NEC LaVie Light: Wait, NEC’s still around?

I’ve gotten so used to writing phrases like “virtually ever major computer maker besides Sony and Apple have released a netbook,” that I’m always a bit surprised when a company I’ve heard of but completely forgotten about decides to pump one out. With that in mind, today’s netbook announcement is brought to you by NEC.

The NEC LaVie Light has all the usual specs you’d expect from a netbook, including a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, an 8.9 inch display, a 160G HDD, and 1GB of memory.

The netbook has 802.11b/g WiFi, 3 USB ports, a 1.3MP camera, and an SD card slot. It measures 9.8″ x 6.9″ x 1.4″ or 250mm x 176.5mm x 36.5mm and weighs 2.6 pounds or 1.17kg. Oh yeah, and it’s kind of ugly. But if you like the boxy look, I guess there’s no accounting for taste.

via Akihabara News


Posted on Thursday, October 16th, 2008, 2:30 pm by Brad
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  • bedn1
    I agree that it looks ugly, but at least it looks a bit different than most of other netbooks ;-)
  • Michael T.
    I went through nightmares when I purchased an NEC Versa TXi notebook some years ago. The DVD drive was faulty on the day the machine arrived, and I stupidly dealt with NEC's support rather than simply returning the product to the retailer as defective.

    It took almost a year and countless phone calls / emails to receive a replacement drive. Given that the Versa TXi was a ~$2,500 machine, and yet the support was so utterly appalling, I shudder to think how bad the support will be for a machine that's likely less than 1/4 the price.

    I'd never pay a nickel for another NEC after my horrible experience last time around.
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