NEC intros colorful new LaVie laptops

It looks like NEC has dialed things back somewhat after its experiment with 3D paint jobs, with its new L series LaVie laptops sporting some slightly more subdued color options. If you want one those new colors, however, it looks like you'll have to settle for the lower-end LL550KG model of the line, which comes loaded with a Sempron 3400+ (as opposed to a Turion 64 X2 TL-52) and drops the 1seg tuner of the higher end models. Otherwise, the various laptops appear to be identical, with them each boasting a 15.4-inch WXGA display, 1GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and slots for ExpressCards and FeliCa cards, in addition to the usual array of memory cards. Look for these to trickle out in Japan this month and next for between ¥160,000 and ¥175,000 (or roughly $1,400 to $1,530).

[Via Akihabara News]

[HineyWipe @ Aug 21st 2007 11:38AM]

Oh, I thought those were the new iPod colors...wait a minute! I see what you are doing there...

[Jamar @ Aug 21st 2007 11:56AM]

...Why the heck would you need a *slot* for FeliCa? Cellphones do FeliCa too and no FeliCa-capable cellphone is that thin (also, no FeliCa-capable cellphone is ever sold outside Japan). Do like Sony does- put the reader on the palm rest and stick your card/cellphone there.

[baz.karim @ Aug 21st 2007 2:43PM]

I wanted to make a comment similar to HineyWipe's. This whole multicolor laptop thing--it is by far one of the most unoriginal ideas. I never see a picture or commercial with these laptops in 6 different colors without getting upset/angry.

It's not cool or creative. Well, cool is subjective. Creative? That can be debated but is much less subjective since the iPods, as HineyWipe said, started this trend (fad?) years back with the iPod Minis.

[Tech^Cellfish @ Aug 21st 2007 4:35PM]

NEC has had the worst ever laptops before, and the worst service and support I have ever experienced (europe). Even fancy colors won't make our company switch back from HP.