NEC spruces up LaVie laptops with 3D paint job

by Donald Melanson, posted Jul 12th 2007 at 3:01AM

NEC's LaVie laptops haven't exactly been relying on their looks to get noticed, but the company seems to be trying to change that, recently introducing a new "3D" paint job option for those wanting to stand out in a crowd. According to The Register, the laptops make use of a special metallic paint which, "when surrounded by a magnetic field," magically displays a "hologram-style" pattern. Otherwise, the laptops appear to be thoroughly ordinary, boasting a 15.4-inch display and your choice of AMD Sempron or Turion 64 X2 processors. Not surprisingly, they're also only available in Japan, where they apparently start around the $860 mark.

Filed under: Laptops

Tags: 3d paint, 3dPaint, lavie, nec

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tone @ Jul 12th 2007 6:08AM

ugh i hate 2 color notebooks like that. it makes them looks ugly and toy like. and CHEAP!

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loci @ Jul 12th 2007 6:36AM

tacky and ugly....go away

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eqsf @ Jul 12th 2007 7:08AM

furthermore when are people going to be randomly surrounded by a magnetic field in public?

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Magallanes @ Jul 12th 2007 9:47AM

2 words :BAD TASTE.

Of course this can get worse just add pink + hello kitty stuff + absurd price tag.

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