it includes a 10in screen, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, cost $654.

HP range
HP was the 2nd vendor after ASUS to introduce a netbook to the market.
1.    HP 2133 Mini-Note PC aims at business users, not students. It had an 8.9in screen, a VIA C7-M CPU (1.6GHz), 2GB of RAM, a huge 160GB hard drive, and it was the first netbook to run Windows Vista Business edition. It also had an ExpressCard/54 slot, making it a desirable choice for users wanting to use a 3G data card. It cost $499 at release.
2.    HP Mini 1001TU: with $399 price tag, smaller and cooler than the 2133 Mini-Note, it is based on an Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz), 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and 802.11g wireless networking but a bigger 10.2in screen.
3.    HP Mini 2140: features are similar to the 2133 Mini-Note but an Intel Atom CPU instead of a VIA C7-M CPU and the option to use Windows Vista Business or Windows XP.

MSI Wind U100
MSI was the 3rd vendor to enter the netbook market. With its white color, a 10in screen, an 80GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, ran Windows XP, and Intel’s Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz) it provides excellent battery life through its 6-cell battery. Its price was $509 at launch.

Acer Range
The next vendor was Acer with its Linpus-based Aspire One netbooks.
Acer Aspire One: It has an 8.9in screen, weighed only 900 grams, 512MB of RAM available at a cost of $436. It has an 8GB solid state drive installed, but also included two SD memory card slots but there is also a Windows XP version available with 1.5GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive for $509.
Acer Aspire One AOD 150: It is a 10.2in version with 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP, but it does have the best screen quality for a netbook.

Dell range
1.    Dell Inspiron Mini 9: It has an 8.9in screen, a solid state drive (16GB), an Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz), and 1GB of RAM. Despite its poor design, the Mini 9 was the unit of choice for mobile phone vendors.
2.    Dell Inspiron Mini 12: It has a 10.2in screen, uses an Intel Atom Z530 (1.6GHz) CPU rather than an N270 model, runs Windows XP, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive. Due to the 3-cell battery, the Mini 12 has poor battery life, and at $618 it is an expensive unit considering you does not even get 802.11n wireless networking.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10
Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 netbook is more in the news because the Department of Education and Training’s choose it for teachers and students. It’s a deal set to be worth $109 million and will roll out 267,000 units.
The Lenovo netbook was chosen over other has nice styling, runs Windows XP, has a 160GB hard drive, a 10in screen, and 1GB of RAM. Those specifications are standard, but the notebook has an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot. The IdeaPad S10 does offer increased drive capacity which may be of benefit when running memory intensive applications.

Toshiba NB100
It is an 8.9in, Windows XP-based netbook with an Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive. Added advantage “the sleep-and-charge USB port” for $520 it is a little overpriced, but it is a convenient laptop to use while travelling.

Fujitsu M1010
The M1010 is small 8.9in screen, but feature-rich, as it includes an ExpressCard/34 slot. It is based on an Intel Atom N270 CPU (1.6GHz), 1GB RAM, and has a 60GB hard drive. It costs $509.

Sony P-series
The Sony Vaio P comes preinstalled with Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Business, it has an 8″ LED-backlit display with resolution of 1600×768, weighs 1.4-1.7 pounds, with either a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 or a 1.6 GHz Atom Z530 processor, and 2GB DDR2 memory with 533 MHz FSB, 64GB or 128GB solid state drive storage. An integrated webcam is located on the upper right corner. It

also features built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n wireless, mobile broadband, and an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 video card. It is available in four color options; Black, Red, Green, and White.

Samsung Range
1.    Samsung NC10: It uses a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 10.2″ screen with 1024×600 pixels and includes 1 GB of memory 93% keyboard size, 160 GB hard drive and 6-celled battery. It also includes an SD card slot, supporting MMC, SD and SDHC cards for additional storage.
2.    The Samsung NC20: With LED-backlit 12.1″ screen it uses a VIA Nano ULV Processor U2250 (1.3+GHz, 800MHz), and includes 1 GB RAM, a full-size keyboard, SATA 160 GB storage.

The company claims both netbooks kill bacteria with its anti-bacterial Silver Nano ions coating on the keyboard.