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If you like the chrome-plated look and need a superlightnotebook that can double as a desktop, consider NEC's Versa SX, a thin-and- lightlaptop that comes with a faux brushed-steel case. Just be prepared to digdeep into your wallet: A Pentium II-233based SX costs more than manyPII-266 notebooks. I evaluated a preproduction model of the $3499 PII-233version with a 13.3-inch active-matrix screen and a 2GB hard drive.
The SX, a slimmer successor to NEC's Versa 5080X (see June's "Different Notesfor Different Folks," page 158), is impressively light and fast. Measuring1.3 inches thick with a traveling weight of 6 pounds (with AC adapter anda floppy and...