Description netbook lenovo s10 3. Operating experience netbook Lenovo S10. Specifications declared by the manufacturer
2 years ago 0
DESIGN! Speed of work, dimensions are smaller than those of competitors
2 years ago 0
1 Design. Stylish and strict body without show off. the eyes rejoice at the calmness in the model. 2 excellent matrix! bright and good viewing angles. 3 Express card slot. although, I would have preferred a couple of extra USB ports. 4 is fast compared to asus 1000h or wind u120. win7 gave an overall performance rating of 2.2 5 opening the case does not invalidate the warranty.
2 years ago 0
Very compact. Matte finish of the matrix with a very bright backlight. Matte body finish.
2 years ago 0
light weight sufficient battery life compatibility with linux distributions performance
2 years ago 0
Very beautiful and good laptop, fast OS loading (Linux pre-installed, rearranged to Win XP SP3). Powerful Wi-Fi, catches the neighbor's Internet very well. In general, I was very satisfied
2 years ago 0
small, light, for the office, the Internet and movies divx enough "above the roof." was taken mainly for quick and easy movement with him around the apartment, as well as for taking with him on vacation abroad with the ability to sit on the net via WiFi, since Wi-Fi is now free in many hotels and airports .
2 years ago 0
1. Non-staining body and matte screen - very convenient to use. The display does not glare, the body does not look dirty. 2. Very reliable. Survived several drops, repeatedly disassembled to the last bolt, used in extreme conditions - and works like a clock. 3. The design, despite its apparent simplicity, is pleasing to the eye. Nothing extra. 4. Tight loops allow you to choose any angle of inclination. 5. Keyboard for 5+. Using it is a pleasure. 6. With an extended (9-cell) battery in intensive mode, it lasts more than 6 hours. 7. Decent speakers and sensitive microphone. 8. Touchpad. Although it looks small, its ease of use bypasses many full-size laptops - even the HP Pavilion dv6. 9. Boot speed (WinXP) - less than a minute from off and 13 seconds
2 years ago 0
1. price - took for 13700 (s10-2) 2. weight - only 1.1 kg 3. duration of work (web surfing - more than 5 hours easily) 4. the presence of bluetooth and wifi (the ability to connect the wimax and G3 module) 5. bright led screen 6. screen resolution 1024x600 7. and most importantly stylish
2 years ago 0
A good bright screen, a keyboard that is comfortable enough for such a size, the battery lasts for ~ 5 hours, maybe even a little more, good build quality, Wi-Fi is perfectly caught from another room (an iPhone, for example, loses connection).
2 years ago 0
Price (12000 for a promotion in Mediamarkt + a free flash drive as a gift), design (perhaps one of the most beautiful netbooks), rather high speed.
2 years ago 0
no bluetooth, 2 USB ports
2 years ago 0
Well, just a very weak sound system. Not the best keyboard performance.
The fan of the cooling system was covered after 5 months!
2 years ago 0
only 2 USB ports
for some reason, the megaphone modem began to work only when connected to one USB connector, if connected to another, it does not work
2 years ago 0
Marking the surface of the lid, and believe EVERYTHING!!!
2 years ago 0
of the shortcomings, first of all, I will note Claudia. especially the right shift and enter keys. I constantly miss = (well, in general, of course, you don’t have to wait much, because the buttons are small. Otherwise, nothing. By the way, I didn’t like the plastic either: for 2 months, the touchpad has already been worn quite badly and even the case cover is in a place where you grab it to open it.batteries, by the way, I have enough.at least for now.
2 years ago 0
1. The paint on the sides of the decorative inserts has peeled off.
2. Soft plastic of the back cover - with regular abuse, there is a real possibility of damaging the matrix or breaking the cover at the place where the hinges are attached.
3. The beech opening angle is significantly less than on similar models - about 135 degrees.
4. Two USB ports.
2 years ago 0
1. inconveniently located left CTRL
2. inconveniently located right shift
3. the f12 button is inconveniently located
you can close your eyes to all this if you look at the merits
no more cons...
2 years ago 0
The sound from the built-in speaker is not very good, although it is quite loud, but it makes noise on the bass, although it would be strange to assume the opposite =)
2 years ago 0
Terribly inconvenient right shift (to kill those who developed such a keyboard), you have to slam on the left shift with all your might. The battery in the most economical mode, when working only in the Wordpad, is barely enough for 2 lectures (3 hours), I plan to buy a larger battery. I advise you to immediately take a model with a large battery.
