October 28th, 2008 by
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It looks like Splashtop — the instant-on, quickboot Linux OS that’s been cropping up on a smattering of motherboards and PCs lately — is headed onto a smaller platform. The company announced today that it’s going to be loading up Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10e netbook with a healthy dose of the software — dubbed “Quick Start” — allowing you to get to that all-important YouTube video faster than previously thought possible. This marks the first time Splashtop is making its way to a netbook, and we expect it will be shipping on all new models, though the company hasn’t been explicit about that. We’ll keep our fingers crossed, and let you know if we hear otherwise.
Splashtop ‘Quick Start’ comes to the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 17th, 2008 by
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 has already started shipping out to those who were sold from the word go, but if you’re still hungry to see how this thing performs, HotHardware has the goods. In a recent video hosted up by the site, we’re shown a hands-on overview of the unit itself, a peek at the innards, a look at multimedia performance and even an energy test. Got five minutes to spare for a netbook you’re seriously considering? Hit the read link and mash play.
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September 28th, 2008 by
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Lenovo’s S10 has already been unboxed and reviewed, but if you’ve been waiting to see what this thing is really made of, your wait is finally over. The netbook has been cautiously disassembled over at Liliputing, so if you’re interested in seeing what makes this thing so warm under pressure, tap the read link and enjoy.
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September 25th, 2008 by
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The folks at Laptop Magazine already offered up a few thoughts on Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 netbook after they got their hands on one last month but, as is their nature, they’ve now followed things up with a full review now that the unit is actually landing into the hands of customers. As you might expect, while they did find the netbook to be one of the most stylish options currently avaialble, they also found quite a few trade-offs, including a slightly less spacious keyboard than is normally found on a 10-inch netbook, and an unfortunately weak three-cell battery. Somewhat notably, they also found that while the S10 was a “bit warmer” than other netbooks, it wasn’t the worst they’ve seen, with the highest measured temperature being 101° fahrenheit, which is a bit less toasty than some earlier reports. Be sure to hit up the read link below for the full rundown, including some benchmarks and, of course, plenty of pictures.
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September 13th, 2008 by
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We’ve been pretty underwhelmed by the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 thus far, and the news that this machine runs particularly hot (and not in the good way!) isn’t likely to win over too many, uh, fans. The keyboard itself gets pretty warm, with temperatures measured between 38 and 42°C (100.4 and 107.6°F). That slightly edges out tests performed on the Eee PC 900 (101°F / 38°C), and leaves your Cloudbook (83°F / 28°C) as cool as a cucumber. There’s no word on the bottom side’s heat signature, but with keys like this we aren’t expecting good things.
[Thanks, Patrick]
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August 19th, 2008 by
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Just days after FCC approval, the IdeaPad S10 netbook just popped on Lenovo’s retail site tossing a big Chinese wrench in ASUS’ plans for global Eee PC domination. At least we think so — the S10 wasn’t expected to hit the US until October (China September 5th). Availability says “ships within 2-3 weeks” but clicking on the “customize and buy” link results in an “Exception Occurred” error — pretty much on par with Lenovo’s US retail launch routine. Anyway, for $399, er $429 (thanks again dollar) you’ll take home 512MB of memory and 80GB worth of hard drive, a 1.6GHz Atom N270 proc, Windows XP, and a paltry 3-cell Lithium-Ion battery. Annoyingly, the progression from the base-model black color to white or red costs an extra $10 without any appreciation in specs. While ASUS’ is approaching the netbook market like attrition warfare, it might just be a few, well-placed products with stellar support that wins over the netbook market in the end.
[Thanks, Kevin]
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