lenovo ideapad s10 $365 shipped $330 with live cashback!

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
very tempting. I've been waiting for a netbook from the most reliable manufacturer.

Same here.

 

[cheapherk]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
You can get 10% back from live.com too. Makes this quite a nice deal.

I wish I knew about live cashback before.
I ordered one.

 

[hans007]

well i got sucked in. bought it, got cashback right away. pretty awesome deal. and it took me this long to do it and ip osted the deal. ahah



there is a "s10 dissected" page onthe web, and it shows that the ram and hard drive are upgradeable through a door on the bottom.


ram i guess is soldered on, but there is one empty slot. up to 2gb supposedly.

 

[ofacto]

This one is almost perfect for me. But I am going to wait a bit since I have a couple hundred dollars worth of Dell giftcards and Dell's netbook is supposedly being released on the 22nd. Hopefully Dell's offering will not be a disappointment, but that Lenovo is pretty solid and very tempting.

 

[frostedflakes]

Very tempting, I may have to pick this up. I like the "advanced thermal management" or whatever it is that's supposed to keep the casing cool. Warm/hot spots, especially where your wrists set, drive me nuts. I was thinking about picking up the Dell, but the S10 will probably be higher quality, might be worth the extra money (and this is assuming the Dell does in fact sell for $300, it may not).

 

[IEC]

Very tempting.

 

[abaez]

Anyone have a review link ? I can't find one good review...

 

[hans007]

i dont think anyone actually has had one yet.

the closest i've seen is this dissection of a preproduction one

http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/...-s9-s10-dissected.html




i tend to think based on the specs that this is better than the dell. the dell rumored $299 model is supposed to have an 8.9" screen, 512mb ram, and 4gb flash . no express card either and it appears bluetooth is optional.


for $60 more i think tihis one is worth it with the larger screen, real hard drive and bluetooth and express card. plus this one comes with xp home and the dell comes with some netbook version of ubuntu.

the dell has an SSD though, and 1 more cell of battery (i'm not sure what that even means, since the dell has 2 different 4 cell battereies, and this is either 3 or 6).

 

[I4AT]

I was thinking about grabbing an Aspire One off Ebay, but this would actually come out to the same price.

Does this really have an X4500 IGP? I've read in some places that it's got a GMA950, but I can't imagine Lenovo would get the specs wrong on their own product page.

Size wise they seem to be roughly the same, the S10 is slightly larger, but does have a bigger screen. The AOA comes with 1gb ram and 120gb HD standard though, both have a 1 year warranty. I actually like the layout of the keyboard on the AOA better, it has the ~ before the 1 and the CTRL key sits in the corner, both claim to be 85% fullsize. The S10 gets the advantage for not having a glossy finish like the AOA, around the screen anyways, which I absolutely hate.

It's pretty much a tossup for me between the two, I think the deciding factor would be the graphics chip. If the S10 uses GMA950 I'm kind of inclined to go with the AOA for the better keyboard and better out of the box specs, screen size isn't a big deal to me. But better 3d performance would swing the favor back towards the S10. I'm guessing X4500 would mean the equivalent of the GS45 chipset @ 266mhz? Anybody know how that would stack up against GMA950 for basic 3d performance?

 

[onza]

are you guys planning on playing games?

I dont understand why anyone would consider buying one for 3d performance.. I'd probably use it for strictly for txt purposes.

 

[whitelight]

Originally posted by: abaez
Anyone have a review link ? I can't find one good review...

not very thorough, but a first look:

http://blog.laptopmag.com/up-c...10-one-sweet-10-incher

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: onza
are you guys planning on playing games?

I dont understand why anyone would consider buying one for 3d performance.. I'd probably use it for strictly for txt purposes.

diablo 2, starcraft, etc. it'd be nice for a lan gamer while you're hanging around the library.

 

[I4AT]

Originally posted by: onza
are you guys planning on playing games?

I dont understand why anyone would consider buying one for 3d performance.. I'd probably use it for strictly for txt purposes.

Yes, I was playing Starcraft on my Eee 900, I sold that because I decided I wanted a netbook with an actual hard drive. GMA950 can handle games like CS, UT GOTY, Quake 3, and Warcraft 3 and it barely runs games like CoD and GTA. X4500 could mean the difference between being able to play those games with high settings, or more intensive games like UT2K3 and WoW.

I used my Eee for web browsing, overnight downloading, and basic gaming when I didn't wanna have to turn on my desktop. With a netbook you're looking at 10-15w of power compared to 150-200w for a PC with a dual core CPU and high end graphics card. I don't need that power when I'm just surfing the web or playing Starcraft. When you're at home you can just use the VGA out if you want a bigger screen, but I never did because 8.9" was plenty for me. The fact that you can take these things almost anywhere makes them great little gaming machines, perfect for 2d and good for light 3d.