2 years ago 0
Stock battery is weak
charger cord could be smaller
A typical example is ViewSonic and Suzuki... Today, Lenovo's 10-inch netbook under the S10 index will act as a test subject.
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The Chinese company Lenovo, which quite successfully bought up the IBM computer business at the dawn of the 2000s, like many other large companies, saw an extremely promising market in netbooks. These devices are inexpensive, functional, support wireless communication. What more could an average user want? And in order to satisfy the needs of customers to the maximum, the Chinese offered a choice of three models at once - with a diagonal of 9, 10 and 12 inches. Six months of assembly line life survived only the average model - Lenovo S10...
Events in the line IdeaPad S-series developed progressively. First, Lenovo abandoned the younger model. That "didn't work" for a number of reasons, but mainly because of the too small screen: the 8.9-inch device is easy to carry around, but looking out for tiny Windows interface elements on a small display without hurting your eyes is impossible. However, this is typical for small models and other manufacturers.
And just a month ago, Lenovo decided to remove the older model from the assembly line. The reason, as always, is complex: firstly, the performance of the “almost laptop” did not correspond to its adult size, and secondly, the model turned out to be expensive. Both resulted in a lack of demand ...
So in the near future (at least half a year), only our today's hero, Lenovo S10, will defend the positions of the Chinese company in the net segment.
Design, layout, scope of delivery
Despite the relative novelty of the Lenovo S10, you can still find features of more representative IBM legacy devices in its appearance. For example, rough matte plastic (it leaves prints well on itself), a rectangular touchpad with two buttons, a keyboard literally drawn under the ruler with strict rows of keys and a precision-measured distance between them are related to the full-size brand brothers of the baby.
But the layout of the device sometimes surprises. Outside, everything is as usual: a silver logo is on the lid, above the screen is a camera, LEDs are under the left hand (they are equally clearly visible both in the open and in the closed state of the device), on the front side on the left and right are speakers covered with a perforated metal mesh .
Innovations inside consist in a microphone placed under the left edge of the working panel (usually it is located next to the camera) and additional control buttons and indicators located almost in a single block under the display. Both solutions, despite their unusualness, are quite convenient: the microphone confidently picks up the voice, access to the buttons and indicators is not difficult.
It is foolish to expect a rich kit from Lenovo, it is not in the netbook. The device itself, a battery, a charger, a couple of plump instructions, several disks (with OS and drivers / utilities) fit in a thin box. Actually, that's all.
Interfaces
Due to the fact that the entire back of the device is occupied by the battery, all interface connectors are placed on the sides.
On the left, right at your fingertips, there is a USB port and a card reader, further - VGA and a network charger connector.
On the right side of the netbook are an ExpressCard/34 slot, 3.5mm audio interfaces, another USB and an Ethernet port.
The Kensington lock connector is located on the right hinge of the cover and base connection.
In general, everything is quite standard, only two USBs are not enough at the present time.
Input organs
Convenient at first glance, the Lenovo S10 keyboard actually had to be tamed. Or rather, it tamed the need to look at the process of working with text in a new way. First, the left Shift and Ctrl are not under each other, but are separated by the Fn key.
Therefore, those who are used to switching layouts with the Shift + Ctrl combination will initially type abracadabra instead of the desired phrase in another language. Again, sit down at any laptop or a regular computer keyboard - again you will have to rebuild to a normal layout.
The second flaw is the top arrow key, wedged between the “dot” and the right Shift "ohm. You want to put a comma, but instead you move up a line and put a dot.
The rest of the keyboard did not cause any complaints: the keys for a netbook are large enough, their stroke is distinct and soft, the substrate does not flex. Maybe the Cyrillic font is a bit small, but for a person who is already familiar with the layout, this is not a hindrance to active typing.
The touchpad itself is good: it is widescreen and has two buttons with a clear click. But due to the small width of the touchpad, using vertical scrolling is inconvenient.
The Lenovo S10 is based on more than the traditional Intel Atom platform. In particular, the Intel 945GSE chipset and the Intel Atom N270 processor. We already wrote about this bundle in the test, and. Therefore, we will only list the main technical characteristics of the chips.
