MSI debuts MacBook Air rival, new netbook in U.S

From InfoWorld: Micro-Star International (MSI) launched an ultra-thin laptop to rival the MacBook Air in the U.S. on Tuesday, as well as a new netbook with Intel's latest microprocessor for the devices.

The Taiwanese company's X-Slim 340 comes with a 13-inch screen, runs Windows Vista Home, and comes with one change compared to previous announcements: it uses a low-power Intel Core 2 Solo processor instead of an Atom microprocessor it had originally planned to use.

The X-Slim 340 is one of the first laptops on the market to use one of Intel's new ultra-low power chips, which carry the moniker CULV for consumer ultra-low voltage.

A nice add-on for the X-Slim 340 is an optional external Blu-ray disc drive or DVD SuperMulti drive.

The laptops are aimed at the same portable space that netbooks have taken, but meant for people who want a larger screen and more processing power. They're also very thin, just 6mm at the thinnest point and 20mm at the thickest point, which is where several connectors can be found including USB, HDMI, headphone, microphone, D-Sub Video Out and LAN port.

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