Lenovo versus Asus Eee PC with IdeaPad S10
August 5, 2008 | Filed under Computers, Laptops, News, Ultra Mobile PC
Looks like Lenovo would love a piece of the action and this is exactly what they are going to get, this is the Lenovo versus Asus Eee PC with the stunning IdeaPad S10; and the winner will be?
Lenovo has always been a popular brand and they are becoming one of the major laptop players to enter the very fast-growing netbook market, welcome to the launch of the IdeaPad S10 with a starting price of $399.
Asus are the ones that gave us the Eee PC with a 7-inch screen which launched in the UK for around £200 and it proved to be so popular Asus gave us ones with bigger screens like the 10-inch Eee PC 1000.
When it comes to ultra-mobile-PCs the market is getting crowded, well looks like Lenovo wants to be a part of that crowded market. The Lenovo Ideapad S10 will be available in two configurations.
Priced at $399 (£200) or $499 (£250) that is obviously dependant on hard drive capacity and RAM allocation, one has 512MB of memory and an 80GB hard drive and the other has 1GB of memory and a 160GB hard drive, it comes in either black, white or red.
Both models however are based on Intel’s Atom processor, features LED backlit 10.2in screens, runs on Windows XP and includes 4-in-1 multi-card reader and two USB ports.
Liu Jun, senior vice president, Consumer Business Group, Lenovo said:
“As rapidly as the technology changes, today’s consumers are looking for mobile products that feature the best of basic computing functions in an extremely compact and affordable form,”.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 will be available from October, not too sure on the UK launch dates as of yet, we will keep you posted.
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Two questions:
1. Matt screen?
2. Really no 3g chip?
160GB HDD? Who cares, it’s not going to be used for storage, where’s the SSD?
You’re right; it won’t be used for storage if it doesn’t have any. XP would use most of a 16GB SSD which is about what you’d get for the cost of a 80 GB HDD. Call me when SSD isn’t 5 times more expensive than HDD.
So where is the comparison?
Mark, are you nuts? XP does not use 16gb. If you are smart you can trim your XP installation to 200MB or even less. Most people will have a 1GB XP installation — if you don’t even know this you just might be that thing called a computer newb.
Some people will prefer the SSD if they don’t need the netbook for storage (and use it for… you know… net work). The plus side is they get more durability, faster access times and battery life.
I would take the SSD over the HDD, it suitgs my needs better.
Please somebody, get this thing to the UK. It isn’t available anywhere.