Intel Atom N270: 45 nm manufacturing process, socket size - 22 x 22 mm, number of transistors - 47 million, minimum frequency - 800 MHz, maximum frequency - 1.6 GHz, L2 cache size - 512 KB, supported system bus frequency - 533 MHz , power consumption - 2.5 W.
Intel 945 GSE: chip size - 27 x 27 mm, number of DDR slots - 1 (maximum memory - 2 GB), integrated video - Intel GMA950, support for up to 8 USB, as well as PCI Express and SATA, power consumption - 9.3 Tue
The memory subsystem is based on a 160 GB Western Digital WD1600BEVT hard drive. This model, belonging to the Scorpio Blue family, is very often used by other netbook manufacturers. Its characteristics are as follows: spindle speed - 5400 rpm, buffer size - 8 MB, form factor - 2.5 inches.
The only 1GB Lenovo S10 RAM module is from SHARETRONIC.
The peculiarity of this Chinese company lies in the huge range of products - from netbooks to flash drives! By the way, the SHARETRONIC L30-C netbook has a lot of similarities with the Lenovo S10…
All wired and wireless communication in the Lenovo netbook has been assigned to Broadcom chips. In particular, they are based on a wired Ethernet network (Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M) and both wireless options - Wi-Fi 802.11 g and Bluetooth 2.1. The multi-format card reader and sound controller are based on Realtek solutions.
The Lenovo S10 comes with two operating systems: the well-known Asus Splashtop from netbooks and the full-fledged Windows XP SP3. The power button is only one. You press it - for 5 seconds a screen appears inviting you to enter Linux. If the user has not touched the cursor (touchpad) during this time, then Windows is loaded further. If touched, then you can very quickly find yourself in one of the following programs: Skype, Internet browser, photo viewer, media player. Much less popular will be online games and chat. The hallmark of Linux - the high sensitivity of the touchpad - is present in Splashtop, so it is recommended to set it up right away. Fortunately, the developers provide the ability to adjust the most important parameters: sound, keyboard layout, etc.
As for Windows, here we can only talk about branded utilities, because the system itself has long been studied by everyone inside and out.
Lenovo did not stint on utilities. The most interesting are three: Energy Management, OneKey Recovery (launched with a separate button next to the power key) and VeriFace Recognition III. Their essence is easy to catch even from the name.
It is surprising that despite the presence of a proprietary system recovery CD in the kit, Lenovo duplicated the Windows distribution on a hidden partition of drive D. It turns out that you can safely dump 20 GB from a nominal (and not very large) hard drive ...
Long before the purchase of the notebook business from the blue giant, Lenovo designed and manufactured notebooks of the IBM ThinkPad series, so the company has more than enough experience in this area. Accordingly, Lenovo reacted quickly to the rapidly growing popularity of the new mobile PC segment. The world saw models of netbooks Lenovo S9 with a screen diagonal of 8 and 9 inches, as well as Lenovo S10 with a 10.2-inch screen. There were even S12 netbooks powered by an Intel Atom processor with a 12-inch screen, despite Intel's restrictions on the size of screens for netbooks based on "atomic" processors.
In general, Lenovo conquers the market by leaps and bounds, without looking back at anything and ignoring all obstacles. We got the average model for testing - Lenovo IdeaPad S10, which became the second most popular netbook in Japan. Why the Japanese liked the netbook with Chinese roots so much, we will try to find out.
Specifications declared by the manufacturer
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 |
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| OS | Windows XP Home Edition |
| CPU | Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz) |
| L2 cache, Mb | 0,5 |
| Motherboard | Lenovo Mariana |
| Chipset | Northbridge: Intel Calistoga-GSE i945GSE Southbridge: Intel 82801GBM ICH7-M |
| Video | Intel GMA 950 |
| Sound | Realtek ALC269 |
| Matrix type | 10.1" TFT display 1024x600 dots Chunghwa CLAA102NA0A |
| RAM, GB | 1 (DDR-2 Ramaxel Tech RMN1190ME56D6F-667) |
| Hard disk, GB | 160
(WDC WD1600BEVT-22ZTC0) |
| optical drive | Not |
| Interfaces | 2x USB 2.0 1x VGA 1x RJ-45 1x Card Reader 1x ExpressCard 34mm 1x headphone jack 1x microphone input |
| Wireless interfaces | Broadcom BCM4310 |
| Network adapter | Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M PCI-E |
| Additionally | Web camera 1.3 MP |
| Battery | Li-Ion 3-segment battery 28 Wh |
| Dimensions, mm | 250x183x28 |
| Weight, kg | 1,19 |
| There is no data | |
Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Processor information.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Memory information.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Information about the video subsystem.
