For easy connection to the Internet, the IdeaPad S10 netbook includes WiFi and also has an Express Card slot so users can enable the IdeaPad S10 for optional high speed mobile broadband2 connectivity. To optimize the social networking experience, the IdeaPad S10 comes with tools such as a built-in web camera for video messaging, and its two USB ports and a 4-in-1 multicard reader make connecting other devices and transferring photos, music and videos simple. The IdeaPad S10 netbook comes equipped with Microsoft Windows XP.The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook will be available in early October, prices start at $399.
Using the Intel® Atom™ processor, the IdeaPad S10 netbook provides basic notebook functionality as a user’s secondary PC. Lenovo offers the IdeaPad S10 in two configurations, with one having 512 MB of memory and an 80 GB hard drive and the second configuration having 1 GB of memory and a 160 GB hard drive. The processing performance and storage make the IdeaPad S10 ideal for accommodating a variety of data, from a user’s digital music inventory to a student’s homework assignments and more. Lenovo engineered the IdeaPad S10 netbook to reduce the heat emitted on key contact areas such as the bottom of the PC, the palm rest and the keyboard. Additionally, Lenovo’s OneKey™ Rescue System3 helps users recover data at the touch of a button should a system error or virus occur.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook unveiled
Posted on Tuesday, August 05 2008 @ 1:34 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Lenovo unveiled a $399 netbook today, the IdeaPad S10. This new sub-notebook has a 10.2" LCD display and has a keyboard that's 85 percent of the size of a full-function notebook PC keyboard. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 uses the Intel Atom processor and is available with either 512MB memory and a 80GB HDD or 1GB memory and a 160GB HDD.