I have always wondered whether we will ever see a netbook with 24 hours of battery life. After all, nobody likes to keep charging laptops on the go, whether they are taking a short trip or a long vacation. We are not even close to that mark with netbooks, but you can get half of that on a few netbooks available on the market already. ASUS’ latest netbook promises you 14 hours of battery life per charge. It seems MSI has bested that with MSI U160-006US netbook. The device, which is available for pre-order, is advertised to have 15 hours of battery life per charge. And that’s when you have a 6 cell battery connected to your netbook.

MSI U160-006US netbook comes with N450 processor and 250 GB hard drive. So that’s not something we haven’t seen already. It has wireless N capability and a 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS). Here is a summary of what’s inside this laptop:

• 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
• 1GB DDR2 667 Mhz SO-DIMM RAM (1 Slot) -  2 GB MAX
• 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive
• Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
• 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS)
• 10″ 1024×600 LCD Display
• 1.3MP Webcam
• Bluetooth
• 6 Cell Battery (15 Hours of Battery Life)

Will this device come any close to what’s advertised as far as battery life is concerned? That’s another story.