New Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Netbook Announced

[golfreak]

Looks pretty nice, no obvious flaws in the specs. I wish the big retail stores would carry these things though cause I've never seen one in person and am hesitant to buy something this small without trying it out.

Look around your BestBuy.
Some of them has the Eee 900 with the 16SSD on display.
I didn't realized how how these are until I saw one in person.
Its truely remarkable how small the Eee 900 are.

[golfreak]

By far....the best looking netbook I've seen.
It seems that the Ideapad took the best of the Eee, Wind and Aspireone and combined them.

-From the Wind, they have the bigger HD, bigger screen.
-From the Aspireone, the collor scheme. I absolute love the red/white combination.
- From the Eee, the multi-touch and everything else.

If you notice, it has the same size LCD as the Wind but a good .5 inch shorter.
It has the same size as the Aspire one but bigger screen and when the lid are up, you don't see the ugly gap like the Aspireone.
Pretty much, if you were to make the Eee900 with a bigger screen, it would be the same size as the Ideapad.
Now I wonder with the 8.9 Ideapad, will it be the same size but with the smaller screen(I would say so to cut down cost).
But imagine if Lenovo would some made the 8.9 with the same footprint as the Eee900, it would be awesome.

I have to say MSI really screwed up with the Wind.
They had an awesome product but all the delays are pissing people off.
They could have establish themselves as major player in this market.
By the time the Ideapad comes out, why would anyone want the Wind ??
It has everything the Wind has but with a smaller footprint(thinner too) and multitouch.
Oh...and cheaper.

[Byakko]

I am going to have to decide between this and Dell's offering, since both will be cheaper than the Asus Eee 901 and MSI wind. =)

But my brother's Dell Studio 15 just broke, so I guess I'll be leaning toward the Lenovo, since their quality seems better.

[Lysander]

No Linux version is disappointing.

[zoogle]

Just a note about those SSDs.... SSDs are mostly only faster on bootup. After that, the advantage disappears. I do think SSD's should be offered as an option for people who are more concerned with power draw and heat production. I like the design but I think I'd prefer if they got an X100 released sometime with an 8.9" screen and focus on less weight/higher quality. Not a bad start though.

Oh, apparently its been said that Lenovo will offer Linux versions sometime afterward. So Linux will probably come at some point, just not at release.

[admlam]

The express 34 slot is a definite plus. If Lenovo can deliver at the prices announced, this thing will destroy Asus's watered down EEE brand, especially with Lenovo's typically generous academic and corporate discounts.

[1ny0urfac3]

I can't wait I'm gonna pick one of these up in october or for x-mas

[dysonlu]

Best looking netbook. Clean and flush lines and "boxy" design just like the other Ideapads.

Apparently, there'll be a flavor with Linpus OS; though I couldn't care less.

[Rami]

The point with a Linux other than speed is system is price should be lower or specs higher on the Linux version. And if you own a retail version of Windows XP already, you don't want to pay for it again. You rather install it yourself.

[dysonlu]

The point with a Linux other than speed is system is price should be lower or specs higher on the Linux version. And if you own a retail version of Windows XP already, you don't want to pay for it again. You rather install it yourself.

Good point. But I actually thought the Linux versions of most netbooks had lower specs compared to the XP version (for example, 512MB instead of 1GB of RAM).