Mini-notebook of the day- Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Ideapad_s10Let’s start the week off right with an announcement by Lenovo of their new IdeaPad S10 mini-notebook.  We’ve been sitting on this one for a while under embargo but Lenovo has lifted it and is announcing the S10.  The S10 looks interesting with a 10-inch screen and a starting price of $399 which is reasonable for one of the larger minis.  A number of things set the S10 apart from the crowded mini-notebook field, an LED backlit 10-inch display for one and a multi-touch trackpad for another.  Of course it doesn’t hurt that the S10 is from Lenovo, a firm that knows a thing or two about making notebooks.

The S10 will be available in the US in September in two configurations- a 512 MB/ 80 GB for $399 and a 1 GB/ 160 GB for $449.99.  Both configurations have Windows XP installed and Lenovo tells us that some countries will have a 9-inch version sporting Linux.  The US S10 will be available in white, black and red and come with advanced thermal engineering to keep heat off the palmrests and bottom of the device. 

Specs:

  • 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
  • 4 in 1 Multi-card Reader
  • Form factor optimized (250.2x183x22-27.5mm (9.85×7.2×0.86-1.0in), lightest configuration of 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
  • Large Panel 10.2” wide, LED backlight 1024×600 WSVGA
  • Intel Integrated Graphics GMA 950
  • Processors and Chipset – Intel Atom N270 CPU 1.6 GHz & Intel 945GSE Chipset
  • Large HDD capacity 160G 9.5mm 2.5” SATA HDD (5400 rpm)
  • Battery up to 3 hrs. w/ 3 cell Battery & Up to 6 hrs. w/ 6 cell

The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is looking like a pretty fully equipped mini-notebook for that $399 price tag and I can’t wait to get one in my hands for testing.  Right Lenovo?

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