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When the Asus EeePC netbook came into the market about 2 years ago, it captured the hearts of many buyers who were attracted to its combination of low price, light weight, Linux OS and a solid-state drive. The Asus EeePC’s very strong sales performance drove the competitors to come up with their own versions of budget-priced netbooks. All of a sudden, the market was flooded with netbooks – small, light and inexpensive — with the ability to do general computing, web surfing and running rich Internet applications.

 

The IdeaPad S10 is Lenovo’s unabashed attempt to cash in on the netbook boom. A quick look at the S10’s features and you would immediately conclude that it used EeePC as its benchmark. A YouTube review of the S10 even called it an “EeePC killer.” The IdeaPad S10 comes in a range of hues – black, red, blue, white and pink and features a 10.2-inch display. Processing power is supplied by Intel Atom 1.6GHz and RAM capacity is between 512MB up to 1GB DDR2. This netbook comes with two USB ports and ExpressCard expansion slot and VGA output. A multi-card media reader (4-in-1) is also thrown in as an added feature. OS is Windows XP Home Edition.

Specifications	AVAILABLE OPTIONS (From Lenovo’s website)
CPU	Intel ATOM Processor N270 Single Core 1.60GHz
RAM	1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Screen Size	10.1 inch
Operating System	Windows XP Home Edition
Battery Life	Under 2 hours
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

 

PROS

Unlike the toy-like EeePC, the IdeaPad S10 looks attractive and seems solidly built. The outer case is tastefully done in matte-finished plastic. Wired.com calls it an “amazing combination of price and performance” and it concluded that the IdeaPad S10 is “the best netbook we have seen all year.”

 

Cons

Users complained that it runs a bit warmer than other netbooks. Others lamented its limited battery life and the noticeable clicking sound made by the mousepad buttons.

 

Conclusion

There are numerous netbook models in the market and new ones are launched every so often. That the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is hailed as the top sub-notebook in the market today is very impressive. However, its position is precarious and many models are elbowing each other to get that distinction. Nonetheless, the IdeaPad’s combination of features neatly packed in a slim chassis and its great price is hard to beat, for now.

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