Versapro ultralight
However, as you may have guessed this doesn’t come cheap, not at all. There are some very high performance components in the NEC VersaPro, all packaged in an extremely skinny case. The standard battery should last you 4.7 hours with the larger capacity battery lasting 9.4 hours. You’ll also find that they’ve managed to squeeze in three USB ports, Ethernet and Wi-Fi (b/g). Instead you’ll find a trackpoint to navigate, which I prefer anyway. To make sure this tech can fit into its slender chassis, the keyboard sits at the bottom and this means there is no room for a touchpad. It also comes with some impressive tech under the hood with a 1.86GHz Z540 Atom CPU, GMA 500 graphics, 64GB sold-state drive and a high resolution 10.6-inch display with 1280 x 768 pixels. The VersaPro UlraLite VS weighs just 725g and is only 19.4mm (0.76”) at its thickest point. NEC has announced one of the thinnest and lightest 10-inch netbooks that I’ve seen. Check out a video tour of the device after the jump. It’s just a shame that it is only available in Japan (for now). Yes, it does cost more than twice your average netbook at over $1000, but it has the performance increase to match.
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The performance was very good, with the VersaPro VS-7 being able to play any 720p divx file thrown at it (even in full screen!) They also installed Photoshop CS3, which could handle it very well (unheard of in a normal netbook). The guys over at Akhibara News have been playing around with one for a bit now and posted a quick review of their thoughts. However, that’s before you consider that it also includes a 1.86GHz Z540 Atom CPU, GMA 500 graphics, 64GB sold-state drive and a high-resolution 10.6-inch display with 1280 x 768 pixels. That alone would make the VS-7 sit at the top-end of the netbook segment in terms of pricing. It weighs just 725g and is only 19.4mm (0.76”) at its thickest point. Hopefully the prices can be adjusted for the Western market, when these models get exported.The NEC VersaPro UltraLite VS-7 netbook is probably the lightest and thinnest 10-inch netbook on the market today. The default i5-10210U model is priced at ~US$1,800, but if you want the best configuration with the i7-10510U CPU, it will set you back ~US$3,250. These new models are expected to ship on August 24, but prices are a bit high even for the Japanese market.
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On the port side, we find a USB-C 3.1 connector with charging capabilities and DisplayPort mode and a USB-C 3.0 connector with power delivery, an HDMI output, plus an audio combo jack and a microSD card reader.
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Additionally, there is support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0, plus an optional SIM-free LTE connection. Both Lithium-Ion batteries come with fast charging function via the USB-C connector, allowing them to charge to 80% in around 1 hour.Įven with a thin and light frame like this, the VersaPro J UltraLite type VG still offers standard features like dual speakers with Yamaha AudioEngine, a fingerprint scanner and a webcam compatible with most authentication software. NEC claims that the LL battery can last up to 24 hours, while the L battery can provide 15 h of juice. NEC does not offer too many details about the IPS display apart from it being 13.3-inch in diagonal, with FHD resolution and non-glare finish.įor the chassis to be as light as possible, NEC makes use of a special magnesium alloy, which allows for total weights as low as 1.79 lbs (814 g) with an L battery or 1.91 lbs (868 g) with an LL battery, and it is 0.65 inches (16.7 mm) thick. Users can opt for 8 or 16 GB of soldered LPDDR3 RAM, while the storage options include 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB NVMe SSD solutions. The new VersaPro J UltraLite type VG ultrabooks can be equipped with either the i5-10210U or the i7-10510U quad-core / octa-thread CPUs integrating Intel’s UHD Graphics GPUs. Speaking of thin and light laptops, NEC’s latest VersaPro J UltraLite type VG was just announced with some of the lightest chassis in the industry combined with Intel Comet Lake-U processors and an impressive battery life. The joint venture with Lenovo ensures that at least some of the laptop models can get to the Western market. NEC used to be a stand-alone laptop OEM among other things back in the day, but the Japanese company joined forces with Lenovo to consolidate its position in the Japanese market in the early 2010s. We do not hear of NEC too often these days, but when we do, it usually has to involve a new thin and light laptop model launched in Japan.