There will be a new MSI Wind with following specification

• The Wind U100 will be available at a national, and very large retailer in the coming week. The Wind with a 3-cell battery and Windows XP will be priced at $399.
• MSI will expand the Wind product line with a business-focused Wind U120 (or what he kept calling the Wind 2). The Wind U120 will have a whole new look, SSD and hard drive options, and 3.5G connectivity. It will hit the U.S. in late November or December and will be priced under $600.
• Linux netbooks are returned 4 times as often as ones that run Windows XP.
• The Wind Desktop will be brought to the U.S. in the coming months.

Here are some of the question which was tried to be answered by MSI’s Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung

The Wind U100 has been a global hit. Can you share anything about its success?

It seems as though brick-and-mortar retailers have been hesitant to stock netbooks or have even ignored them, at least until now. Why do you think that is?

You mention the return rates being high. Has that been the case with the Wind as well?

Interestingly enough, we struggled with the Linux version of the Wind U90. Are there plans to tailor a Linux OS for the Wind?

Part of MSI’s business plan has been to team up with other OEMs and let them rebrand the Wind under there name. What is the business model there?

On the shelves then, what will differentiate the MSI Wind from the rebranded models?

Some individuals still struggle to buy a Wind U100 with a six cell battery through e-tailers such as Amazon.com. Have you caught up on production of the system and the batteries?

There have been rumors of a nine-cell battery. How much runtime do you expect that to bring to the Wind?

Is there anything about the original Wind you wish you could improve?

Are the plans then moving forward to expand the Wind product line?

What types of specifications will the U120 or Wind 2 have?

Any plans for a dual-core Atom processor in this version? Or mobile broadband?

Any idea of the pricing of the U120?

Any plans to release the Wind Desktop in the U.S.?

With Lenovo and Samsung entering the market with 10-inch netbooks, how do you differentiate the Wind?

The Wind in some ways has made MSI more of a household name. Has the success of the Wind impacted MSIs core notebook business in any way?

Another reason why buying at this time of netbook is still necessary, There are lot of choices coming out.

{ via blog.laptopmag.com }