Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312

The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 represents the Chinese company’s first venture into the competitive Netbook market. It is a 10 inch netbook that is built from sturdy ABS plastic and comes in three colours, comprising of black, white and pink. Its design features a round hinge at the back with ports located at the side for a cleaner look. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 only has two buttons on the unit excluding the power switch, namely the OneKey Rescue System and Wi-Fi radio. The netbook comes with a one-year regional warranty that covers Asean and China. There is even a knowledge database for every registered netbook available for simple trouble shooting. Not only that, users can also update their drivers, manuals and software upgrades by just downloading them off the site.
Specifications
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 measures 250 mm x 183 mm x 27.5 mm (L x W x T) in dimension and weighs approximately 1.1 kg. It comes with a portable-sized power adapter that weighs approximately 300 g. There is also an ExpressCard 34 slot as well as a one-touch recovery application that allows users to back up and recover the system as a safeguard against errors and crashes. Not only that, there are also two USB 2.0 and VGA ports. In terms of the display, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 has a 10.2 inch AntiGlare TFT LED-backlit display with a WSVGA resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and an integrated camera on top. It is powered by the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 video processor. The Lenovo Ideapad S10 42312 operates on a N270 Intel Atom processor that has a bus speed of 1600 MHz. It runs on a genuine Windows XP Home Service Pack (SP) 3 operating system and incorporates a RAM that has a capacity of 512 MB and Flash that has a capacity of 1 GB. Not only that, it also incorporates PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz technology. In addition to that, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 can also handle standard-definition videos and older games as well. In terms of audio, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 has stereo speakers. There is also a 1.3 mega pixel Webcam situated right above the LCD to allow for video conferencing and quick snapshots, and also an SDHC, MMC, Memory stick card reader. As for connections, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 42312 has a 10/100 Ethernet port, Bluetooth and 802.11 b/g radios. Not only that, the Lenovo Ideapad S10 42312 also incorporates a hard disk that has a capacity of 80 GB. In terms of hardware, the Lenovo Ideapad S10 42312 has a full QWERTY keyboard and a mouse pointer. It runs on a 3-cell Li-Ion battery that has a capacity of 28 Wh. Physical interfaces include Ethernet 10/ 100, line-out and 3.5 mm headphone jack, Mic-in, multi-format card reader, Express Card 54/1, two USB 2.0 ports and VGA.
Reviews

“The ultra-portable laptop market has never been more active than it has in the last year. Since the introduction of the “netbook” category of small budget notebooks last year our office has been flooded with at least a dozen compact laptops priced well below $500. With so many manufacturers scrambling to create their own “netbooks” it was only a matter of time before Lenovo came to the table with their own value-priced IdeaPad S10.” (NoteBookReview, 2008)

“Our review unit has an Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a standard 5,400rpm 160GB hard drive, as opposed to the smaller SSD hard drives found in many other Netbooks (including Dell’s recent Inspiron Mini 9). The starting configuration is a bit cheaper, offering 512MB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive for $439, while our upgrades (which are not currently available on Lenovo’s Web site), should come in about $550.” (CNET, 2008)

“If you’re looking for a big, beefy hard drive and surprisingly sprightly performance from a mini-notebook, the IdeaPad S10 is a solid pick. If the S10’s slightly cramped keyboard and loose mouse buttons are deal breakers for you, Asus’s Eee 1000H would suit you much better. Though the Eee 1000H has a little more girth, it will definitely get you through your next business trip.” (PCWorld, 2008)