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MSI at CES: Wind NetOn nettops, several gaming PCs to debut

Low-power, all-in-one desktops, Blu-ray-equipped media laptops, and computers with 16:9 displays are all to come from the manufacturer.

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Tue Jan 6, 2009 3:54PM | 0 comments

Computer manufacturer MSI is best known for its Wind series of netbooks, and you may recall that a couple of those (the U115 and the U120) are debuting at CES this week, but if extreme portability isn't your forté, the company will have some other options for you to check out in the coming days.

Among them: the previously-revealed MSI Wind NetOn line of all-in-one nettops. There will be 16, 19, and 22-inch NetOn models, at least one of which (the 19-incher) will feature a dual-core Intel Atom processor. The Atom is a low-power CPU, so the big draw here is that you'll use less electricity over time than you would with most other desktops. Expect touchscreen tech and wall-mounting hinges from at least one of these models, as well.

There are also some gaming and general entertainment PCs in the pipes. New gaming laptops include the GT725, GT727, GT627 and GX420 — the last of which has a 14-inch, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio display. Hardware specifications aren't yet available, but MSI brags that the GT725 and GT727 exceed 10,000 points in the unscientific 3Dmark benchmark test.

The E-series entertainment laptops (EX625 and EX623) come with 16:9 displays (the same aspect ratio used for widescreen television and many films), Blu-ray drives, and ATI Radeon HD4670 graphics cards for smooth playback of your HD video files and Blu-ray discs.

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