NEC is showing off an updated version of its LaVie Light netbook. The new model looks a lot like earlier netbooks from the company, but it has a faster processor, additional RAM and hard drive space and a couple of other new features including built in WiMAX mobile broadband support and a high capacity SDXC […]
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NEC introduces Pine Trail netbooks
NEC is updating its line of LaVie Light netbooks with some shiny new Intel Atom Pineview processors. On the outside, the ntoebooks look a lot like the company’s earlier models. But on the inside they pack 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processors and GMA 3150 graphics. The NEC BL530/WH6B has a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 […]
NEC VersaPro VS-7 overpriced netbook reviewed
The NEC VersaPro VS-7 blurs the lines between a typical netbook and a higher end ultraportable. On the one hand, it’s thin and light like a netbook, weighing just 1.6 pounds and measuring 0.6 inches thick. It also has a low power 1.84GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor. On the other hand, Akihabara News reports that […]
NEC VersaPro UltraLite VS shows just how thin 15.8mm is
The NEC VersaPro UltraLite VS may be a small and light computer with an Intel Atom processor. But its high price tag (around $1000) firmly prices it out of the netbook categroy. But the laptop may have one feature that almost makes it worth the price, if you happen to have a whole lot of […]
NEC’s latest netbook boasts an 8.5 hour battery
NEC has introduced yet another netbook, the LaVie Light Lui. Based on the fact that I have yet to see a single NEC netbook hit US shores to date, I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that this one might hit Asia and/or Europe, but probably not US shores. But it’s too […]
NEC introduces two new LaVie Light netbooks
NEC is introducing two more netbooks in its LaVie Light lineup. Both models will have a 10.1 inch, 1024 x600 pixel display, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1. The LaVie Light BL100 will have a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and a 16GB solid state disk.It’s only available in white. The NEC LaVie Light BL300 will […]
NEC launches thin, light, and pricey Atom-powered mini-notebook
NEC’s first foray into netbook territory was the Lavie Light laptop, which stood out from the competition primarily due to its boxey design and ability to withstand sweat. Now NEC is back with a mini-laptop that’s super thin, super light, and has a price tag reminiscent of ultraportables of yore. The NEC VersaPro VS measures […]
NEC to restrict computer sales to Japan
If you’re one of the two or three people in the USÂ that had your heart set on picking up an NEC LaVie Light netbook when they became available, it looks like you may be out of luck. NEC is reportedly pulling out of the global computer business and will only offer computers in its […]
NEC LaVie Light gets 10 inch display, new colors
NEC is rolling out an updated version of its LaVie Light netbooks. The new models come in multiple colors including ping, blue, black, and white. And they sport 10.1 inch display, which would be roomier than the 8.9 inch screen on earlier models if NEC hadn’t decided to throw a 1024 x 576 display in […]
A closer look at the NEC LaVie Light
When the first pictures of the NEC LaVie Light netbook hit the web last week, I wasn’t impressed. The computer looks boxy and appears to have an enormous bezel around the screen. The folks at Engadget Chinese have had a chance to check one out in person, and they say it’s not quite as bad […]