Beefier Lenovo S10 netbook available soon
One of the first things I noticed when I received the evaluation S10 netbook from Lenovo was how the specs of the review unit were not available for the consumer to purchase. This always creates a bad situation for us as reviewers as it casts a pall over our reviews because it looks like reviewers are being sent beefier units than the public can purchase.
I have been in conversations with Lenovo about this and have some good news. The unit I am reviewing has the 1.6 GHz Atom, 1 GB of memory, a big 160 GB hard drive and Bluetooth. Right now you cannot buy a model of the S10 configured with these healthy specs but that is going to change soon. Lenovo has assured me that a model configured like my review unit will be available for sale "any time now". They have been ramping up enough production to offer this model for sale. The price on this configuration will be $469 which is not too bad compared to the competition. The only down side is it will still come with a 3-cell battery (like my review unit) but they will be producing a 6-cell battery "soon". I haven’t received pricing on the 6-cell battery but will pass it on when I have it.
UPDATE: I just received an official spec sheet from Lenovo and it is showing that no S10 model will have Bluetooth. I’m trying to verify that, again my review unit does in fact have Bluetooth on board.
Hi JKK, This model of 160GB is available in several stores in the Philippines and for a very cheap price as well…
http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2472779
and several shops at Manila. Philippines…
Posted by: Technogeekchris | October 9, 2008 at 5:42 am
FWIW, Lenovo has a history of going through several iterations of the spec sheet. For example, the published specs for the U110 were changed multiple times after the notebook was officially launched.
Posted by: nomo | October 9, 2008 at 6:47 am
The beefier S10 is available across Asia.
http://ivoidwarranties.blogspot.com/2008/10/lenovo-ideapad-s10-in-black.html
Posted by: FRiC | October 9, 2008 at 9:15 am
The ones being sold in this part of the world do have Bluetooth…
http://www-07.ibm.com/lenovoinfo/hk/ideaPad/sSeries/
Posted by: Clemau | October 9, 2008 at 9:18 am
Circuit City has the black model with the 1GB and 160GB
Posted by: Roberto | October 9, 2008 at 11:20 am
The lack of bluetooth is always an annoyance for me. It’s why I still believe that the MSI Wind is a better device. No device is worth anything in this Internet connected age with as many forms of connectivity as possible. Sure I could use a USB cable to tether to my phone, but why? With BT 2.0, the speeds are the same for me and it’s one less wire to worry about.
Posted by: Stephen Feger | October 9, 2008 at 9:43 pm