Contents of delivery
The delivery set is replete with various books, brochures and instructions, among which there is a quick start guide and a complete manual in Russian. In addition, the package includes a white power supply and power cable in a la Mac style, an OS recovery disk after a failure, separate disks with drivers and additional software.Appearance and usability
There are five color options for the S10 netbook - classic white and black, red, navy blue and pink. We got a Lenovo IdeaPad S10 in blue for testing. Maybe white or black looks better, but our sample turned out to be very attractive - a white work area, a dark blue drip tray and a thin but durable cover with a dark blue glossy finish. The design of the netbook looks reserved, and if it weren't for the color scheme, it could be safely called a classic. The build quality is at a good level, there are no large gaps or uneven joints.
When trying to twist and squeeze the case does not creak, but because of its small thickness and low rigidity, it easily bends, which, however, does not affect the health of the netbook. The case is so thin that it can be transported in a leather folder for papers. The main disadvantages of the case are the glossy surface of the display lid, which instantly gets dirty and easily scratched, as well as a noticeable backlash in the battery mount. For the rest, there is nothing to complain about.
On the front side of the netbook are three status lights (network, battery and wireless network status), as well as a pair of closely spaced speakers under a single decorative panel
The rear surface is almost completely occupied by the wall of the battery.
On the left side there is a ventilation grill, an external power supply connector, a VGA (D-Sub) connector, a memory card slot and a USB port.
The right side is no less loaded - a 34 mm ExpressCard expansion card slot, a pair of standard 3.5 mm mini-jack audio jacks, a USB port and an RJ-45 LAN connector. On the side face of the connecting loop there is a connector for connecting a security lock.
The bottom of the netbook is flat, with a minimum of ventilation grilles. The user has access to only one common compartment for installing a hard drive and a memory module.
The netbook is 10-inch, so the keyboard is not too different from the standard - the width of the letter key is approximately 16.3 mm. Moreover, the area of the top area of the key is even slightly larger than that of a classic key with a trapezoidal profile, so for typing with a blind 10-finger method, you do not have to relearn, as, for example, in the case of most 7-9 inch netbooks. In general, the keyboard looks solid and reliable, the base does not walk under pressure, but on the right side, with very strong pressure, the base of the keyboard bends a little (it bends due to insufficient rigidity, and does not walk due to poor fixation). The keyboard is quite quiet and soft, but the actuation time of the keys is slightly blurry and not always clearly felt. The key is set in the lower left corner, and the key is located a little to the right. For some users, this arrangement of keys is perhaps the most terrible drawback of the keyboard. Indeed, at first, when using "hot" key combinations, the finger subconsciously reaches for the leftmost key in the bottom row, but over time you can still get used to it and such problems do not arise. Also of the minuses, it is worth noting the combination of the function keys F11 and F12 in one (F12 is activated together with pressing the key). A very strange placement, especially when you consider that when you boot the system by pressing F12, the boot source selection menu opens.
The touchpad is quite wide (approximately 55 mm), but too narrow - only 25 mm. This is due to the keys of the manipulator, which are placed according to the classical scheme, under the touch panel, and not on the sides of it. The metal keys of the manipulator are narrow, rigid and rather noisy.
Above the keyboard is the power button, three status lights (Caps Lock, Num Lock, and hard drive access), a wireless on/off button, and a key to launch the backup image and restore system utility. A fixed webcam is installed in the center of the inner surface of the upper edge of the display cover.
The L enovo IdeaPad S10 is an attractive netbook that was released last year, but the makers recently added a new 6-cell battery and Quick Start operating system and face recognition software, all for $450.
Specifications Lenovo S10:
| CPU: | 1.6GHz |
| RAM: | 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Operating system: | XP Home Edition (SP3) and Quick Start |
| Display: | 10.2" WSVGA AntiGlare TFT with built-in webcam and 1024x600 pixel resolution |
| HDD: | 5400rpm 160GB |
| Video card: | built-in |
| Wireless connection: | Broadcom 11b/g WiFi |
| Interfaces: | 4-in-1 multimedia card reader and ExpressCard slot |
| Battery: | 6-segment lithium-ion |
| Dimensions: | 9.8" x 7.7" x 1.2" |
| The weight: | 0.59 kg (with 6-cell battery) |
Design and assembly
The IdeaPad S10's design hasn't changed much since its release, but the color gamut has expanded significantly compared to the options offered when the S10 was released last year. We tested a ruby red model with a glossy lid. The inner surface of the laptop and the battery are made of white matte plastic of good quality, quite reliable and durable, but when you press the area under the keyboard, where the user's hands are usually located, you can observe some deflection of the plastic.
