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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 – the first notebook based on NVIDIA Ion Platforms

AaZmaN — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:34 +0000

On the basis of platform NVIDIA Ion already have, and motherboards, and nettopy. Now is the turn of notebooks – the first portable computer was the Lenovo IdeaPad S12. Incidentally, it is also the first laptop company to 12.1 “screens.

Recall that platform NVIDIA Ion is a symbiosis of Intel Atom processor and GPU GeForce 9400. According to NVIDIA, new ten times the graphics performance of existing chipsets for Atom (the results of tests with the 3D Mark’06 NVIDIA Ion GPU c Atom 270 compared with 945 graphics and Intel Atom 270).

Features Lenovo IdeaPad S12:

Screen: 12,1 “, WXGA (1280 x 800 pixels), LED-backlight
Processor: Intel Atom N270
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Ion
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 533 MHz
HDD: 160 GB SATA (160, 250, 320)
Time autonomous work: 3 hours, with food from the standard battery (3-cell)
Weight: 1,4 kg (with standard battery)
Dimensions: 292 x 216 x 22-28,9 mm
Connectivity: Ethernet 10/100, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Extras: 3 ports USB 2.0, slot Expresscard, card reader 4-in-1, HDMI
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 (32 bit)
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 with a graphic processor NVIDIA Ion will go on sale this summer at a cost of about 450 dollars.

Lenovo IdeaPad U350 – it was announced the CULV-notebook with a screen size of 13.3 inches

AaZmaN — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:47:32 +0000

The company Lenovo announced release of a mobile computer’s IdeaPad U350. Novelty refers to the category of thin and light notebooks. The basis for the IdeaPad U350 has a platform Intel CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage).

The new Lenovo notebook computer equipped with a screen size of the diagonal is 13.3 inches. A screen with LED backlighting just 1366 x 768 pixels. An interesting feature is the presence of a laptop sensor illumination Ambient Light Sensor. With the help of organized auto-screen brightness depending on external conditions.

With regard to the configuration, it may include a processor Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1,4 GHz), Pentium SU2700 (1,3 GHz) or Celeron 723 (1.2 GHz), integrated GMA 4500M graphics subsystem or 4500MHD, up to 8 GB of memory and the hard drive of up to 500 GB. In addition, the laptop is equipped with a web-resolution 1.3 MP camera, the adapter Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Weight of machine is 1.6 kg, with the installation chetyrehyacheechnoy battery. To increase the time of autonomous work, you can set vosmiyacheechnuyu battery.

Lenovo IdeaPad U350 Deliveries start in July. Price PC, komplektuemogo OS Microsoft Vista Home Basic or Home Premium, yet unknown.

Lenovo is preparing to update the netbook IdeaPad S10

AaZmaN — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:38:38 +0000

The updated model will be called Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2.

Configuring a new mobile computer will resemble the configuration of its predecessor: more likely, it will include the processor Intel Atom, 1 GB of RAM and a 2.5-inch hard drive size of up to 160 GB. However, accurate data on the configuration, as well as information about the screen resolution yet.

By source of innovation include a new design mounting lid, rounded corners, raised tachped and support 3G. In addition, in the form of configuration options will be available from SSD volume from 8 to 32 GB.

Slightly change the configuration of the keyboard – as shown in the diagram, a short vertical cursor slega made out of a total number, as is done in netbuke Acer Aspire One.

An interesting feature will be the availability of quick covers for access to the hard drive, memory module and Wi-Fi. ExpressCard/34 expansion slots give way to a third connector USB.