Is The Lavie X Worthy Of Its "World's Thinnest Ultrabook" Tag?
NEC recently introduced the Lavie X in Japan, calling it the world's thinnest <span class="GRnoSuggestion GRcorrect">ultrabook</span>. While it is true that at 12.8 mm, it can definitely be called thin, but we're not sure whether it can proudly bear the "thinnest" tag.
The Aspire S7-391-9886Â was launched a few months ago by Acer and it was a 13.3 inch laptop just 11.9 mm (0.47 inch) in thickness. The Lavie X in turn is 12.8 mm at its slimmest point. So this claim by NEC does seem pretty far-fetched.
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NEC Lavie[/caption]
<span class="GRcorrect">Lavie</span> X boasts of a large 15.6-inch screen, 1920x1080 IPS display, a 1.9GHz dual-core (quad-thread) Intel Core i7-3517U processor, 4GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, two USB 3.0 ports, 802.11n <span class="GRcorrect">Wi</span>-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, HDMI-out, an SD card reader and a 2MP webcam.
Although the device ships with Windows 8 64-bit, NEC notes that it decided against using a touch screen because it would have compromised the company's priority on thinness. According to Intel's definition of an Ultrabook, touch screen based <span class="GRnoSuggestion GRcorrect">ultrabooks</span>Â are allowed to be 2 mm thicker than non-touch ones. So the decision to go touchscreen-less seems appropriate. It is interesting to note that the Aspire S7 is the thinnest <span class="GRnoSuggestion GRcorrect">ultrabook</span>Â in spite of featuring a touch screen.
The device will be available in Japan starting December 27th and it'll cost a whopping 175,000 Yen (approx. <span class="GRcorrect">Rs</span>. 1,12,919.97). The design is quite similar to the Lavie Z, NEC's 13.3-inch, 1.92lb (0.87kg) announced earlier this month. It is unsure whether it will be launched in markets other than Japan.
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The Aspire S7-391-9886Â was launched a few months ago by Acer and it was a 13.3 inch laptop just 11.9 mm (0.47 inch) in thickness. The Lavie X in turn is 12.8 mm at its slimmest point. So this claim by NEC does seem pretty far-fetched.
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NEC Lavie[/caption]<span class="GRcorrect">Lavie</span> X boasts of a large 15.6-inch screen, 1920x1080 IPS display, a 1.9GHz dual-core (quad-thread) Intel Core i7-3517U processor, 4GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, two USB 3.0 ports, 802.11n <span class="GRcorrect">Wi</span>-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, HDMI-out, an SD card reader and a 2MP webcam.
Although the device ships with Windows 8 64-bit, NEC notes that it decided against using a touch screen because it would have compromised the company's priority on thinness. According to Intel's definition of an Ultrabook, touch screen based <span class="GRnoSuggestion GRcorrect">ultrabooks</span>Â are allowed to be 2 mm thicker than non-touch ones. So the decision to go touchscreen-less seems appropriate. It is interesting to note that the Aspire S7 is the thinnest <span class="GRnoSuggestion GRcorrect">ultrabook</span>Â in spite of featuring a touch screen.
The device will be available in Japan starting December 27th and it'll cost a whopping 175,000 Yen (approx. <span class="GRcorrect">Rs</span>. 1,12,919.97). The design is quite similar to the Lavie Z, NEC's 13.3-inch, 1.92lb (0.87kg) announced earlier this month. It is unsure whether it will be launched in markets other than Japan.
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