Comments on: Lenovo Ideapad S10 10. 2-Inch Netbook Black http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html A Complete Store for Netbooks Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: P H F http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-9203 P H F Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:48:46 +0000 #comment-9203 This is a great little netbook. I have the 160 G version. I researched and researched and it came down to this one and the MSI Wind. I bought this one becaause although the Wind had great reviews and a six cell battery, people seemed to be struggling with the trackpad. And, I have a Lenovo T61 which I also like a lot. So, I ordered a six cell battery. Right out of the box plus Windows Home and Student, it works wonderfully well. I also play Netflix instant movies on it so it seems fast enough. I also checked the Lenovo site and found same price but Amazon ships faster. Great size, good keyboard, good connection speed solid build, small enough size. Order a six cell battery. Rating: 4 / 5 This is a great little netbook. I have the 160 G version. I researched and researched and it came down to this one and the MSI Wind. I bought this one becaause although the Wind had great reviews and a six cell battery, people seemed to be struggling with the trackpad. And, I have a Lenovo T61 which I also like a lot. So, I ordered a six cell battery. Right out of the box plus Windows Home and Student, it works wonderfully well. I also play Netflix instant movies on it so it seems fast enough. I also checked the Lenovo site and found same price but Amazon ships faster. Great size, good keyboard, good connection speed solid build, small enough size. Order a six cell battery.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: K. T. Beck http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-9202 K. T. Beck Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:51 +0000 #comment-9202 I purchased this netbook yesterday and really like it, so far. I have gotten about three hours of use on a full charge, with the low-power option on and the screen brightness turned down. Even at a low level of brightness (next-to-lowest setting), the screen is still well-lit enough for easy viewing. After getting the unit out of the box, I had it set up and was online within just a few minutes. I have not yet upgraded the 1GB memory, but I have not experienced any significant problems with moderate use (e. g. , watching videos on Youtube, using the webcam, having multiple websites open at once). <br /> <br />I researched several netbooks online and physically compared the ones I could at some retailers (Circuit City, Best Buy, etc. ), prior to purchasing. Although the Asus seems to get good reviews, I was leery of buying one without having the chance to look at it physically first, and there seem to be a few quality issues that keep popping up in the reviews of the Asus and which are requiring returns/replacement of some of these units, whereas I have not seen these issues mentioned in any reviews of the Lenovo. The keyboards on the MSI and HP seem slightly larger, but this keyboard is adequate, and, significantly, this unit feels a little more solid than the Acer and the MSI. As others have noted, I also plan to purchase a six cell battery at some point in the future. <br /> <br />The primary reasons I'm not giving this unit a five-star review are: (1) the need to purchase the six-cell battery; (2) the keyboard could be just a mite larger; and (3) the fact that it only has two USB ports. Given the tradeoffs among the various netbook makes and models currently on the market, however, I honestly don't know that I would have given any of them a five-star rating with no reservations. Nevertheless, at less than $400, the Lenovo S10 is a good buy, and I am very pleased so far with this purchase. Rating: 4 / 5 I purchased this netbook yesterday and really like it, so far. I have gotten about three hours of use on a full charge, with the low-power option on and the screen brightness turned down. Even at a low level of brightness (next-to-lowest setting), the screen is still well-lit enough for easy viewing. After getting the unit out of the box, I had it set up and was online within just a few minutes. I have not yet upgraded the 1GB memory, but I have not experienced any significant problems with moderate use (e. g. , watching videos on Youtube, using the webcam, having multiple websites open at once).

I researched several netbooks online and physically compared the ones I could at some retailers (Circuit City, Best Buy, etc. ), prior to purchasing. Although the Asus seems to get good reviews, I was leery of buying one without having the chance to look at it physically first, and there seem to be a few quality issues that keep popping up in the reviews of the Asus and which are requiring returns/replacement of some of these units, whereas I have not seen these issues mentioned in any reviews of the Lenovo. The keyboards on the MSI and HP seem slightly larger, but this keyboard is adequate, and, significantly, this unit feels a little more solid than the Acer and the MSI. As others have noted, I also plan to purchase a six cell battery at some point in the future.

