MSI AE1900 Nettop at Amazon

MSI’s traditional Wind Top AE1900 has been shipping here in the US for a while now, but today two new models have been added to the lineup. The AE1900 Black and Dual Core models have just landed at Amazon for just about $600.

The whole press release is after the break.

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MSI Windtop AE1900 Disected

MSI’s new nettop, the AE1900 Windtop looks nice and tiday on the outside, but but as you can see, it’s a different story on the inside.  There aren’t many surprises to be found in there, but it does look like anyone hoping to upgrade the RAM may be out of luck, as the standard 2GB of RAM is  soldered on with no slot for expansion — although there seems to be a bit of confusion as to whether that’ll be the case in the actual retail version, or just this early version sent out for review.

MSI Wind Top AE1900

MSI’s eco-friendly Wind Top AE1900 has already been introduced and spotted in Hanover earlier this year, but MSI s notorious for withholding price and availability information until the last possible moment.

Well, the details are finally out:
The 18.5-inch all-in-one PC is available with an Atom 230 or 330 CPU, a 1,366 x 768 resolution touchscreen, integrated GMA950 graphics, 2GB of DDR2-533 RAM, a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, 4-in-1 multicard reader, dual-layer DVD writer, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and audio in / out sockets to boot. Two configurations are available (both are shown after the break), with the lesser of the two going for $529.

Even more details after the break

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