 

[CapYoda]

Originally posted by: I4AT

Does this really have an X4500 IGP? I've read in some places that it's got a GMA950, but I can't imagine Lenovo would get the specs wrong on their own product page.

various discussion on forums and engadget seems to have ppl swear that it's a mistake on lenovo's part (someone supposedly called to get confirmation and the rep contacted engineering dept and was told its a 950 instead of the 4500.

I mean just look at the red model of the S10, they listed the optical drive as:

CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination 24X Max

not sure why changing color will suddenly net you a magical cd/dvd drive... so mistakes do happen...

edit: btw ordered one anyway as price is fairly competitive compare to other subnotebooks/netbooks.

availability date seems to have changed from 2-3 weeks to 3-5 business days (estimated ship date via order confirmation is 9/23/08). guess only thing to do is wait to see what's correct.

 

[I4AT]

Yeah I kind of figured it would be GMA950 rather than X4500. I noticed the optical drive thing too but figured it was a USB drive sold as an accessory or something. Asus may have 20+ different models, but at least they're pretty clear on which one has what.

I think I'm leaning more towards the Aspire One then, it's something I'll be typing on a lot so little things like properly placed ctrl, right shift, and number keys are important to me.
Lenovo did take a common sense approach in their design though, I like the fact that it has front facing speakers and a vent that actually blows out to the side, rather than downwards.
But then Asus are the only ones offering decent battery life at this point, the 4 cell in my Eee 900 only lasted for 2 hours 45 minutes with the screen at about half brightness and low volume, so I wouldn't expect much more than 1.5-2 hours out of a netbook with a HD and a 3 cell battery. Since I plan on using mine mainly as a low power desktop replacement, the battery life isn't too big of a deal for me, but if I was looking mainly for portability I wouldn't be considering any of these notebooks.
I also liked the matte finish on my Galaxy Black Eee, I don't understand why manufacturers think it's a good idea to use fingerprint magnet surfaces. Wish I could take a few features from all these models and mix em into one perfect product.

 

[onza]

Pretty sure the coupon is DEAD.. no more coupon pop up

woops n/m had a space in the coupon

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: onza
Pretty sure the coupon is DEAD.. no more coupon pop up

woops n/m had a space in the coupon

yeah oddly theres no pop up but it still works.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: I4AT
Yeah I kind of figured it would be GMA950 rather than X4500. I noticed the optical drive thing too but figured it was a USB drive sold as an accessory or something. Asus may have 20+ different models, but at least they're pretty clear on which one has what.

I think I'm leaning more towards the Aspire One then, it's something I'll be typing on a lot so little things like properly placed ctrl, right shift, and number keys are important to me.
Lenovo did take a common sense approach in their design though, I like the fact that it has front facing speakers and a vent that actually blows out to the side, rather than downwards.
But then Asus are the only ones offering decent battery life at this point, the 4 cell in my Eee 900 only lasted for 2 hours 45 minutes with the screen at about half brightness and low volume, so I wouldn't expect much more than 1.5-2 hours out of a netbook with a HD and a 3 cell battery. Since I plan on using mine mainly as a low power desktop replacement, the battery life isn't too big of a deal for me, but if I was looking mainly for portability I wouldn't be considering any of these notebooks.
I also liked the matte finish on my Galaxy Black Eee, I don't understand why manufacturers think it's a good idea to use fingerprint magnet surfaces. Wish I could take a few features from all these models and mix em into one perfect product.

i agree about the glossy surfaces. they look tacky and are fingerprint magnets.

the dell inspiron 910 if you saw the pics on engadget looks terrible. its cheap looking and glossy AND has no f keys.

 

[onza]

I just ordered the laptop..

One thing I noticed, when you look at the S10 gallery, the pink/blue/red all say glossy, but blk and white dont..

So we'll see what blk really is!

Dang end cost =

org cost 429.00
coupon (64.35)
Tax 25.16
MS Live (36.46)
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353.35

 

[Tab]

I think it's annoying as hell how none of these have pointsticks...

 

[paq7512]

thanks a lot, I just ordered one. When I get it I will let you all know the details. Site said computer should ship Friday.

 

[kyzen]

I just bought a 14" laptop for school, but this is sooooooooo tempting... damnit.

EDIT: I bit the bullet and bought the red one. Seriously hope they deliver on the external CD drive.

Anybody getting ship dates sooner than late september?

 

[onza]

I'm sched for 9/2x (x = 3 or 4)

 

[hkklife]

Unfortunately, it's still just the old GMA 950, according to jkkmobile:

http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/...n-with-lenovo-s10.html

I see a small but profitable niche emerging in a year or so...netbooks with decent integrated graphics targeted at gamers on the go. Maybe even with a voucher for a free Steam game or two (an ideal distribution platform for optical drove-less netbooks).

 

[kyzen]

Bummer. I'm also hearing rumors that the red Ideapad, despite being listed as including an optical drive (presumably external), does not in fact come with any sort of drive.

I expect many cancellation emails as Lenovo fixes their video card and optical drive descriptions