While we’ve been justifiably excited about the Eee Seashell, NEC has announced a product that’s nearly half the thickness and but 2/3 of the weight.
https://gizmodo.com/asuss-super-skinny-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-is-429-stil-5253728
The NEC Versa Pro J UltraLite Type VS is a 10-inch, Atom 1.86GHz netbook with Intel GMA500 graphics and a 64GB SSD. It measures just .62 inches in thickness and weighs in at a ridiculous 1.65lbs—those are the typical specs of a MID, but clearly this NEC is built like a far more usable netbook.
https://gizmodo.com/tiny-umid-mbook-m1-a-mini-netbook-with-mini-features-5267248
Slated for release in Japan this July, we’re curious as to the price (UPDATE: it’ll have an introductory price of around $1000 before jumping to $1800)…and why NEC preloaded what may be the most gorgeous netbook around with Vista. [NEC via Akihabara News and Engadget]
