Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 gets hands-on treatment, favors S10
By Darren Murph 
posted May 12th 2009 3:36AM
posted May 12th 2009 3:36AM
posted May 12th 2009 3:36AM
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Nice to see netbooks moving toward 3 USB ports as a standard.
I'm glad to see that more and more netbook manufacturers are fixing their keyboard layouts. The old S10 has a messed up right shift key, which is just totally unacceptable. This new model looks like they lifted the keyboard right out of the Acer Aspire One, which I find to be fantastic.
Now, if they could only switch the left control and FN keys. They've still got those backwards.
ZOMG!!1! the new screen is glossy! whyyyyyyyy!
DEATH TO GLOSSY SCREENS!!
anybody with me?
Nope, i love glossy screens, i have a glossy imac with a matte lcd right next to it and their is no comparison. Colours pop on the imac, the matte lcd looks dull and lifeless.
I will admit that if your outside glossy screens can be annoying but other than that i much prefer them.
Do you have a window in your computer room? A light perhaps? What color are your walls? Black? Are you black? Are you pretty? Could you look at yourself all day?
Lenovo tends to put matte screens in its business-oriented ThinkPads and glossy screens in its consumer-oriented IdeaPads. There have been some exceptions but, as time goes on, those exceptions are being removed. It's a similar story with Apple (all MacBooks and MacBookPros have glossy screens, except for a matte option on the 17" MacBookPro).
Ooooohhh Ahhhhhh
A better keyboard!!! A new top cover????!!!!!!
Revolutionary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm confused by the 'favors S10' in the title, the read link has nothing but praise for this iteration, I thought you were saying the older was better - although in my opinion the older design was more iconic
Obvious! The original s10 has a matte screen.
@Buis
Yes you can see yourself during the day but you just have to not focus on it and soon you wont even realise its there. Yes i have lights, lamps and windows and none of them bother me in regards to the computer.
Oh and im white, have white walls and im very pretty haha
Do you have your computer switched on sometimes? Does it display any kind of work, or just the pretty inaccurate colors and deep blacks? Do you find it comfortable to have to not focus on something while you look at the pretty inaccurate colors/work?
I wonder if it still sounds like a jet aircraft in a quiet room or have they removed that option.
It does look prettier than the S10. And very thin to boot.
Move along, its just an S10 that looks more like Samsung's NC10.
frankly, i'm kinda bummed that they removed the express slot -- i know it might not be as popular as a 3rd usb port, but you could always add 4 more ports with an express card. being able to add firewire to these makes them really awesome machines for performance art-type stage work -- unfortunately, stage audio & video usually require firewire, so the slot really makes a big difference.
i suppose i'm in the minority, since it seems like more people are happy about the 3rd usb slot than are bummed about the express card slot being nixed.
maybe the s10e's will go on sale now :P
i say this as an owner of an s10: i think my friend's dell mini 10 is a nicer machine. mine is smaller, but it looks like that trend is over. and no matter how bad dell's customer service is or may become, it will still be better than what you'll get from lenovo for one of these.
i think a glossy screen would be an improvement, by the way. my s10 gets crazy smudges on the lcd that you can see at all times. when the lid's closed, it seems to press into the keyboard, picking up all kinds of oil and dirt.
Models offering 3G HSPA, EVDO and WiMAX all seem to be planned, all with DDR2 RAM (likely 1GB as standard) and a 10.1-inch WSVGA display. Storage ranges from 2.5-inch SATA 160, 250 or 360GB drives, to 8, 16 or 32GB of SSD. The webcam is either VGA or 1.3-megapixel resolution, and there’s a choice of two batteries: a 48Wh 6-cell pack, or a smaller 28Wh 3-cell pack.
Connectivity includes three USB 2.0 ports, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, VGA output, audio in/out and ethernet. There’s also WiFi and optional Bluetooth, with a hardware switch to turn it on or off.