The new 6-cell battery on the back of the laptop looks like a giant 10" display loop. This battery slightly adds to the size of the netbook, but the dual-tone color scheme makes this ultraportable laptop feel somewhat like a toy compared to many other netbooks with strict design.
The build quality of the IdeaPad S10 is very good for a netbook of its size and weight. The design is mostly made of plastic, but it is strong enough and fits comfortably on the hands, in a small briefcase or even a women's handbag.
The S10 is much easier to upgrade than most netbooks currently on the market. To do this, you need to remove one small panel, and you get access to the hard drive, RAM or Wi-Fi module. Upgrading the RAM can be a really necessary move, because some netbooks, due to the limited amount of memory, put the old Windows XP operating system. If you want to install 2GB RAM in the S10, you must do it yourself.
Display
The matte 10.2" WSVGA TFT display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels and anti-glare (AntiGlare) coating performed well. It has vibrant rich colors with good contrast. The white level is very pronounced, and the matte surface prevents glare and reflections, making the screen look more readable outdoors in good weather or in bright office lighting.
The horizontal viewing angle is quite large, and two people can comfortably watch a movie on this small but colorful 10.2" display. The vertical viewing angle is acceptable, but colors darken and invert as the viewing angle decreases.
Keyboard and touchpad
Inexpensive full-sized laptops currently on the market are equipped with a poorly mounted keyboard, which has a significant flex when pressing the keys, especially in its central part. In turn, most netbooks have a more rigid keyboard, due to the small size of the case itself, and, consequently, the insignificant empty space under the keyboard, where deflections are usually observed.
The keyboard on the IdeaPad S10 is larger than on older 7" models, but compared to today's netbooks, which are almost the same size as laptop keyboards, the S10's small keyboard still speaks volumes about the model's age. Fingers will have to get used to the non-standard button sizes, and over time it will be possible to avoid typing errors.Otherwise, the keyboard turned out to be quite nice and comfortable.If you have a full-sized laptop or desktop PC, the S10 will be a great ultraportable addition.But if you use it as the main device at home or in the office, you will need to stock up external keyboard and mouse.
The touchpad format is significantly smaller than a traditional pad, but very good for a budget netbook. The tested model has a Synaptics touchpad with excellent sensitivity, good response and smooth scrolling. The touchpad buttons have the usual location and good travel, smooth pressing, as well as a characteristic click when fully pressed. A nice addition to the touchpad is support for Synaptics' multi-touch mode, which allows you to resize a window by zooming in or out, rotating an image, and so on, with all five fingers.
Interfaces
Last year, the S10 could be called one of the most outstanding netbooks in terms of the number of different interfaces, but now, with more and more new models on the market, the S10's port selection looks a bit modest. But still, Lenovo S10 has an ExpressCard slot, and not every model can boast of this. However, Bluetooth, which was an optional extra, was completely removed from the S10, which seems a very strange decision, since Bluetooth is one of the most important devices for ultraportable laptops.The disadvantages include the presence of only two USB ports in the S10. However, if the choice is between a third USB port or an ExpressCard slot, the third USB port is more likely to be sacrificed.
Front: indicator lights and speakers
Rear: battery
Left: air vent, power supply connector, VGA, 3-in-1 card reader and USB
Right: ExpressCard slot, headphones/mic, USB, Ethernet, security lock slot
Performance
The IdeaPad S10 still uses the popular Intel Atom N270 processor model. Although the new Atom processors have slightly better performance, a new modification could be added. However, the S10 performs well for its class and is ideal for everyday tasks such as checking email, working with office applications, and most importantly, browsing the Internet. Windows starts up in less than 30 seconds, while web browsing, word processing, and even photo manipulation takes little time and is very fast.The S10 is not suitable for Futuremark 3DMark06 comprehensive gaming testing. Undoubtedly, netbooks are not designed for regular PC gaming, but the second generation of netbooks is already capable of running the 3DMark06 testing program. In any case, the S10 and similar netbooks are essentially mobile Internet devices, and not designed for heavy workloads.
