MSI U115 Hybrid: 10.2″ Netbook with Hybrid SSD and HDD

December 30, 2008

MSI U115 Specifications

Display: 10.2″ Wide TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Pixel Format: 1024 x 600
Webcam: 1.3MP or 2.0MP
CPU: 1.60GHz Intel Atom Z530
RAM: 1GB (up to 2GB) DDR2 533MHz
Storage: 120GB/160GB 2.5″ SATA HDD, 8GB/16GB SSD
Connectivity: VGA, USB 2.0 (3), Mic-In, Headphone-Out, Ethernet, WiFi (BGN, BG), Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: 3-cell or 6-cell Lithium Ion
Dimensions: 260 x 180 x 19-31.5mm
Weight: About 1.0kg (with 3-cell battery)

MSI U115 Hybrid

MSI touts the U115 Hybrid as “the first note­book com­puter in the world that is capa­ble of oper­at­ing both SSD and HDD hard dri­ves simul­ta­ne­ously.” The company’s Exclusive Hybrid Storage Technology or “ECO” mode makes use of the SSD for the sys­tem and in Windows you have the option of select­ing the HDD for file stor­age. While in ECO mode the HDD is dis­con­nected and all file I/O oper­a­tions will be done with the SSD sys­tem. MSI doesn’t exactly state how long the bat­tery will last on the U115 Hybrid but men­tions “super long” a few times. The 10.2″ wide TFT LCD sports a LED back­light that should help in keep­ing the bat­tery hum­ming a while longer.

Source: MSI via PC Launches via Engadget

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