MSI 3.5G Wind U120 Netbook Available November Wind U120 Shipping Next Month

On a day that seems to be dominated by netbook related news, it's come
to light that, according to a report by the Digitimes, MSI's much
anticipated new 3.5G Wind U120 netbook, which was expected this quarter,
will actually begin shipping as of next month (November) with a retail
price of around $552.Powered by an Intel Atom N270 CPU, the MSI Wind
U120, as well as being supplied with a 3.5G module, comes with 1GB of
RAM, a 120GB HDD and, as well as being preloaded with Win XP will be
made available in white and black.MSI have also confirmed that they will
not be producing a touchscreen version of the Wind netbook citing
prohibitive costs though, interestingly, Digitimes reports that Asustek
is planning a touchscreen version of its ever popular Eee PC for release
sometime in '09 (which could see MSI changing their minds in the
fullness of time a bid to ensure it cuts into the new Eee PC's market
share).