PCMark05 shows the overall system performance (higher score - better performance):
| laptops | PCMark05 Ball |
| Lenovo IdeaPad S10 (2009) (1.6GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 950) | 1,478 PCMarks |
| Lenovo IdeaPad S10 (1.60GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 950) | 1,446 PCMarks |
| ASUS Eee PC 1000HE (1.66GHz Intel Atom N280, Intel GMA 950) | 1,535 PCMarks |
| Acer Aspire One (1.60GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 950) | 1,555 PCMarks |
| (1.6GHz VIA C7-M ULV) | 801 PC Marks |
| Sony VAIO TZ (1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7600) | 2,446 PCMarks |
| (1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400) | 1,152 PCMarks |
| Sony VAIO VGN-G11XN/B (1.33GHz Core Solo U1500) | 1,554 PCMarks |
Sound
The speakers on the IdeaPad S10 are pretty impressive for a netbook. Two small stereo speakers are located on the front side of the netbook, and are characterized by minimal distortion and an acceptable range for this class of laptops.The headphone output of the S10 is on the right side. When testing, three different types of headphones were used, while each of them fit snugly into the socket. The sound quality obtained with headphones is much higher than when listening through the built-in speakers. No extraneous sounds were noticed, except for those caused by the imperfection of the built-in sound card itself.
Temperature and noise
A laptop built with an Intel Atom processor generates a moderate amount of heat during operation. The IdeaPad S10 is very competitive in this regard. Under heavy CPU usage: web browsing, word processing, and e-mail downloading, the surface temperature of the laptop does not exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit after more than half an hour of continuous use. This value is absolutely not critical, but it may lead to some discomfort in the legs during prolonged use of the laptop.
The hottest spot in this netbook was the area near the hard drive and where the memory sticks are located. Temperature data (in Fahrenheit) at various locations on the surface of the notebook was obtained while browsing the web and running two HDTune tests after 30 minutes of operation.
The S10 also creates little noise, and runs very quietly in normal mode, except for those moments when testing programs were loaded on the netbook. When the CPU is fully loaded, the noise from the fan becomes noticeable and clearly audible in a quiet room.
Battery
With normal use, display backlight set to 50 percent, wireless network usage, and audio playback at 25 percent volume, the new 6-cell battery provides 6 hours and nine minutes of battery life. That's pretty good for a $450 netbook. Although the new ASUS Eee PC 1000HE provides almost 9.5 hours of battery life.Widget from SocialMart
Conclusion
Low cost and a good battery makes Lenovo IdeaPad S10 quite an attractive purchase, despite the appearance of new netbooks on the market.But you can also find netbooks with a similar configuration for $399. In fact, several $399 netbook models have three USB ports, Bluetooth, and a larger battery. Nevertheless, Lenovo is a good enough model and has a significant advantage in the form of an ExpressCard slot. The ExpressCard slot allows you to connect a wide range of additional ports such as USB, FireWire, eSATA or any other. Also, the ExpressCard slot allows you to add a broadband modem to the S10, which allows you to use the Internet in any place where this service is available.
Finally, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is a sub-$500 ultraportable laptop, but the competition in the netbook market is fierce these days.
pros
- Compact size and light weight, high quality materials and workmanship- Easy to modify internal components such as RAM and HDD
- Large 6-cell battery
- ExpressCard slot
- owner identification program by face (VeriFace)
Minuses
- Only 2 USB ports- OS Quick Start - good but not practical
- Lack of Bluetooth
The second part or the second version, if we are talking about a mobile device, is designed to take the best from its predecessor and take into account, and as a result, refine, all the shortcomings. Whether the manufacturer of laptops and netbooks Lenovo succeeded in this, let's try to figure it out when analyzing the new product, S10-2. From the characteristics, it can be seen that the netbook is powered by an Intel Atom N280 processor, equipped with a gigabyte of RAM, a 160-gigabyte hard drive, and in addition to Bluetooth and WiFi, a fourth-generation network adapter - WiMAX appears in the weighty pluses of the device.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Appearance
Visually, the novelty has become extraordinary in relation to its predecessor due to the curious and unusual colors of the top cover in the form of small circles. At first glance, it becomes clear that the manufacturer tried to draw the attention of others to the new device, which he did well - even if the predecessor and other manufacturers had different colors for the cases and covers, no one encrusted it with a pattern. Of course, the user can use the services of companies involved in airbrushing, or stick a sticker of dubious production on the lid, but in the first case it is not cheap, and in the second it is a compromise on quality. In the case of Lenovo S10-2, you immediately, without additional damage to your wallet, get an attractive design of your assistant.
