When we saw MSI’s WindBox at CES back in January, the company had the nettop as it’s supposed to be, mounted onto the back of an LCD panel. However, according to reports from this year’s CeBit, MSI had the box laid out on the table rather than hidden away.
At first we wondered why. Why not have the product displayed the way it’s intended to be used in the customer’s home? Then we took a look at some pictures and slowly realized what MSI was getting at.
When we saw the WindBox at CES, it took us forever to actually find it. We had to ask two MSI spokespeople, where it was. We asked, “Do you guys have the mounted nettop here?” and received blank stares. “You know, it’s an Atom powered nettop that’s mounted onto the back of an LCD panel?” More blank looks and a “can you be a little more specific?” Not really. Eventually we found it ourselves (completely by accident, we’d given up at that stage) and took a few pictures of what we could see. It being mounted onto the back of an LCD panel, that equated to not very much.
Seeing as how we found it quite by accident, and no one working the booth seemed to know it was there, not to mention the fact that when we did find it, it was hard to photograph, it sort of makes sense to have it out in the open. People actually notice it (instead of thinking it’s just an LCD sitting there doing nothing) and it makes for better pictures, which in turn makes for better coverage, making for better publicity.
As for when it's coming out and for how much it'll cost? MSI still isn't letting on just yet.
Check out the pics below, or hit Engadget for more.
