The big picture: Remember netbooks, the ultra-portable laptop alternatives that were all the rage roughly a decade ago? They could be making a improvement if Lenovo and NEC have their fashion. The LaVie Mini is a concept convertible PC featuring an 8-inch (i,920 ten 1,200 resolution) touchscreen display. Different the netbooks of yesteryear, nevertheless, the LaVie Mini isn't low-cal on power.

Should information technology materialize, it'll be offered with upwards to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 mobile processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 16GB of LPDDR4 memory and upwards to a 256GB SSD – all in a packet that weighs just 1.28 pounds.

Other amenities include a backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi half-dozen and a 26WHr battery. But it'due south the optional gaming controller that really sets the LaVie Mini apart.

With it, y'all'll be able to transform the convertible into a Nintendo Switch / Razer Edge style portable console. And with the optional HDMI-connected dock, it should be a breeze to connect the system to your television and play on the big screen.

As mentioned, the LaVie Mini is fiddling more than than a prototype being shown off at CES, likely to judge manufacture and consumer interest. As such, there aren't any pricing or availability details fastened to the mod netbook at this time.

Are Lenovo and NEC on to something here or is this little more a glorified gaming tablet that should remain in the epitome phase? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.