The size of the 10-inch novelty does not stand out, rather they can be described as average, although the thickness of the case when folded is small, it should be noted. On the other hand, the last aspect is leveled by an impressive battery, which, due to the principle of fastening, both visually and physically (when placing a netbook in a bag) "fattens" the device. As you can see in the photo, the battery is designed to serve as an additional stand for the user, and this is exactly what happens when the netbook is placed on a horizontal surface. But according to my practice, most of the time the user keeps the netbook on his knees, which is why the S10-2 battery plays a disservice to him, prevents the wide opening of the case halves, which causes some inconvenience (you can get used to such an opening angle, but we advise you to evaluate this objectively before buying subtle moment in the store).
There are no locking latches on the top cover of the netbook, and, nevertheless, there is no need to fear for spontaneous opening of the case - the fastening of the halves is solid, even somewhat tight at first.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Screen
The screen of the novelty, logically located on the reverse side of the top cover, has a diagonal of 10.1 inches, a resolution of 1024x600 pixels and is equipped with LED backlight. The screen has a significant margin of brightness, at the maximum it can be said that it is blinding. Viewing angles are not bad, but not ideal, although for a device of this class and this price range, you should not make too high demands.
Above the screen, in the center of the panel, there is a round webcam eye, and along the edges of the cover, again from above, we see longitudinal rubber shock absorbers, which, paired with rounded shock absorbers of the lower part, are designed to soften the contact between the top case cover and the bottom one.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Keyboard
To be honest, it's hard to describe the S10-2's keyboard without being able to compare it to the competition's. I use either a standard 101-key desktop keyboard or the tiny ASUS EEE PC 900 netbook keyboard. In the case of Lenovo's new keyboard, we have a keyboard that is 89% of the standard. These are 84 keys (not counting the upper strip of indicators, into which 3 more oblong service buttons fit). From the first minutes of use, only the block of arrows located in the lower right corner delivers inconvenience, and then only because it requires skill, due to the fact that its keys, surrounded by PageUp and PageDown, are somewhat smaller in height than the rest. As for the rest, the keyboard delivers only positive emotions, the keys have a small but soft stroke, a noticeable separation along the body panel, which is why erroneous pressing of neighboring ones is not frequent. The lack of backlighting is a traditional “disease” of both laptops and netbooks, although the domestic “Kulibins” have already learned how to solder LEDs both around the perimeter of the entire unit and individual key zones, which is why, if desired, it is still possible to make such a “modding”.
The S10-2 touchpad is small, located directly below the spacebar and slightly offset to the left relative to the central axis of the case. The first impression is deceptive - the small size did not harm the ergonomics of the control element of the device: the touchpad is comfortable and the best confirmation of this is the comfortable use of a full battery charge cycle without connecting the mouse. The right side of the touchpad has a longitudinal application, which is responsible for vertical scrolling, although I note here that the finger sometimes involuntarily starts scrolling while traveling along the panel. The touchpad keys are silver-plated and have a nice clicky feel.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Indicators
On the left side of the bottom half of the netbook case are small white indicators of operation, charging and wireless network activation. They are so small that they succinctly fit even into a black panel without spoiling it. In addition, the computer power button is equipped with an indicator, or backlight, to the right of which, on a decorative panel in the color of the top cover, we see small icons with backlit loading and service indicators.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Communication ports
On the left side of the lower half of the case there are an RJ-45 network card connector, a VGA connector for connecting an external monitor or projector, one of 3 USB connectors and audio connectors for headphones and an external microphone, as well as vertical slots for cooling. Following counterclockwise along the case, we come across a built-in card reader located on the bottom edge of the case. It is covered with a plastic plug and is almost invisible when idle. Supported card types: SD / MMC / MS / MS pro, which is not bad at all and usually netbooks are equipped with "readers" that support only the first two formats (although, do not forget about the "Kulibins").