The primary reasons I’m not giving this unit a five-star review are: (1) the need to purchase the six-cell battery; (2) the keyboard could be just a mite larger; and (3) the fact that it only has two USB ports. Given the tradeoffs among the various netbook makes and models currently on the market, however, I honestly don’t know that I would have given any of them a five-star rating with no reservations. Nevertheless, at less than $400, the Lenovo S10 is a good buy, and I am very pleased so far with this purchase.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Rocketship http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-9201 Rocketship Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:29:51 +0000 #comment-9201 I'm comparing this with my wife Asus 901. The Lenovo build quality (and style / design) is really very good, and feels more solid than the Asus. Larger screen larger keyboard, trackpad slightly better. Just installed Ubuntu Linux and very quickly, and suspend / hibernate are impeccable. The biggest problem is the battery life: I have not done a quantitative comparison, but the battery lasts much longer Asus - I plan to request a 6-cell battery, if / when available. I have adjusted the energy performance Powertop, but is still not what I want for a long journey. It's a shame to have to connect something as portable wall <br /> <br /> fwiw, I ordered a 512MB memory and 80GB hard drive, and many, at least for Linux. I can not imagine what I'd like a 160GB hard drive in something like this, unless they are stored in your DVD collection for travel (see the issue of battery life, above). Rating: 3 / 5 I’m comparing this with my wife Asus 901. The Lenovo build quality (and style / design) is really very good, and feels more solid than the Asus. Larger screen larger keyboard, trackpad slightly better. Just installed Ubuntu Linux and very quickly, and suspend / hibernate are impeccable. The biggest problem is the battery life: I have not done a quantitative comparison, but the battery lasts much longer Asus – I plan to request a 6-cell battery, if / when available. I have adjusted the energy performance Powertop, but is still not what I want for a long journey. It’s a shame to have to connect something as portable wall

