Monday, August 4th 2008
Lenovo Enters the Netbook Market With IdeaPad S10
Lenovo this morning officially started selling its first netbook, the IdeaPad S10. The ultra-portable system will compete with the latest ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind models, offering a 10-inch LED backlit LCD screen and Intel's 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor. Two configurations of the 2.4 pound S10 will be available initially, with 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD, and with 1GB RAM and 160GB of HDD space. Lenovo will sell the first one for $399 while the beefed-up version will sell for $449.99. Papers also indicate that both models will support 2GB of RAM, so upgrading the onboard memory won't be a problem. From the OS point of view, first S10 mini-laptops will be offered with Microsoft Windows XP preinstalled, but later on Lenovo will start offering Linpus Linux preloaded models too. View the full Lenovo S10 specs below the Read full story marker.
Lenovo S10 Specifications:
Source:
LaptopMag
- Integrated 1.3M Camera
- 2 stereo speakers
- Multi-touch Pad & near full size Keyboard (85% full size)
- Integrated Wireless 802.11 b/g,10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth
- Express card slot for WWAN expansion
- Up to 2-GB Memory
- 4in1 Multi-card Reader
- Form factor: 250.2 x 183 x 22-27.5mm, lightest configuration of 1.1 kg
- Large Panel 10.2" wide, LED backlight 1024x600 WSVGA
- Intel Integrated Graphics GMA 950
- Intel N270 CPU 1.6 GHz & Intel 945GSE Chipset
- Large HDD capacity 160G 9.5mm 2.5" SATA HDD (5400 rpm)
- Battery up to 3 hours with 3-cell battery, and up to 6 hours with 6-cell battery
11 Comments on Lenovo Enters the Netbook Market With IdeaPad S10
Lenovo has always made the best laptops.
Except, where is the trackpoint?
Hardocp did a test with atom and c7 and the c7 walked all over the atom. Whats going on in the background that has Lenovo (Chinese) using a slower then molasses Intel (American)chip. Maybe part of the deal to buy IBM's Laptop division was Lenovo had to use American cpu's for a few years? Or it really is tech related.
How many usb plugs I need at least 2, one for flash and one for amouse.
But anyway, if that $399 model has upgradable memory, it'll be a pretty decent deal. If they cripple it like the cheaper eeepc, forget about it.
Finally, the laptops are far better quality than similar Fujitsus, Hp's, Dells, etc. Who else has laptops with internal metal frames and I like the drainage holes in the keyboards.
www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2326852,00.asp
And taking into account the larger power draw of the Nano, and the effect it will have on battery life on these netbooks, I'd say the Atom is still the better choice. It's not like these are gaming rigs, or machines that are gonna be used for heavy encoding, or things of that nature, where every little bit of performance counts. These are for surfing the net, watching DVDs, or typing up a little something in a word processor. Both cpus will do just fine in those tasks, so emphasis has to be put on which of those can do those tasks for longer.
When I get a job, this will be my first laptop. It looks awesome, has plenty of storage, and the Atom is enough for a vLite'd Vista to run smoothly on!
I want. :D