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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 has Nvidia Ion Inside
Techtree News Staff, May 26, 2009 1027 hrs ISTIs the first netbook based on the Nvidia ION platform
Lenovo has introduced the first Nvidia Ion platform based IdeaPad S12 netbook. Lenovo IdeaPad S12 features Intel Atom processor and promises a battery life of up to six hours on a six cell battery. The price of the S12 starts at $450 (Rs. 21,500 appox.) and it will be available in late July. The S12 succeeds the IdeaPad S10 model that we've reviewed five months back.
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is the first 12-inch WXGA (1280x800) display bearing netbook in the IdeaPad series. The S12 comes equipped with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor with Intel integrated GMA 950 paired with Nvidia ION. Up to 1GB DDR2 533MHz memory can be used, while up to 320GB HDD can be used for storage.
The S12, which is the first netbook based on the Nvidia ION platform, has a 12-inch screen but still won't be able to display full HD since it offers 1280x800 pixel resolution. Also, the difference between 720p video and 1080p video would hardly be noticeable. However, one can always play full HD content by using the HDMI port on the S12. For better connectivity S12 supports WiFi (802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth.
Other features include ExpressCard Slot for bringing 3G to S12, Ethernet port, three USB ports, 4-in-1 card reader and VGA port. IdeaPad S12 runs Windows XP SP3 and offers up to six hours of battery life with a 6-cell battery pack.
Time and again we've been mentioning about the thin undefined line between entry-level notebooks and 12-inch netbooks. We hope it gets defined in the near future.
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