Amidst ubiquitous rumours regarding Apple's imminent full-frontal assault on willing consumers, we've been somewhat lapse in our duties where handing out Netbook love is concerned.

The recently unveiled MSI Wind U135, is the very first of MSI's Wind ultra portables aimed to carry Intel's new Pine Trail single CPU and chipset technology.

It features Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, a 1.3 mega pixel Web camera, an integrated 4 in 1 card reader, three USB 2.0 ports, and colour choices of Silver, Charcoal, Ruby or Sapphire.

It swaps out the previous Atom N270 processor for a next-generation battery life-extending N450, nicknamed Pine Trail. The Wind U135 comes equipped with a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, apart from 1GB of RAM.

In addition, it possesses an Intel's N450 processor, a full 1GB of DDR2 memory, Windows 7 Starter Edition.

The Netbook is developed with an aim to commemorate the millions of Wind models sold globally.

Also boasting MSI's ECO Engine Technology, a raised chiclet keyboard with 20 percent larger keys, and a 12-month limited warranty, the Wind U135 can be yours in return for just $310 USD.