Netbooks – all flavors, sizes and colors...and this time we have the Lenovo S10. It packs the same core essentials as most others.
It has an Intel Atom processor at 1.6ghz,
512mb RAM, and a 10.2"; LED backlit screen. However, some things were made to be for the better concerning with what options feature a netbook. Not all netbooks Are identical, but for the S10 it has some neat tricks up it's lid, and some standards it needs to understand...
The S10 can come in a variety of colors, but they all have one point in common – they are proportionate, and carry nice style aesthetics. Of the netbooks available, I must say the lines from the S10 are some of the most appealing. Our model is a pearl-escent white – featuring a 3-cell battery. Everything seems to flow, from the latchless lid, relatively thin bezel surround, and attractive chrome like accents...if you can't tell, the S10 does excel within the design department.
The S10 size measures in at making it a 9.8" x 7.2" x 1.1", which is a bit thinner than the MSI Wind we just lately reviewed, and being that it only incorporated a 3-cell battery rather than a 6-cell choice since the Wind, it weighs a little bit less too tipping the scale in at a couple of.4 pounds. It's quite evenly balanced, making computing 1 hand rather simple with the S10.
The keyboard for a 10.2” netbook, is instead cramped. I don't know what happened, as I'm usually awestruck using the keyboards on Lenovo's recently, but this model, does not strike the same emotion. It' s not just the cramped feeling, it's the actual placement of some keys and omission of other people. For example, I'm not sure who's idea it was to reduce a mute button (or fn combination for instance) but it doesn't exist that I could find. I'm not one to think about what needs to happen when I need my volume to mute – I just press the buttons and be done with it. With the S10, this isn't an option. Also, I'm not sure the explanation for having a FN F11 to restore F12 – but it could be in part that the tilde crucial is so apparent isn't component of the normal crucial layout that seemingly the rest of the laptop world has adopted. Another point, I'm not sure, but I believe “backspace” is 1 word, and not two words mashed together producing it “BackSpace” - but I could be very wrong, somebody correct me here...but Lenovo thinks it's BackSpace...and I don't agree.
Amongst those, there are two odd sized layout keys I find on the S10: the smallest tab key because my smartphone and the correct shift key. Not my choice of use or size.
The trackpad however is a good one – firm and consistent travel, nevertheless the buttons are rather noisy along with a small stiff. I don't know if these work out over time, but as far as I'm concerned – the touch choice on the Snyaptics touchpad ought to suffice most users (and the fact it's a Synaptics touchpad and not a Sentellic off-shoot) with its side scrolling purpose, makes points manageable albeit tolerable for such a small touch region.
At 10.2" along with a resolution of 1024x600, it follows the same suite as the MSI Wind – but it's not as sharp and the viewing agles are a bit off. They're about the same since the Wind, but I discover the Wind's LCD having a lot more contrast and brightness.
The S10 features a nice amount of connectivity options for this cost range and target audience who are into extreme mobility and form factor.
The left side from the S10 functions an exhaust port, VGA out, multi-card reader, and a USB a couple of. Port.
The front does not have anything other than several status lights.
The suitable side functions and Express card slot, headphone, microphone, USB a couple of. port, Network port and lock slot region.
So, this netbook only has two USB 2. ports – but it does come packaged with a mini-express card which I do like the notion of.