fwiw, I ordered a 512MB memory and 80GB hard drive, and many, at least for Linux. I can not imagine what I’d like a 160GB hard drive in something like this, unless they are stored in your DVD collection for travel (see the issue of battery life, above).
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: W. Cosby http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-9200 W. Cosby Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:29:50 +0000 #comment-9200 This is my Lenovo second - the other being a R61. Based on my excellent experience with the R61 (the best built, most reliable, sturdy laptop I've ever had), I set aside other netbooks available in local stores to order the S10. The advantage with the one in the Amazon is the expanded memory and bigger hard drive. Hopefully other manufacturers' equipment package as Lenovo has done with the S10 - forward without all the useless software that would end up with anyway. The machine is incredibly fast and does what it is designed for exceptionally well. The only real quirk factory was using a FAT32 file system in that partition the hard drive running Windows XP. That was easy to switch to NTFS using the XP conversion utility. When I was downloading files, I connect the S10 to a USB port that hosts multiple optical drives, a very old HP printer, and a variety of hard drives. He recognized them all. It's hard to imagine that the S10 is probably half the weight of my first hard drive 40 MB and cost less. The battery life on both this and the R61 is modest, but for me, the quality surpasses the "least". Rating: 5 / 5 This is my Lenovo second – the other being a R61. Based on my excellent experience with the R61 (the best built, most reliable, sturdy laptop I’ve ever had), I set aside other netbooks available in local stores to order the S10. The advantage with the one in the Amazon is the expanded memory and bigger hard drive. Hopefully other manufacturers’ equipment package as Lenovo has done with the S10 – forward without all the useless software that would end up with anyway. The machine is incredibly fast and does what it is designed for exceptionally well. The only real quirk factory was using a FAT32 file system in that partition the hard drive running Windows XP. That was easy to switch to NTFS using the XP conversion utility. When I was downloading files, I connect the S10 to a USB port that hosts multiple optical drives, a very old HP printer, and a variety of hard drives. He recognized them all. It’s hard to imagine that the S10 is probably half the weight of my first hard drive 40 MB and cost less. The battery life on both this and the R61 is modest, but for me, the quality surpasses the “least”.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Random Violence http://www.netbookspoint.com/netbooks/lenovo-netbook/lenovo-ideapad-s10-10-2-inch-netbook-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-9199 Random Violence Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:48:16 +0000 #comment-9199 I originally bought the tiny Asus eee PC for a good friend, basically as an "upgraded thumb drive with a screen" capable of web browsing. Needless to say, with Linux, a 4 gb "drive. . . " wi-fi, web cam and not much else, it was pretty sad and limited - but at the same time, it clearly showed some potential. But let me be perfectly clear: DON'T buy one of these. . . . It's basically a quirky toy. I can't tell you about the newer models. <br /> <br />I decided to pick up an Acer Aspire One for myself and overall, I was extremely pleased. With the familiar XP interface and a 160gb drive, a noticeably better web cam and far better performance via the extra 512 memory even running XP. It felt substantial, the monitor was gorgeous, keyboard far better than the baby Asus, battery life was good - but not great. The only rub came when it was time to upgrade the memory. The Aspire One came with one gb on board with the potential to add only an additional 512 memory chip. Still, every bit helps on the small netbooks. <br /> <br />And there's when you find the nightmare. The Aspire One is an absolute NIGHTMARE to upgrade memory OR replace a hard drive. It involves removing the keyboard, the mainboard, numerous levels of wires, screws and connectors. There are "how to videos" on YouTube - but they are not for the faint of heart. <br /> <br />While I could have gone on being generally happy with the Acer, I was really disappointed in the absolutely and uncharacteristically WRONGHEADEDNESS (for Acer especially) of this consumer unfriendly design flaw - especially since there is an easy access door on the bottom that only leads to an empty compartment for a possible future LAN card upgrade which many, if not most, users will never use. Then there was a growing amount of consumer complaints concerning overheating, thermal shutdowns, defective fans and more. Two more of my friends has bought Aspires after seeing and playing with my machine and one friend nearly immediately had thermal problems. Not a good average. <br /> <br />The final "temptation" to switch came when Lenovo managed to release it's S10 model with the 10. 2 inch screen earlier than expected. Among the most prominent kudos in almost every review was the absolute EASE OF CONSUMER UPGRADE. One panel on the bottom accesses BOTH your *hard drive and memory slot. You can upgrade *either or both easily in under five minutes. I had the extra half gig in and running with virtually no effort nor silliness and the little extra punch made the already speedy little machine feel even quicker. Definitely worth the time and small price. <br /> <br />The unit feels light but sturdy, much like the Aspire. The monitor is simply spectacular! Bright and crisp! <br /> <br />*Note: Among Lenovo's more interesting features is a "one button restore" feature which enables the user to restore the hard drive back to the original factory computer configuration with all original programs and drivers intact and ready to go should something turn the drive into an unrecoverable basket case. (Of course this is why God invented ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE and made it so easy to use. . . ) <br /> <br />BE WARNED: IF YOU PHYSICALLY REPLACE YOUR EXISTING HARD DRIVE, LENOVO'S MANUAL SAYS THAT THE ONE BUTTON RESTORE FEATURE WILL NO LONGER WORK. So far, I have not been able to get a clear answer as to whether another drive cloned with Acronis WILL work or not as the restore function seems to depend on files already stored on the original drive and not some physical recognition scheme. I can't help but believe that a clone, even one of a different sized hard drive SHOULD be recognized, but I'm not going to risk the restore feature just to experiment right now. I'll just save an identical sized clone drive for down the road. <br /> <br />Strangely - VERY strangely - probably the biggest reason I switched came from the difference in the 10. 2 in screen. I'm a newspaper reporter and I frequently have to do photos and graphics modifications on site. You will be absolutely amazed in the jump from 8. 9" to 10. 2". ESPECIALLY when you are doing something that you have ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS DOING on a netbook. . . RE: Graphics mods and retouching. <br /> <br />The Keyboard is just about as close to a full sized notebook as you'll come. It's more comfortable and responsive than the Acer which is not bad in it's own right. <br /> <br />So all in all, it's really close. I've had great luck with Acer products over the years, but this time the LENOVO S10 just had a "LITTLE" too much of an extra edge to ignore. <br /> <br />BTW, regardless of which netbook anyone finally decides on, I should share that I was able to find one of the new Total Micro Technologies flat Power Station batteries ([. . . ]) and these things are nothing short of AMAZING! They generally run over $400 each but I was able to find a gentleman who overstocked for a major project and bought two brand new for $99 each. Long story short: They will power the LENOVO with FULL POWER, NORMAL TO HIGH VOLUME, FULL SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, EXTERNAL USB DRIVE AND DVD for WELL OVER SEVEN CONTINUOUS HOURS. Prowl around Amazon and Ebay. You might get lucky! <br /> <br />Hope this helps! Do remember to check out the ACER, ASUS and LENOVO USER FORUMS - especially under TROUBLESHOOTING and KNOWN ISSUES before you take the final plunge. Good luck! Rating: 5 / 5 I originally bought the tiny Asus eee PC for a good friend, basically as an “upgraded thumb drive with a screen” capable of web browsing. Needless to say, with Linux, a 4 gb “drive. . . ” wi-fi, web cam and not much else, it was pretty sad and limited – but at the same time, it clearly showed some potential. But let me be perfectly clear: DON’T buy one of these. . . . It’s basically a quirky toy. I can’t tell you about the newer models.

