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Japanese electronics company has officially entered the mini laptop market with the introduction of a model called LaVie Light, equipped with 8.9-inch screen and a classic square-shaped body.

Japanese electronics company has officially entered the mini laptop market with the introduction of a model called LaVie Light, equipped with 8.9-inch screen and a classic square-shaped body.

NEC LaVie Light's design reminiscent of the "brick" laptops of the late 80s of the last century. If the manufacturer removed the touchpad and extended the keyboard to cover the entire area, the laptop would look like a Compaq-branded model launched in 1989.

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NEC LaVie Light is designed in a "brick" style. Photo: Reghardware .

The appearance of NEC LaVie Light is a rectangular rectangular box, with dimensions of 250 x 177 x 31-37 mm in turn, weighing 1.17 kg. The device is integrated with Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor, 160 GB hard drive, LED-backlit screen 8.9 inches, resolution 1024 x 600 pixels. NEC LaVie Light supports Wi-Fi 802.11b / g connectivity, equipped with multi-touch touchpad, capable of receiving signals from multiple fingers and preinstalled with Windows XP operating system.

NEC LaVie Light will be sold in Japan this week, but it is not known when this product will be available in other regions. The price of this machine has not been disclosed yet.

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