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Non-Road Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: ZLoth on December 21, 2023, 09:58:26 AM

Title: Japan is the only place where you can get a new 13th gen laptop with DVD writer
Post by: ZLoth on December 21, 2023, 09:58:26 AM
From TechRadar:

It's almost 2024 and Japan is the only place in the world where you can get a brand new 13th gen laptop with a DVD writer AND a VGA connector from 1987
This brand-new Japanese laptop is perfect for time travelers
QuoteJapan has a reputation for its unique and unconventional approaches (KFC for Christmas dinner, anyone?) and is the only country where you can buy a modern business laptop with all the features you might need if you ever find yourself time-traveling to the past.

The recently unveiled NEC VersaPro Type VD <VD-K> is primarily designed for business use and features a 15.6-inch full HD screen (1920x1080). It's powered by a 13th generation Intel Core processor, compatible with Intel vPro Enterprise, and comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed.

The base model includes 4GB of RAM, expandable up to 32GB, and 256GB PCIe SSD storage, expandable up to 1TB. It offers Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. It also features a built-in 720p webcam with a privacy shutter, and a choice of biometric authentication methods - a facial recognition IR camera and an integrated fingerprint scanner.
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Title: Re: Japan is the only place where you can get a new 13th gen laptop with DVD writer
Post by: ZLoth on December 21, 2023, 10:10:07 AM
It sounds like some major Japanese customer has a bad case of "if it ain't broke, why fix it even though it's VERY obsolete". The only situation I can see is if this customer has a fleet of old projectors with only VGA connectors that they won't replace. I know I have a Vivitek D910HD 3000 Lumen 1080p projector that I purchased refurbished in October, 2015, but even that thing has DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA connectors. I haven't really used it since I moved to Texas five years ago since the Toastmasters group I was with used the restaurant's television.
Title: Re: Japan is the only place where you can get a new 13th gen laptop with DVD writer
Post by: kalvado on December 21, 2023, 10:33:00 AM
4 GB ram is a more shocking thing.
DVDs I believe are still default for medical imaging data transfer, for example. 
Title: Re: Japan is the only place where you can get a new 13th gen laptop with DVD writer
Post by: ZLoth on December 21, 2023, 11:33:53 AM
Quote from: kalvado on December 21, 2023, 10:33:00 AM
4 GB ram is a more shocking thing.
DVDs I believe are still default for medical imaging data transfer, for example.

I'm going by NewEgg estimates for Crucial DDR4 Laptop memory prices, sooo...
Personally, 8 GB is the bare minimum, and 16GB is what I would recommend for a Windows 11 system. In my own setups, I have 32GB on a multimedia computer, and 64GB on my main system. Both are way overboard for most people, but then again, most people don't do virtualization.
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