I decided to pick up an Acer Aspire One for myself and overall, I was extremely pleased. With the familiar XP interface and a 160gb drive, a noticeably better web cam and far better performance via the extra 512 memory even running XP. It felt substantial, the monitor was gorgeous, keyboard far better than the baby Asus, battery life was good – but not great. The only rub came when it was time to upgrade the memory. The Aspire One came with one gb on board with the potential to add only an additional 512 memory chip. Still, every bit helps on the small netbooks.

And there’s when you find the nightmare. The Aspire One is an absolute NIGHTMARE to upgrade memory OR replace a hard drive. It involves removing the keyboard, the mainboard, numerous levels of wires, screws and connectors. There are “how to videos” on YouTube – but they are not for the faint of heart.

While I could have gone on being generally happy with the Acer, I was really disappointed in the absolutely and uncharacteristically WRONGHEADEDNESS (for Acer especially) of this consumer unfriendly design flaw – especially since there is an easy access door on the bottom that only leads to an empty compartment for a possible future LAN card upgrade which many, if not most, users will never use. Then there was a growing amount of consumer complaints concerning overheating, thermal shutdowns, defective fans and more. Two more of my friends has bought Aspires after seeing and playing with my machine and one friend nearly immediately had thermal problems. Not a good average.

The final “temptation” to switch came when Lenovo managed to release it’s S10 model with the 10. 2 inch screen earlier than expected. Among the most prominent kudos in almost every review was the absolute EASE OF CONSUMER UPGRADE. One panel on the bottom accesses BOTH your *hard drive and memory slot. You can upgrade *either or both easily in under five minutes. I had the extra half gig in and running with virtually no effort nor silliness and the little extra punch made the already speedy little machine feel even quicker. Definitely worth the time and small price.

The unit feels light but sturdy, much like the Aspire. The monitor is simply spectacular! Bright and crisp!

*Note: Among Lenovo’s more interesting features is a “one button restore” feature which enables the user to restore the hard drive back to the original factory computer configuration with all original programs and drivers intact and ready to go should something turn the drive into an unrecoverable basket case. (Of course this is why God invented ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE and made it so easy to use. . . )

BE WARNED: IF YOU PHYSICALLY REPLACE YOUR EXISTING HARD DRIVE, LENOVO’S MANUAL SAYS THAT THE ONE BUTTON RESTORE FEATURE WILL NO LONGER WORK. So far, I have not been able to get a clear answer as to whether another drive cloned with Acronis WILL work or not as the restore function seems to depend on files already stored on the original drive and not some physical recognition scheme. I can’t help but believe that a clone, even one of a different sized hard drive SHOULD be recognized, but I’m not going to risk the restore feature just to experiment right now. I’ll just save an identical sized clone drive for down the road.

Strangely – VERY strangely – probably the biggest reason I switched came from the difference in the 10. 2 in screen. I’m a newspaper reporter and I frequently have to do photos and graphics modifications on site. You will be absolutely amazed in the jump from 8. 9″ to 10. 2″. ESPECIALLY when you are doing something that you have ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS DOING on a netbook. . . RE: Graphics mods and retouching.

The Keyboard is just about as close to a full sized notebook as you’ll come. It’s more comfortable and responsive than the Acer which is not bad in it’s own right.

So all in all, it’s really close. I’ve had great luck with Acer products over the years, but this time the LENOVO S10 just had a “LITTLE” too much of an extra edge to ignore.

BTW, regardless of which netbook anyone finally decides on, I should share that I was able to find one of the new Total Micro Technologies flat Power Station batteries ([. . . ]) and these things are nothing short of AMAZING! They generally run over $400 each but I was able to find a gentleman who overstocked for a major project and bought two brand new for $99 each. Long story short: They will power the LENOVO with FULL POWER, NORMAL TO HIGH VOLUME, FULL SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, EXTERNAL USB DRIVE AND DVD for WELL OVER SEVEN CONTINUOUS HOURS. Prowl around Amazon and Ebay. You might get lucky!

Hope this helps! Do remember to check out the ACER, ASUS and LENOVO USER FORUMS – especially under TROUBLESHOOTING and KNOWN ISSUES before you take the final plunge. Good luck!
Rating: 5 / 5

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