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    no NEC notebooks in America?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Goren, May 2, 2005.

  1. Goren

    Goren Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    just curious to what the deal is with them.. I remember they used to sell desktops here (I owned one).. but was wondering what happened..

    I'd really like to see this in the states..
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  2. Goren

    Goren Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    ^ ah that would explain why I didn't see it on NEC of UK.. although I found out about the LaVie at mobile Review (i believe it is a Russian site?)

    But one gotta admit.. the styling looks exactly like Fujitsu!! the black lay out, silver lines, and white keyboards.. they mimic the best style [8D]
     
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    i'm not aware of any non-competes that NEC would have, but it is true they do not sell in the USA (well, except for a PDA style device called MobilePro (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005BHRV/102-9210892-4672111?v=glance)

    the LaVie notebook line is another one of those "gotta be in Japan to buy" specials. They had some innovative stuff I heard about with speakers being built into the screen...don't know what happened to that.

    http://121ware.com/community/navigate/learn/indext.jsp?ctp=MO&ctnm=%2fPC%2fALaVie%2f200504%2fLVTW200504&LN=2n&MODE=k&ND=862

    DigitalCameraReview.com | BargainPDA.com | TabletPCReviewSpot.com
     
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  4. LaZzZy_Dude

    LaZzZy_Dude Notebook Evangelist

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    It seems that they have parternship with Packar Bell in some european countries...Can anyone read the specs of that machine?
     
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  5. cabecou

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    Is the NEC Lavie laptop any good? I was offered this for a reasonable price except that (1) I am not Japanese and Japanese windows and probably also keyboard are no use to me, and (2) I can't find any reviews on the net about this model. Please help. Thanks.

    Japanese NEC LA VIE LL700 Model 2003 Windows xp Home edition Japanese 256 Mb memory (wow!) CPU 1.5 gb (super fast)Pentium M (Pen 4 counterpart desktop version) HDD: 40 gb (you won't run out of storage) DVD rom -cd rom combo drive-watch your favorite dvd movies usb port Built in Sound ,attach your favorite speaker and play your MP3 music internet ready plug it in and start web surfing to your heart's delight Li-ion battery works perfect.Great for outdoor work and travel. Lan ethernet Motherboard and hard disk are brand new installed at NEC Fielding Center,Chiba ken Japan Hardly used,almost brand new ,no scratches on the screen.Well taken care of. Plenty of Japanese Microsoft softwares like Word,Excel,Outlook etc.
     
    cabecou, May 19, 2005
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  6. admoore

    admoore Notebook Enthusiast

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    No NEC laptops sold in North America. I recently called NEC parts looking for a hard disk for my NEC Versa LX. I love this notebook ...but was told no luck getting new NEC's in this part of the world. ..**as it turned out, no hard disk for Versa LX either. So ..I googled ..and found supplier for new hard disk that suits my needs. By the way NEC service is very good. I would buy a new NEC if they were available here
     
    admoore, Jun 28, 2005
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