Article from InfoCater Tablet PC Update ()
March 21, 2003
NEC Versa LitePad
Thinnest, Lightest Tablet PC
http://www.infocater.com/tpc_necvl.shtml

Overview:

The NEC Versa LitePad is the thinnest and lightest Tablet PC solution on the market, engineered for the enterprise market.  Considered a “pure” Tablet PC solution, the Versa LitePad has an ultra slim profile of 8.8-inches wide by 11.7-inches long by .6-inches thick and is a feather light 2.2 pounds – comparable to even traditional paper-based notepads.

 

A primary feature of the Versa LitePad is its 10.4-inch wide-angle display, which allows a user to interface with the product like “digital paper,” electronically capturing handwritten notes and radically simplifying daily business collaborations.

 

The Versa LitePad ships with several pre-bundled business productivity applications and connectivity options. It is ideally suited for organizations looking to replace their traditional paper-based clipboard systems with a mobile solution that can drastically simplify business collaborations, field data collection and improve communications with remote employees.   

 

Key Features Include:

  • 10.4² XGA TFT color display with digitizer
  • Intel® Ultra-Low-Voltage Mobile Pentium® III Processor at 933MHz-M
  • 2.2 pounds; .6-inches thick
  • 256 MB RAM, expandable to 512 MB
  • 20 GB hard driveIntegrated Wireless LAN 802.11a + b connections (both form factors included)
  • External USB CD-ROM drive
  • External USB keyboard and mouse
·         Several pre-installed business and productivity applications, including Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Version 5.0, Alias/Wavefront SketchBook Pro, Colligo Networks Personal Edition, Corel® Grafigo, FranklinCovey® TabletPlanner , Microsoft Office XP Service Pack for Tablet PC,
  • and Zinio Reader eBook software

  

Overall Features:

System Processor

Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor ULV-M, featuring Intel SpeedStep Technology

·         933 MHz

·         133-MHz Front-Side Bus (FSB)

·         L2 cache ─ 512-KB

Memory

Random Access Memory (RAM)

·         Standard Memory ─ 256 MB of high-speed PC133 memory in one SO-DIMM slot

·         Memory Expansion ─ 512 MB of PC133 memory upgrade in SO-DIMM slot

BIOS Read-Only Memory (ROM) ─ 512-KB flash ROM

Cache Memory ─ L1 Cache; 16 KB code and 16 KB data

 

Hard Disk Drive

20 GB hard drive

1.8-inch, 5mm, IDE, UltraDMA/100

 

Calendar Clock

Year/month/day/hour/minute/second maintained by internal back-up battery

 

Core Chip

Napa2-T (North Bridge) and Ali 1535+ (South Bridge)

 

Video

Controller ─ embedded in core chip (North Bridge)

Video RAM ─ 16 MB (UMA)

Resolution ─ XGA (default) and SVGA

VGA out ─ support for simultaneous LCD/CRT display

 

LCD

Extended Graphics Array (XGA) LCD panel

·         10.4-inch reflective active-matrix Thin Film Transistor (TFT) color display

·         Protective covering ─ tempered glass with coating

·         Resolution ─ 1024 × 768 max

·         Colors ─ up to 65,536

·         Color depth ─ 24-bit

Digitizer

Tablet ─ Electromagnet give and receive method

Pens ─ Slim pen (5.5mm) and clip pen (9mm)

 

User Controls

Buttons ─ push buttons

·         Change screen orientation

·         Escape

·         Function

·         Security

·         Down

·         Enter

·         Up

Switches ─ slide switch

·         Power

·         Radio wave

 

Audio

Controller ─ embedded in core chip (South Bridge)

·         Sound Codec ─ ADI 1981B

·         Internal monaural speaker

·         Internal microphone

·         SoundBlaster compatible

·         Software beep control

·         Buzzer support

·         S/P DIF support

 

Keyboard

Slim, space-saving USB keyboard with standard QWERTY-key layout 

·         Function keys ─ 12 keys

·         Cursor control keys including 4 arrow keys arranged in inverted T layout

·         Windows key set

·         Num lock, Caps lock, Scroll lock, and Fn status LEDs

·         Sleep button

·         Embedded numeric keypad

 

Mouse

Mini 3-button USB optical wheel mouse

 

Input/Output (I/O) Facilities

Integrated industry-standard interfaces

·         LAN Port ─ 1 port, RJ-45 jack

·         DC In ─ 1 port for AC adapter cable

·         USB Ports ─ 3 ports, one with power port

·         VGA ─ 1 port, 15-pin high-density D-sub

·         Microphone In ─ 1 port, 3-pin, Mini-Pin jack

·         Stereo Headphone Out ─ 1 port, 3-pin, Mini-Pin jack (with SP DIF)

LAN

10Base-T and 100Base-TX

Wake-On LAN support on S3/S4 states

LAN boot support (network boot)

Remote Power On support

Full duplex support

Software support for management server

Integrated on main board

Wireless LAN

Mini PCI ─ both 802.11a and 802.11b

Outside antenna

 

Storage Devices

Optional external USB industry-standard 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB1 diskette drive

External USB 24x CD-ROM drive

Optional external USB 24x CD-R/RW drive

 

Card Slot

One CF card slot for Type I or Type II CF Card 

 

Power

ACPI power management support; power status and battery charge status LEDs

 

Batteries

Main Battery

·         Lithium ion (Li-Ion), 4 cell battery pack

RTC Battery

 

AC Adapter

Input Voltage ─ 100 to 240 volts (V) AC, 50 watt (max.)

Output Voltage ─ 19 volts DC, 50 watt (max.)

 

Security

Kensington lock slot

Power-on password; can set with pen

 

Dimensions and Weights

Tablet PC System

·         Width ─ 8.82 in (224 mm)

·         Length ─ 11.69 in. (297 mm)

·         Thickness ─ 0.59 in. (15 mm)

·         Weight ─ 2.24 lbs. (1015 g)

 

Software

Adobe® Acrobat®  Reader® Version 5.0 (PDF document reader)

Alias/Wavefront SketchBook Pro (sketchbook software)

Colligo Networks Personal Edition (Peer-to Peer WLAN connection utility)

Corel® Grafigo (annotation and design software)

FranklinCovey® TabletPlanner (personal organizer and time management)

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack for Tablet PC

 

Zinio Reader (eBook software)

 

Availability & Pricing

The NEC Versa LitePad is available now from InfoCater with standard configurations starting at $2,399

Limited Warranty

One-year parts and labor limited warrantyConcurrent one-year Express service at no extra charge

 
Versa Tools: Accessories and Options

USB Cable PortBar with AC Adapter                OP-560-74702

Four Bay Battery Charger                                   OP-570-75401-1

Lithium Ion Battery                                             OP-570-76201

AC Adapter                                                       OP-520-72501

Battery Charger                                                 OP-LPAD-CHARGER

USB Floppy Disk Drive                                      OP-USBFDD

USB CD-RW Drive                                           OP-260-76102

5mm and 9mm Stylus Pen Set                             OP-LPAD-PEN

512MB SDRAM Memory Module                    OP-410-74804

Protective Carrying Case                                   OP-LPAD-PCS

Executive Carrying Case                                    OP-LPAD-ECS


 

Please review the Tablet Comparison Chart for more information about Tablet PCs.

Please contact InfoCater at www.infocater.com, by phone at 617-969-6853 or email sales@infocater.com for more information or to place an order for immediate shipment.

 

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