http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/ Engadget Comments for NEC LaVie Light hits netbook scene with a whimper http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
And I guess that's where this "market" is heading for ... ;)]]>Oct 16th 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
I'll be yawning until something much more unique comes to market.]]>Oct 16th 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/The shape has been rounded up and smarted up and some colour added; and including a good carring bag and 3 years full factory guarantee costed 350 euros.
So I feel confident to say that my Medion miniAkoya (that's my wind clone's moniker) is similar but definitely better than any other netbook on the market except for the Sony Vaio TT which costs about 5 times as much.
Netbooks are similar but by no means "all the same" .
For exemple this NEC is definitely a looser compared to nearly all its competition because even if it would have the same specs as my Wind's clone (which it does'nt) its angular shape would make it annoying if not downright painful, to carry around (a very important minus for such a machine), moreover the huge bezel is ...well, huge, and frankly since you are going to carry this thing around with you, you would like it to be a bit less ugly than this.

So my all important verdict is:

Not all netbooks are created equals
and Thou shall get a Sony Vaio TT, if you got money to burn.
or an Asus Eee 1001, if for Thee form is more important than function
or an MSI Wind (or even better one of its better spec'd clones) if you got any sense left.
But if you happen to be a plain, garden variety jerk the options abound and someone will surely buy even the aforementioned NEC made turd.
Last but not least, if you belong to the worringly growing bracket of the brain dead, head straight towards Cupertino , because El Jobo has just ordered a new mega yacht and has got something to sell you.


]]>Oct 16th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/ I seriously doubt things will change much until the Via Nano, AMD Bobcat, dual core Atom's, and a lot more WIMAX rollouts hit the scene. For what you can expect from notebooks of this size and in this price range, the all too standard rig just works too well (price/performance) for the OEMs to vary it much.

That of course is barring some quantum leap in either battery or LCD technology in the next few months.

As far as this particular specimen goes, I rather like the stark angular design. It's not really a surprise through, considering it's basically the same as most other LaVie models...]]>Oct 16th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Has white keyboard: Not so good.

If only the keyboard matched, I'd actually consider it the most attractive netbook I've seen yet.]]>Oct 16th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 17th 2008 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
Think the designer was just a bit lazy. I can make this in like 5 minutes on sketchup.]]>Oct 16th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
However, if they'd put a 10 inch screen in it, and spent a bit more time on the design, it could have been a contender.

I hate seeing opportunities lost.]]>Oct 16th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.necdirect.jp/psp/PA121/DIRECT1K/ENTPND/h/?tab=N1K_Z_NPC_CAT_0810_LLIGHT&catalogid=N1K_Z_NPC_CAT_0810_LLIGHT]]>Oct 16th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
C'mon man this thing looks like an oversized DS... ]]>Oct 16th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
Eh.]]>Oct 16th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
I wouldn't brag about it afterward or anything, but I'd hit it.]]>Oct 16th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
Style, size, weight, battery life and keyboard are what really matter. I've played with all the major netbooks on the market, I'm not completely talking out of my ass here. I own an Aspire One because it's the only one of its size class with a fully useable keyboard, and I don't mind the side-mounted buttons because in practice I never use them, I can just tap on the trackpad instead.

Am I the only one to think this NEC isn't all that bad looking? The more I look at it the more the minimalist, industrial vibe works for me.]]>Oct 16th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/Oct 16th 2008 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/

Ps. don't have a comparison photo to go along with it, but i own a 90s laptop that looks just like that.]]>Oct 18th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
That's the only suprising thing about this netbook: it looks like it's design by a 4 year old LEGO engineer :)

Sold by IKEA?]]>Oct 19th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nec-lavie-light-hits-netbook-scene-with-a-whimper/
Poll goes here:

http://www.netbookusers.com/smf/index.php?topic=118.0]]>Oct 19th 2008 5:51PM