Digital Home Thoughts: NEC Netbook Ready to Lighten Your Wallet With its Netbook

"If the Asus 'seashell' Eee PC 1008HA is still a bit too big and heavy for you, NEC's VersaPro UltraLite Type VS might be the netbook you're looking for. At 29.9mm to 15.8mm it's a slightly more pronounced 'wedge' than the 1008HA, albeit thinner at the pointy end, but at 725g it's light enough to give Asus a decent kick in the proverbial."

NEC has tossed out a featherlight netbook from their labs for those who are extremely conscious about carry-on weight. The features on the VersaPro UltraLite Type VS are mostly pretty pedestrian, though the higher resolution screen is appreciated. I'm convinced that the 64GB SSD is a true SSD and not a part SSD, part SHDC combo. I cannot see any other possible reason why they would charge ¥176,000 for it. That that price, you could buy three or four regular netbooks!