On the right side of our subject, we see the charger connector at the top, then the Kensington lock mount, the remaining 2 USB ports and the wireless switch (WiFi / WiMax). The last element can be replaced by a software counterpart, but the speed of the mechanical device does not take. I will especially note the charger connector - judging by its appearance, we did not have the most “shabby” device during testing, but its charger plug strove to fall out of the socket. Whether this is a shortcoming of the test netbook or a common feature, I can't judge.
On the bottom panel of the case, in addition to rubberized legs that slightly raise the computer above the surface, there are 2 speakers behind perforated rounds, as well as traditional bays for RAM DIMMs, etc., however, climbing there with a screwdriver was not part of our plans. Such an arrangement of the netbook's speakers has a negative effect on the audio characteristics - the sound is muffled, alas.
But wait, that's not all - there is a SIM card compartment hidden under the battery, because. The device, among other things, supports 3G networks.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Battery
According to unverified data, it will be possible to choose a battery with either 3 or 6 cells bundled with the novelty. We had the last option for testing, which is why, perhaps, it caused some discomfort with its forms, although the manufacturer did not provide otherwise in the kit. The netbook battery mount is reliable, although there is a slight design play. To remove the battery, move the left latch to the left, and just move the right slider to the right, after which the battery can be removed.
Without a battery, that is, from the mains, the S10-2 works as expected, but do not forget about the not very strong fastening of the charging plug - at the most inopportune moment it can let you down, so save yourself.
The operating time, declared by the manufacturer, will be 3 hours with a 3-cell battery and 6 hours, respectively, with a 6-cell battery. These data are not far from reality, we managed to spend 5 and a half full hours of work with our kit, part of which was spent watching a movie, and the rest of the time was testing the device while writing an article with occasional access to the Internet via WiFi. We will not judge the "training" of the battery, most likely it worked only in test conditions and did not see careful operation.
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Operating system and preinstalled applications
The netbook will appear or rather appear on sale with a pre-installed genuine Windows XP Home x32 (SP3), which will come with a recovery disk, which in itself seems to be some kind of mockery in the light of the lack of a drive (why not bundle such devices with a USB flash drive with a backup - a mystery, because it has long been possible to install a system from USB).
It makes no sense to describe the operating system itself, which is already "a hundred years old at lunchtime", but I note that at the first start the device offered to upgrade Internet Explorer to version 8 and install some updates, which once again proves the "time-tested" system.
The set of pre-installed applications includes:
It is worth noting here that WiFi and WiMAX do not work at the same time, which was to be expected, but we considered it necessary to warn you.
As well as branded applications from Lenovo:
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Hardware
The heart of a computer may, as well as the set of communication capabilities, differ. There are only 2 variations, but which ones are Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz) or Intel Atom N280 (1.66 GHz). The amount of RAM is 1GB (DDR2), and the hard drive (namely, a hard drive, not an SSD drive) is 160 GB. If you need to choose a processor at the time of purchase, together with the necessary set of wireless modules, then, according to tradition, RAM can be increased during use, and if there is not enough hard drive memory, you can change it to a new one. Until this is done, we will test the netbook with the CPU-Z program, and publish the results in the form of screenshots from the screen.
The S10-2 video adapter - an integrated Intel graphics card (945 Express Chipset), nevertheless, did a pretty good job of playing 720p HD content for me, without slowdowns, not to mention non-decoded AVI files, so the test for using it as a player passed (but do not forget about the location of the speakers, this is the weak link in this bundle).
Lenovo S10-2:: Overview:: Conclusions
The scope of netbooks today is very diverse. If in the first wave, manufacturers received good profits from various kinds of so-called. "geeks", now the purchase of a netbook is considered by people for whom the choice of processor performance plays a smaller role than compact dimensions, and the price of the device will allow you not to worry too much about the device when using "field conditions". In this regard, the updated Lenovo device, which weighs a little less than its predecessor, has an optional more attractive processor (N280 versus N270), and also offers a choice of various combinations of wireless networks, we see it as a very attractive solution. Variations in the colors of the case, and to be more precise, the top cover will allow the user of the novelty to stand out against the background of the gray mass, although calm colors that do not particularly attract attention are also available in the manufacturer's collection. It turns out that we are practically a designer, with the only difference being that all possible details must be determined for yourself even before the purchase, because in the future the significant “advantages” or “disadvantages” of the S10-2 will no longer be able to change to others, but no matter how was necessary in our fleeting world, decide for yourself.
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