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scoble
02-26-2003, 07:29 AM
Bill Gates got his NEC Versa LitePad yesterday (check out what he's holding in his hand): http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/features/2003/02-24broadband-lg.jpg

We start shipping in the United States and Canada next week. They should start appearing at CDW, Amazon, and PCConnection around March 10.
InnaFire
02-26-2003, 10:52 AM
quote:Originally posted by scoble

Bill Gates got his NEC Versa LitePad yesterday


Oh, good point Robert, I´m going with the Compaq :D
Joke, sorry...

But, hey, you tolerated that Billy got his NEC first?
What ails us?

Shame on you [^]
scoble
02-26-2003, 11:26 AM
>But, hey, you tolerated that Billy got his NEC first?
>What ails us?
>Shame on you

Bill Gates is friends with NEC's CEO. He flew to Japan and picked his up at the factory. The rest of us have to wait for the slow boat. <sigh>

There's gotta be +some+ advantages to being the richest dude in the world, no? :-)

PS: I still don't have one either. They keep taking it away to show to folks.
twills
02-26-2003, 01:29 PM
motion man - check out your unit and look for 3 USB ports and a cf card slot on the right side - and a wireless LAN antenna on the top left side-let us know what yon find ...
splintercell
02-26-2003, 02:57 PM
quote:Originally posted by scoble

We start shipping in the United States and Canada next week. They should start appearing at CDW, Amazon, and PCConnection around March 10.


Just in time for techies to hold their breath for new Cebit announcements and postpone the purchase. :D
scoble
02-26-2003, 08:40 PM
>Just in time for techies to hold their breath for new Cebit
>announcements and postpone the purchase.

Ahh, yes, the old "wait for better technology" argument.

That's a never ending one. There'll always be something better tomorrow in this industry. At some point you gotta decide when it's "good enough" for you to buy in.

I keep remembering my first hard drive. It was a 5 megabyte (that's megabyte, not gigabyte). Didn't come with a battery. Weighed a ton. Was slow as molasses. Cost $5000. Needed AC power.

Today you can buy a 20GB hard drive, and an entire computer that weighs only 2.2lbs -- all for less than half the price!

Hey, that was only in 1983. Imagine how much better Tablets will be in 20 years!!
Mac
02-26-2003, 11:21 PM
Hmmm, that's an idea.

Take the 5k, buy an bond/stock, let it compound interest for twenty years, then buy NEC.
Alexander
02-27-2003, 03:35 AM
Robert,

Any idea if the product will ever reach Russia at all? Your local distributors have no idea. In the meantime HP promotes their previous generation piece on their local site...


quote:Originally posted by scoble

Bill Gates got his NEC Versa LitePad yesterday (check out what he's holding in his hand): http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/features/2003/02-24broadband-lg.jpg

We start shipping in the United States and Canada next week. They should start appearing at CDW, Amazon, and PCConnection around March 10.
scoble
02-27-2003, 05:24 AM
>Any idea if the product will ever reach
>Russia at all?

I'm sorry, I don't. I only work for NEC Solutions (America) which markets/sells/distributes the NEC Versa LitePad in the United States and Canada only. I'll try to find out, though.
splintercell
02-27-2003, 05:45 AM
quote:Originally posted by scoble

>Ahh, yes, the old "wait for better technology" argument.

That's a never ending one. There'll always be something better tomorrow in this industry. At some point you gotta decide when it's "good enough" for you to buy in.

I can live with a better device coming out a month or two after I get mine. Two weeks would annoy me. :D
scoble
02-27-2003, 07:39 AM
>I can live with a better device coming out
>a month or two after I get mine. Two weeks
>would annoy me.

I'm pretty tied in with the industry and I don't know of any sub-three-pound device coming out before Q3, 2003.

I know of a bunch of larger units coming out, though.
splintercell
02-27-2003, 08:10 AM
Sub-three pound is not necessarily the issue (as long as it's not more than 3.5 or so). It's the looks. :D I am just waiting to see whether HP announces a rumored "intermediate-fix" device or not.

Not going to start any rumors and hint at any of the new devices, huh? :-(
welwyngc
02-27-2003, 10:45 AM
quote:Originally posted by scoble

Bill
We start shipping in the United States and Canada next week. They should start appearing at CDW, Amazon, and PCConnection around March 10.


That's good news!

CDW said to me that there is a lot of interest!

They also said that they are selling fast - but then they Always say that [:O]
scoble
02-27-2003, 01:55 PM
>CDW said to me that there is a lot of interest!
>They also said that they are selling fast -
>but then they Always say that [:O]

This is the hottest selling product I've seen in my 1 year here at NEC, that's for sure.

CDW is right. It's looking like it'll be very tough to get NEC Tablets -- they are selling like hotcakes. If you've already ordered yours, you'll probably get one, but supplies are looking like they'll dry up very fast. We've already increased our internal orders several times in response to the demand.

I can't wait until you all get one.
scoble
02-27-2003, 02:04 PM
I should add: we're increasing our internal orders on a nearly hourly basis and we should be able to keep up, but, it's pretty clear we have a pretty good hit on our hands here, so if you want one, get your orders in as soon as you can. I'll try to keep you all up to date as to who has supplies and who doesn't (and who'll get them when). Oh, and if you're considering a volume purchase please let us know as soon as possible, so we can adjust our supply accordingly.