Lenovo launches a netbook Aug. 05, 2008
Lenovo has announced its entry into your "netbook" market. The Linux-based IdeaPad S9 and Windows-XP-based S10 function 8.9- and 10-inch displays, respectively, as well as 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processors,
Windows 7 Home Basic X64, 1.three megapixel webcams, 802.11b/g wireless networking, and as much as 160GB of storage, says the business.
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Lenovo, best-known for that business-oriented ThinkPad merchandise line it acquired from IBM, released its consumer-focused IdeaPad merchandise line in January of this year. The new IdeaPad S9 and S10 now extend this line down in both price and size. For example, the S10 actions just nine.eight x 7.2 x one.08 inches, and can start off at roughly $400 inside the U.S.
The simple recipe is similar to other netbooks, starting with Intel's 22mm x 22mm, one.6GHz Atom N270 processor. The N270 has a 533MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache, and it operates with the 945GSE chipset, which provides devices depending on it enhanced graphics and power-saving abilities, in accordance to Intel.
Like netbook pioneers this kind of as Asus, with its Eee, Lenovo presents its S9 version with the gadget with an eight.9 inch display screen, 4GB of solid-state storage, and, for "certain abroad markets,
Microsoft Office Home And Business," a version of Linux (Linpus, within this scenario -- also Acer's distribution of alternative for its Aspire One netbook).
For the U.S., Lenovo's sole netbook may be the S10, featuring Windows XP House Edition,
Buy Office Standard 2010, a 10.2 inch screen, and 80GB or 160GB of challenging disk storage. In this configuration,
Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Key, it competes squarely with other gadgets these kinds of as MSI's Wind NB U100, and Acer's Aspire.
Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 comes in white, black,
Office Home And Business 2010 Product Key, or the red-and-white model detailed above
The S10 -- and presumably the S9, even though Lenovo did not release individual facts -- includes a keyboard that is "85 percent of total dimension," plus a circumstance that arrives in white, black, or even a red-and-white combo. It consists of an LED-backlit display, a 10/100 Ethernet port, 802.11b/g wireless networking, a VGA port, plus a "4-in-1" card reader (probably supporting SD, MMC, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro formats, although these were not specified). The device presents 512GB of RAM on 80GB configurations, and 1GB of RAM on 160Gb versions.
Like several netbooks, the S10 is obtainable with both three-cell or six-cell batteries, providing a claimed daily life of possibly 3 or 6 hrs, respectively. And,
Lenovo Support - Windows 7 BETA Drivers and Utilities, like HP's HP 2133 Mini-Note Personal computer, additionally, it incorporates an Express Card growth slot, probable useable with third-party cellular modems. The S10 also presents optional Bluetooth, in accordance to Lenovo.
Lenovo claims the IdeaPad S10 netbook has become engineered to scale back the heat emitted on essential make contact with places, like the bottom from the Personal computer, the palm rest, and also the keyboard. In addition, an provided "OneKey Rescue System" utility is said to help you users recover data in the touch of the button should a system error or virus happen.
Features and specs outlined by Lenovo for that IdeaPad S10 include:Processor -- one.6GHz Intel Atom N270
Memory -- 512MB or 1GB of RAM (rumored to get expandable to 2GB, even though not confirmed by Lenovo)
Display -- ten.2-inch display (S10); 8.9-inch screen (S9)
Storage -- 4GB reliable state push, 80GB challenging generate, or 160GB challenging drive
Camera -- one.three megapixel
Networking: LAN -- one x 10/100 Ethernet
WLAN -- 802.11b/g wireless
PAN -- Bluetooth (optional)
Other I/O:2 x USB
1 x VGAExpansion:Four-in-one card reader
Express Card slotBattery type/life:three-cell, three hours
six-cell, six hoursDimensions -- nine.eight x 7.two x 1.08 inches
Weight -- two.4 kilos (S10, with three-cell battery)Further information
According to Lenovo, the IdeaPad S10 will probably be obtainable in early October. U.S pricing is $400 for any 512MB/80GB configuration, and $500 to get a 1GB/160GB configuration. Availability and pricing of the Linux-based S9, that will be targeted at overseas markets, was not obtainable.
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