http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/ Engadget Comments for Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 netbook ready to order, maybe http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
Despite what you may think about Thinkpad keyboards, the S10's keyboard is totally unusable. The SHIFT key is supposed to be next to the ? key, always. The S10, like the Eee before it, puts key in the wrong place. It's a shame, because the S10 looks great. If you can't type on it, what's the point?]]>Aug 19th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
I just upgraded from an Eee 701 to the msi Wind. The shift key is now in the "right" place, but I got used to the Eee, so I'm now hitting the up-arrow instead.

My point is that you CAN easily get used to the Eee's set-up and I could touch-type on it just as fast as on a full-sized keyboard. I did NOT upgrade to the Wind for its larger keyboard. I had no problem with the Eee's tiny one (unlike most people, it seems).

Also, to the other poster, the Wind comes with 1GB of RAM, so your theory about XP license limitations in incorrect.

I started laughing when I saw it only comes with a 3-cell battery. I said "a-ha! there're the catch". Add another $100 on for the 6-cell and you're back in Eee 1000H/MSi WIND land.


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Same goes for the Dell. Was #1 on the list until I saw the R Shift. Don't see why the priority is directional keys over the Shift button. Could easily place the keys like the mentioned Wind or even the Aspire One.]]>Aug 19th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/does anybody have a link to specs pdf?? ]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/

Im suprised they didnt do a 1 or 2gb version with linux on it though.....]]>Aug 19th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/That is if they honor it...]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
i run xp on my desktop. and i rarely go over 560mb. i doubt you will go over 560mb usage with this netbook.]]>Aug 19th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
Oh well, they do look damn sweet and, hope they're not plagued with the hinge issues the Y510 has.]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/white ideapad are more expensive then the black one ...

waste of money for color .. ]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Idiot

and yes I would pay more for a specific color]]>Aug 20th 2008 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
So close...!]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3100#GMA_X4500

Well done, Lenovo!

:-)]]>Aug 19th 2008 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
If the x4500 isnt a mistake, at least you will be able to play a game or two.]]>Aug 19th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
In a review performed in May 2008, it was established that the GMA X4500 had a performance superior to the low end GeForce 8400M G dedicated graphics card, that same review estimated that the final version of the GMA X4500 driver will have a performance comparable to the GeForce 8400M GS.[65]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3100#GMA_X4500_2

That's pretty cool...it better have a x4500 now or in a newer version.]]>Aug 19th 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
black would go with my room decor, white would match my NDS ;-P]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzLY_sfEcGs]]>Aug 19th 2008 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/]]>Aug 19th 2008 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
keep trying]]>Aug 19th 2008 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
I'm really getting tired of the netbook bait and switch PC manufacturers have been playing. When I first read about the MSI Wind back in April, I was all ready to order. Then, it gets delayed in the US. Then it ships with only a three-cell, and delays the six. Now, the six is shipping, but at a much higher price point. And finally, it seems MSI keeps changing the internal hardware of the Wind with each shipping batch (i.e. the Synaptics touch pad issue), apparently using cheaper components of dubious quality and with less features. It really seems like with the Netbooks, the specs announced never ship, and you never know what your actually getting when it does ship! I was about to order a Wind when I read about the Lenovo, and I decided to wait hoping it would be better quality and because MSI pissed me off (and scared me a bit) with all of their antics I mentioned above. I hoped Lenovo would be above this, but as the lack of a six-cell battery shows, maybe it isn't!

Oh, by the way: What's with the two-toned white battery with black case the S10 is sporting?]]>Aug 19th 2008 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
Can memory be added to the S10 as it currently stands?

I do love the Lenovo page where the S10 is described. It says, "Lenovo recommends Vista Home Premium" and of course, this is an XP machine ;)

So, can ram be expanded on this thing?

I have had an R40 since 2002. It has outlasted my friend's Dells, Macs, HPs, and Toshibas and survived a few falls, but, like you all, I love gadgets, and the old R40 is too heavy to tote around.

I think I am going to buy myself an S10. The question now is which color? I read that the black is not standard Thinkpad matt finish. Which color is best?? A white Ideapad/Thinkpad seems sacreligious.


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The price is fine, RAM is easy to upgrade in most cases, but this comes with a 3-cell battery and doesn't have internal Bluetooth. Let's hope Lenovo is just throwing this out early to make us drool and will have addressed these shortcomings by the time it's ready to ship the S10.]]>Aug 19th 2008 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 19th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/Aug 20th 2008 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/lenovos-ideapad-s10-netbook-ready-to-order-maybe/
The S10 doesn't have those specs - they're incorrect.

It's not an XGA screen. It's 1024x600 - same panel as Wind, EeePC 1000 etc.

And it utilizes the same chipset as every other Atom based netbook. There is no X4500 in there, just the same 950 as every other current netbook.

Expect to see things changed by the time orders are actually taken.]]>Aug 19th 2008 8:41AM