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Lenovo announces Ideapad S10 netbook

by on04 August 2008

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10-inch Atom comes in September


Lenovo is
joining the Atom bandwagon and launching its first Atom-powered netbook, the Ideapad S10.

Like other Atom netbooks, the new Ideapad features Intel's N270 Atom CPU and 945GSE chipset and up to 2GB of memory. It has a 10.2-inch LED backlit WSVGA screen, b/g wireless, LAN, Bluetooth, 4 in 1 card reader and comes with 80 or 160GB 5400rpm hard drives. It also has an internal Express card slot for WWAN expansion, and this is a first on netbooks.

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Lenovo promises a spacious keyboard, 85% of full size, 1.3 megapixel webcam and battery life up to 3 hours with a 3-cell battery or 6 hours with the 6-cell unit. In terms of external dimension, it's much like MSI's Wind, measuring 250.2 x 183 x 22-27.5mm, and weighing 1.1 kg with a 3-cell battery.

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The Ideapad S10 should be available in September starting at $399 in black, white and red color options. The cheapest one will ship with XP, 512MB of RAM and an 80GB drive, while $450 will buy you 1GB of RAM and 160GB of storage. Additional models, such as a 9-inch version should appear later on, as well as Linux SKUs, but it's unclear if it will be limited to certain markets only.

We like its looks, the price seems right, the Lenovo badge should attract brand conscious consumers and we believe it will do well once it hits the shelves. 

Last modified on 04 August 2008
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