Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 and S10-3t hands-on
By Joanna Stern 
posted January 6th 2010 9:24AM
posted January 6th 2010 9:24AM
The $499 S10-3t tablet version is going to take a bit more of a sell though. The convertible netbook (fine, netvertible) is thicker and heavier than the S10-3 largely due to its hinge and thicker touchscreen. But regardless of the somewhat awkward design (especially with a protruding six-cell battery strapped to its back), the capacitive touchscreen was quite responsive to our touches and gestures, and we're pretty impressed with Lenovo's Natural Touch interface that its got running on top of Windows 7 Home Premium. We also like that you can choose to flip the screen around and that the orientation will adjust automatically thanks to the accelerometer. But don't take our word for it, hit the break for a look at the finger-friendliness in in action.
These are up on the Lenovo site.
S10-3 for $369.00 ships in 13 biz days.
S10-3t from $549.00 to $649.00 Ships in more than 4 weeks.
Can't customize them yet, hoping that changes.
@RayRay76 Both S10-3t and S10-3 have 10.1-inch LED-backlit display. The screen of S10-3t is built with Lenovo NaturalTouch responsive fingertip touch screen technology and can swivel 180 degrees and fold over to transform into a touch tablet.
They support Bluetoothand WiFi as well as optional WiMAX, WCDMA, CDMA2000, TS-SCDMA. You can also expect a 1.3 Megapixel wbecam, stereo speakers with Dolby Headphone certification, and 6-in-1 card reader. Hmm, not so shabby indeed. More details: http://bit.ly/lenovo-ideapad-s10-3-s10-3t-details
$499 for the S10-3t?
their website says it's $549.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=50EC5C1454F34E85BC30BF5AECA2576E
@oakie no stylus on a tablet is like... no spoon to eat soup with.
Are they serious? No stylus? The site says take notes. How do you take them? With your finger? They went all out to give this a capacitive touch screen and left off the pen?
Engadget can you confirm this netbook has no pen?
@Synergi
No stylus is a deal breaker for me. I mean, thats the whole point of a convertible tablet isn't it?
@Synergi I didn't see a stylus slot anywhere on it. I will confirm for you though. Stay tuned.
@Synergi If you're not worried about Wacom or N-Trig for pen input, any bog standard stylus should work, as it's a resistive screen.
@Synergi
Can someone please clarify if this is capacitive or resistive? In your video here (@00:26) you say resistive.
This video (@00:24) says resistive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdHFKHx0vwU
But this video (@1:06) says capacitive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycZUKTZczWI
@Synergi
add me to those wondering if it has a stylus...
@Synergi No stylus has been confirmed by Lenovo. Also I was told many times it is capacitive (it is also one of the reasons it's so expensive).
@Joanna Stern
Thanks for confirming Joanna.
This is so sad. I mean anyone willing to fork out the money for a capacitve touch screen is probably willing to fork out extra for a good stylus.
Lenovo has really dropped the ball on this one.
@Alan Strangis
Thanks Alan, but its suppose to be capacitive. This is why I can't wrap my head around them leaving out the pen. This was exactly what a lot of people have been waiting for. Oh well, maybe next time..
@Joanna Stern
argh that's sucky...what the heck is the point of a tablet if you can't write on it? i thought this was finally the answer to my tablet netbook woes :'(
@Synergi
What are you guys talking about, of course there is no pen included with a capacitive screen. Capacitive screens only work with direct human touch, finger nails and stylus won't work. It is the same type of screen that's in an iPhone. I'm surprised how clueless people are on what type of screen does what.
Heres a small summary:
Resistive: works by pressure from any source (finger, nail, or stylus). Cheapest solution
Capacitive: works by finger only, very responsive. More expensive
Active Digitizer: works with pen only. Needed for fluid inking.
Combining Active Digitizer+a touch screen results in a $1K+ tablet (Lenovo x200t, Fujitsu t4310)
@ninetynine99
want to do equations and chemistry stuff at univeristy lecture. draw graphs etc.
can we get a digitizer for this? even if lenovo dont have one,, are we able to use say a generic one?
sorry yeah i dont dont know much never bough a tablet before.
@RayRay76
You can always find a capacitive stylus so it shouldn't be that much of an issue. HTC makes 1 for their phones and Dagi also makes one.
Is the video unavailable only to me?
@Deten
Not working for me either.
@Deten
Unavailable here too.
@Deten Live now!
yeah... taking notes with your finger will be like finger painting in kindergarten
So where is the video?
Bring you own stylus then. ORRR use the freaking keyboard. Don't tell me you guys write faster than you type.
Umm... these guys are right about the price, is $549 not $499. Plus, that's for Win7 Starter. You're in it for $649 to get Home premium.
@(Unverified)
$649.00 gets you the upgraded OS, an extra gig of memory, the better CPU, a bigger HD, and bluetooth.
resistive meh
@rush0
Uh it says capacitive...
"the capacitive touchscreen was quite responsive to our touches and gestures"
"Don't worry Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3, we didn't forget about you -- even if we are totally smitten with the your futuristic sibling the IdeaPad S1 Hybrid."
You mean U1, right? Or did I miss another launch?
Sooo close to being a keeper need to show if you can use a pen of some type. Am I asking for to much here?
I like the overall idea of this tablet netbook...but i'm wondering about it's actual weight and if it has a stylus for note taking..My hp tx1000us is a fatty...it weights 4.3...i hate hulling it around in my messenger bag along with my books to class...can't find any info on either..anyone know?
I know my comments will be seen as crass BUT, why is it that all of J. Stern's reviews/take on all things CES come off as.... very stern (read: c*nty)? I take it it's just me =/
need 64bit + gpu in a convertable please...
I was almost set on the 10-3 tablet - it's small and cheap, so it would work perfectly as a giant drawing tablet - but if it doesn't have a stylus then I will probably have to wait for alternatives.
@bigcow05
I know, it completely sucks. I was on the pre-order page ready to order. I think these companies need to send out survey's to consumers asking what they want. They obviously don't know.
Lenovo almost had it right twice. But those almost happen to be deal breakers for me. No Stylus no sale.
They have this for $650 today.
http://dealnews.com/Lenovo-Idea-Pad-S10-3-t-Atom-1.83-GHz-10-LED-Netbook-Tablet-for-649-free-shipping-/345169.html