Sorry
NEC, but we're just totally not feeling this look. You weren't exactly winning design awards when we saw
some of these last year, but now we just feel sorry for you. Granted, this new lineup of LaVie laptops from NEC falls squarely in the budget sphere, with a good many weakling Intel and AMD processors between them, but the top-of-the-line LaVie C (pictured) is no slouch. It sports up to a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 processor, Blu-ray drive, Radeon X1600 graphics with 512MB of VRAM and HDMI out. The 15.4-inch screen comes in WXGA (1280 x 800 and WXGA+ (1440 x 900) flavors. Other members of the new lineup include the 12.1-inch LaVie J, with a 1.06GHz Core 2 Duo U7500 processor and XGA screen, the LaVie L "Advanced Type," which does the LaVie C form factor with lesser specs, and the LaVie L "Basic Type," which brings its own form factor and takes things about as basic as they get. No word on price or release date for any of these, but we're not so sure we care. The other models are pictured after the break.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ayle @ Apr 16th 2007 10:32AM
The first one looks like a kid toy.... But those are pretty cool specs....
Mrmean @ Apr 16th 2007 10:42AM
is this a joke?
Bob @ Apr 16th 2007 11:07AM
I like 'em... Not everything in this world has to look like an ipod.
Kev50027 @ Apr 16th 2007 12:01PM
The first one doesn't actually look that bad. At least it's nothing like the ugly Macbook with absolutely no styling whatsoever, making it a white/black box. That's not simplicity, it's stupidity.
Chris @ Apr 17th 2007 6:41AM
Kev, what's with all the Apple hate? You are badmouthing in completely unrelated articles.
Richard Lai @ Apr 16th 2007 2:02PM
For some reason the first one reminds me of the old Toshiba Satellite design. Is NEC going backwards?
md @ Apr 16th 2007 7:14PM
NEC...the only laptop that you had worth anything was that 15" 2048x1536 resolution screen notebook. Bring it back!!!