NEC LaVie Z First Look: World's Lightest Ultrabook Discussion

[J.R. Nelson]

Given that magnesium is almost half as dense as aluminum, it may come as an obvious choice to manufacturers looking to shave a few more grams from their ultra-thin Ultrabooks. NEC's recent LaVie Z, clad entirely in a magnesium-lithium alloy, has made us reconsider our own notebook priorities.

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[J.R. Nelson]

srsly u guys like its super light

[Pseudorandom]

Lenovo intends to sell the NEC Z to overseas markets.
Source: very end of this article Lenovo to restart ThinkPad production in Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

pcwatch did a review a while back, find it here
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I skimmed through, and my Japanese skill is not very good. If you happen to be fluent in Japanese/super pro at interpreting whatever crap Google Translate spits out, it would be nice if you could take the time to do a proper translation.

Key points.
-Chassis is reasonably rigid, especially considering its weight
-5-6h battery life
-keyboard is bad

The last two are deal breakers for me, but it seems to be a very very nice ultrabook.

srsly u guys like its super light

lol

[Karamazovmm]

Seriously 835g? You got to be kidding me, I want one now!

And how is the build quality? is there any flex? Fit and finish?

[KCETech1]

Seriously 835g? You got to be kidding me, I want one now!

And how is the build quality? is there any flex? Fit and finish?

A friend played with it doing a review for a chinese site. said it was beautifully built and no flex at all . did agree key travel was too short but thats an ussue with darn near every ultrabook and thin and light. when her review us done I will link it ( or make her send me a translation )

but here is engagets
Spotted at IDF: NEC's lightweight LaVie Z Ultrabook (hands-on video) -- Engadget

[Karamazovmm]

A friend played with it doing a review for a chinese site. said it was beautifully built and no flex at all . did agree key travel was too short but thats an ussue with darn near every ultrabook and thin and light. when her review us done I will link it ( or make her send me a translation )

but here is engagets
Spotted at IDF: NEC's lightweight LaVie Z Ultrabook (hands-on video) -- Engadget

this is seriously the answer to my bad shoulders and back, although they could have put the i7 3667u in there.

I would appreciate very much if you linked her review when its done, specially the translation, my chinese ranges from nonexistent to nothing at all

EDIT: Imagine if a review comes up and say that the panel is terrible? Shamefur dispray!

[KCETech1]

this is seriously the answer to my bad shoulders and back, although they could have put the i7 3667u in there.

I would appreciate very much if you linked her review when its done, specially the translation, my chinese ranges from nonexistent to nothing at all

EDIT: Imagine if a review comes up and say that the panel is terrible? Shamefur dispray!

my chinese is non existent as well, but an i7 3517 can be had

Other features include the ability to boot in about two seconds from sleep mode using Quick Power On feature. The display has a resolution of 1600 x 900, and the machine uses a Network Duet feature to share data storage space with another machine on the network. The ultrabook can be had with either a Core i7-3517U processor and 256 GB of SSD storage or a Core i5-3317U with 128 GB of SSD storage. Both versions use 4 GB of RAM and promise 8.1 hours run time per battery charge. The machines also feature integrated Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a 720p webcam

[Karamazovmm]

I saw the other engadget write up, the i7 3517u comes with 256gb and only 4gb of ram, I knew there was something bad that would come up.... I will try to see how rusted is my japanese

the price starts at 1600 and goes to 2k as far as I could see

[Mitlov]

Excellent device for everyone who has had a forearm ripped clean off by the insufferable weight of a 3-lb ultraportable laptop.

[PinoyBoy]

NEC's LaVie Z Ultrabook has definitely lost weight: just 875 grams and priced from $1,600 in Japan -- Engadget
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This thing looks amazing. The only thing I dislike about this paper-thin ultrabook, are the directional keys. Sad to know that this machine might not make it to the American market.

Video of NEC Lavie Z.flv - YouTube
NEC LaVie Z <-- I have no idea what I just watched
NEC LaVie Z hands-on - YouTube <-- English hands on
NEC LaVie Z Hands On - YouTube <-- Another English hands on, longer than previous