Lenovo IdeaPad S10 4231 Reviews
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The Lenovo Ideapad S10 4231 is the revamped model of the original S10, which was the first Netbook featuring ExpressCard/34 and hard drive instead of solid state drive. The biggest issue with the original S10 was its poor battery life, which was due to small three-cell battery. But the new model corrects that with the inclusion of a six-cell battery, which performs on par with other netbooks.
Priced at just $399, the Lenovo S10 measures 9.9 inches wide, 7.5 inches deep, and 1.0-1.5 inches high. The netbook weighs 3.0 pounds and the AC adapter adds another 0.7 pound to the weight of the system. The S10 is powered by 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and is equipped with 1GB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM. The graphics are handled by Intel GMA 950 graphics card, which is integrated on Mobile Intel 945 Express chipset. The netbook is provided with 160GB of hard drive, which spins at 5,400rpm. The Lenovo S10 comes with preinstalled Windows XP Home Edition SP3 operating system.
The only difference between design of the new S10 4231 and the original S10, is the sixe-cell battery that sticks out from the rear of the system. The system boasts of very thin chassis, which you will not find on any other netbook.
Though the system is very small in size but it manages to squeeze in a decent-sized keyboard along with a slightly smaller touch pad. Both the keyboard and mouse are pretty comfortable to use.
The netbook sports a 10.2-inch wide-screen display, which has native resolution of 1024×600 pixels. The display is similar to the one that you find on any other netbook. Another new feature of the S10 4231 is the new Splashtop quick-start environment, which allows you to access many useful applications without booting the Windows. These applications include Web browser, media files, and a few other applications. The quick start environment comes handy when the netbook’s battery is low.
The S10 offers all the necessary ports and connectors, which include VGA-out port, headphone/microphone jacks, two USB 2.0, SD card reader, ExpressCard/34 slot, Ethernet, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. Though the netbook offers ExpressCard/34, which you will not find on any other netbook but it lacks Bluetooth connectivity.
The six battery of the new Lenovo S10 provides almost double backup as compared to the 2 hours and 13 minutes of battery life, which is offered by three-cell battery on the original S10.
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