MSI Zacate based netbook secretly unveiled in Taiwan

Here’s an MSI netbook based on Zacate, AMD’s new processor for killing Atom. Surprised, but it’s unveiled in a small Taipei-based event, which will be officially known to the world in CES. the Wind U270 netbook is an 11.6-incher with a 1.6GHz Zacate processor, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and no optical drive to speak of. Other specs include a VGA output, two USB 2.0 ports, a single USB 3.0 socket, a Kensington lock port, 4-in-1 card reader, Ethernet jack and an overly glossy 1366 x 768 resolution panel. Courtesy of Netbook News’ hands-on, we’ve spotted a traditional chiclet keyboard, a split mouse button (huzzah!) and a trackpad that may very well not exist if it were any smaller. MSI wasn’t about to spill any details on a ship date or price so we’ll still need to wait for CES.