Lenovo Announced The IdeaPad S10 - Its First Mini-Notebook
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Lenovo officially announced its first mini-notebook - IdeaPad S10, offering a 10-inch LED backlit LCD display and running the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor.
Two configurations of the S10 will be available in the U.S market. The first one is priced at $399 and will have 512MB of RAM and an 80GB HDD. The other marked at $449.99 will have 1GB of RAM and a 160GB HDD. Specifications also indicate that both models will support 2GB of RAM.
The netbook includes Bluetooth connectivity, 802.11b/g , an ExpressCard and two USB ports. It also sports a LAN connection and VGA-out. It has a 1.3-megapixel webcam, microphone, headphone jacks, and a 4-in-1 card reader.
Initially the netbook will come preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP preinstalled, but later on Lenovo will start offering Linpus Linux preloaded models too.
Lenovo is promising that the system will be available with a 3-cell battery, capable of lasting 3 hours, and 6-cell battery, capable of lasting 6 hours.
The IdeaPad S10 will come in white, black, and a glossy ruby red. It will be on retail shelves in the U.S. on September 28 and perhaps on Lenovo.com a bit earlier.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Specifications:
Intel N270 CPU 1.6 GHz
Intel 945GSE chipset
Intel integrated graphics GMA 950
80/160GB 2.5” SATA HDD at 5400 rpm
Up to 2GB RAM
10.2-inch display, LED backlight 1024x600 WSVGA
Multi-touch pad & near full size keyboard (85% full size)
Lenovo officially announced its first mini-notebook - IdeaPad S10, offering a 10-inch LED backlit LCD display and running the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor.