The MSI Wind U135DX may look a little familiar if you’ve been keeping track of Lilliputian laptops this year. It takes its styling from the similarly named MSI Wind U135 which emerged way back at CES in January. But within that virtually identical shell, the MSI Wind U145DX conceals the latest Intel Atom chip with turbo-charging tech that MSI promises will deliver gigantic battery life and more power. But is overclocking the best way to get a nippy netbook?
The 10in MSI Wind U135DX has the brand spanking new Intel Atom N455 processor lurking inside. MSI’s added its own Turbo Drive Engine tech into the mix to over-clock the chip and squeeze out more performance. There’s also support for up to 2GB of DDR3 RAM which the firm claims will mean the MSI Wind U135DX demands less juice.
The MSI Wind U135DX also has an LED backlit screen and a selection of green power modes dubbed ECO engine that should help to extend the battery life. That’s quoted as stretching to a creditable 7 hours but we can’t help but wonder whether that promised over-clocking might eat into that a wee bit.
MSI has given the MSI Wind U135DX a trackpad that’s 20% larger than its pokey predecessor and there’s a Chiclet keyboard which should be pretty pleasant to type on. MSI has a good track record with netbooks (see our MSI Wind 12 U200 review) so we’d expect the MSI Wind U135DX to be a decent when it arrives at Argos in August.
Out August | £229 | MSI
