When people hear the word netbook, the immediately think of a tiny device that comes with a 9-10 inch screen. But not everybody is a fan of those smaller screens. After all, if you happen to be interested in multi-tasking your netbook and want to review multiple items on your netbook at the same time or read content on it, you may find those smaller screens to be a bit frustrating to work with. That’s why 12+ inch netbooks have some appeal among netbook fans.

MSI has had larger screen netbooks in the past. It’s stepping up once again to offer more options to netbook fans in this area. MSI U230 Netbook not only features a 12.1 inch screen, but it will also have an AMD flavor to it. The device comes with Athlon X2 L335 Processor and 2 GB RAM to enable its owners to take advantage of the home edition of Windows 7 to get more done on the road. Since the processor used in this device is dual-core, you can expect it to be more responsive when handling those complex applications.

Here is a summary of what’s included in this netbook:

• 1.6GHz AMD Athlon X2 L335 Processor; Chipset AMD RS690 + SB600
• 2GB System Memory (4GB Max)
• 320GB SATA Hard Drive; Wireless 802.11b/g/n; 2 HD Audio Speakers
• 12.1 inch HD WXGA 16:9 LCD Display, Resolution 1366×768, ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics; 1.3MP Webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 4 Hours of Battery Life

It’d be interesting to see how the device performs against its predecessor, MSI U210, which packed some punch as well. 12 inch netbooks are not for everyone. But if you are shopping around for those netbooks with larger screens, MSI U230 could be worth waiting for.