Intel Diamondville Nettop Plan

Has Intel notconvinced you yet that its upcoming Atom processors will be dirt cheap and full with promise? Well the company has a new definition on the table to see if you’ll reconsider. Intel is talking up a new NetTop concept of desktop PCs ranging in price from $100 to $299 — the desktop counterpart to the Eee PC, if you will. Naturally, Intel plans for those desktops to be powered by its own Diamondville processor, but also has other plans like solid state storage, no system fans or CPU socket, optimized power supply unit and “cost optimized OS solutions.” The machines will run on Linux or Windows, and Intel projects 60 million of ‘em will be sold a year by 2011. Those crazy, cash-addled dreamers.

The MSI Wind C120 is a small and low power desktop computer that has the same basic guts as an MSI WInd U120 netbook. That means you get a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N230 CPU (the desktop equivalent of the Atom N270), 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 4-in-1 card reader, 802.11b/g WiFI, and integrated Intel GMA950 graphics.

The Wind CS120 also has a slot-loading DVD burner and 7.1 channel audio. It has a total of 6 USB ports and a VGA output. Sorry, no HDMI on this model.

The package measures just 9.5″ x 2.6″ x 1.1″ and consumes 35 watts at peak performance. You can pick one up today from Amazon for less than $320.