Lenovo IdeaPad S10-1311Uw6 10.2-Inch White offers 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB Memory, 160GB Hard Drive, Genuine Windows XP Home, 6-cell Li-Ion battery with 6 hour battery life, 10.2″ widescreen anti-glare LED Backlit Display.
A Great Idea from the Makers of the legendary ThinkPad notebook. Introducing the new IdeaPad S10 from Lenovo. Enjoy videos, check email, connect to the internet, instant message friends and family – and even get a little work done. At a mere 2.65 lbs and about one inch thin, it’s so light and portable, you can take it wherever your day takes you. Plus it’s loaded with thoughtful standard features to make your life a little easier. All at an outstanding price. Stay connected Enjoy more perks with increased portability. The IdeaPad S10 netbook makes it easy to get connected, anytime, anywhere. Express Card slot allows you to easily extend your internet connection to WWAN. *(Card must be purchased separately). One of the few netbooks with an Express Card slot. OneKey™ Rescue System. Easily restore your system and recover valuable data. Peace-of-mind technology at the click of a button. Eliminates the need for backup recovery disks. Integrated web cam and microphone. Friends and family are never more than a click away. Staying connected has never been easier. Specifications: IdeaPad S10 Netbook White • 10.2″ widescreen, anti-glare display with LED backlight • Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 • 1GB memory • 160GB hard drive • 6 cell battery • Genuine Windows XP Home • 1.3 web camera • 802.11b/g Wireless From the Makers of ThinkPad We’re leaders in mobile PC technology. Now we’re extending that same exceptional technology and notebook know-how that brought you the legendary ThinkPad business line of notebooks to our consumer-friendly IdeaPad line. • Space-saving full featured keyboard. All the comfort and ease of the full-size keyboard but in a pleasing pared-down design. • Advanced Thermal Engineering delivers significantly lower temperatures on critical contact areas such as the palm wrests, keyboard, track pad and underside for optimum comfort.
Helpful consumer’s review
I compared Asus and Dell before I decided on netbook. I was a bit weary because IBM sold this line to a Chinese company and I was worried that the quality would be diminished.
The comparable Asus that I tested felt cheap, the Dell that a freind has was nice quality, but did not have all the perks that the Lenovo has.
The 14 points that sold me on this purchase:
1)The 10.2 inch screen is crystal clear and makes for better viewing pleasure. It is a matte screen which I like better than the glossy screen when using in direct sunlight.
2) The power setting programs, which extends battery power, is well thought out and screen is quite bright even at the low power setting.
3) The expansion port that will allow me to add an air card to the computer. (I notice now that Asus and HP have this built into their netbooks, but are provider specific).
4) The 6 cell battery pack lets me work continuly between 5 to 7 hours depending on the intensity of the applications I am running.
5) The keypad is the quality of a regular laptop – in other words it does not feel cheap and is responsive to my typing. The keyboard is only 90% of a regular keyboard and my fat fingers can handle it just fine.
6) The Lenovo quick start program gives an instant on and ready to connect to the internet in a matter of seconds. It bypasses the xp boot process.
7) A dedicated one touch backup button.
A dedicated wireless on and off button.
9) A sturdy lightweight chasis. This computer looks and feels like a quality laptop.
10) The touchpad works flawlessly. The left and right mouse pad buttons arequality and work flawlessly as well. The other models I tested had finicky mousepads and their buttons were either hard to push, in an awkward place, and very cheaply made.
11) Windows XP runs very quickly on this 1gb memory machine. It made me realize how much of a hog Vista is on my desktop computer.even with 3gb of memory. XP still feels like it runs faster and responds better. That’s my personal oppinion.
12) It can be upgraded very easily to 2gb of memory.
13) Upgraded easily to bluetooth.
14) Ubuntu installs flawlessly for a dual boot machine.
What I don’t like:
1) The super small right shift key that I cannot get used to. This seems to be a design issue with most other netbookks as well.
2) No bluetooth in the US model. I bought the module on eBay for $14 including shipping and it works like a charm. There are videos on youtube how to install this.
3) No option to purchase with Ubuntu preloaded, but this will easily install if you feel comfortable installing it.
4) No backup disks – I made a complete copy of the hard drive to a pen drive then burned to a DVD. There is a built in one button backup, but I am not sure if this will reinstall the complete system in case of hard drive failure.
5) The built in camera software runs slow on this amount of memory.
I know these machines are made primarily for web surfing, but I use it to do graphic intensive work as well. I use it at both work in the courtroom and on the road for genealogy research. It’s ideal for my usage.
Overall, I am very pleased and impressed with the quality of this machine and am glad I made the purchase.
I purchased as a refurbished unit from the Lenovo website for $330.00. It came with a very nice Think Pad carry case.
