Laptops Lenovo IdeaPad S10?

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Been looking at a netbook to replace my current laptop. My interest were MSI Wind and the Samsung NC10.
Now I see a new candidate, Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Same features as the rest PLUS an expresscard slot. This is something which no toher netbook AFAIK has, can be used to get 2 eSATA ports and make the lappy even versatile.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Review
Will cost ~22K in singapore with 1 year warranty. Whaddaya think?
 
sTALKEr said:
lenovo :S = sad
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Bah!!

It's a lovely little device. Nice screen. Get 3 hours on my 3-Cell Battery (With WiFi and Bluetooth On)

It get's a little warm at times. The keyboard is smaller and you need to get used to the keys. But once you do, it's fine. Haven't used the express card as yet.
I was gonna write a review of this thing, but i uninstalled Norton Internet Security that came with it so my system has a few networking errors. So will re-install windows and the mebbe do one.

Mine is a Black, 3-Cell with a 160gb HDD and 1 GB of Ram.

I was looking at a NC10, but it was stretching my budget a lot, and I want to install OSX on this. the NC10 needs a wifi card swap.
 
sTALKEr said:
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not commenting on the device per se. just the brand as a whole.
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Mate have you ever used a IBM (now Lenovo) Thinkpad? I have a T400, T60 and T42 and they are the sturdiest machines I've ever owned. Rock solid is the word that comes to mind.
Besides, 99% of all other brands offer the uber craptastic touchpad which is a laughable POS. Trackpoint is where the beauty of the mouse is.
@SunnyBoi:
Acer has released an updated version of its netbook with the same specs as the NC10 but is way cheaper than the Sammy. I forgot the model # but you might wanna check that out.
The S10 is nice but it doesn't have a 6 cell battery which hampers battery life.
In any case, I'd recommend the NC10 over the S10 simply because it has a much better screen, longer battery life and is quite stylish IMO.
 
gforce said:
Mate have you ever used a IBM (now Lenovo) Thinkpad? I have a T400, T60 and T42 and they are the sturdiest machines I've ever owned. Rock solid is the word that comes to mind.
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Were there machines released before or after Lenovo bought the PC and Laptop division of IBM?
My brother bought a Lenovo laptop 2 years back. I admit it is sturdy but the touchpad has almost no border(a border is visible but it cant be felt by touch) while my brother's friend's Toshiba laptop had a pretty defined touchpad.
But the main problem was that within 8 months from purchase, his combo drive failed. He called a national helpline number and the operator kept him on hold for more than 15mins and so he got frustrated and disconnected the line. He got the address of an official service center from the Lenovo India site and went there. There he was told that the problem is very simple and he should not have had bothered to come. Rather he could have had used a screwdriver, opened the case(voiding his warranty in the process) and serviced it himself!!
They serviced the drive but within 3 months it failed(his warranty was over by that time).

@SunnyBoi:
Acer has released an updated version of its netbook with the same specs as the NC10 but is way cheaper than the Sammy. I forgot the model # but you might wanna check that out.
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I think you meant the Acer D150.
 
The NC-10 has a hi capacity battery witha real life run time of 6-7 hrs

Absolutely no comparison with the dismal >3 hrs on the S10
 
hotshot05 said:
Were there machines released before or after Lenovo bought the PC and Laptop division of IBM?
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The T42 was the last "IBM" branded and serviced Thinkpad before Lenovo announced its plans back in '04/'05. The T43 was the first laptop in the transitional period while the T60, T61 and the latest T400 are Lenovo branded and serviced. I've owned 5 Thinkpads in my life and have never had a major problem that couldn't be rectified in less than 2 business days. I've had the keyboard replaced twice (with the superior Chicony pads no less), the CD-RW replaced once and the charger replaced once on my T42 and IBM/Lenovo's turnaround times are a testimony to their great customer service. My T400 is almost 3 months old with critical and classified info and it hasn't missed a beat.

hotshot05 said:
My brother bought a Lenovo laptop 2 years back. I admit it is sturdy but the touchpad has almost no border(a border is visible but it cant be felt by touch) while my brother's friend's Toshiba laptop had a pretty defined touchpad.
But the main problem was that within 8 months from purchase, his combo drive failed. He called a national helpline number and the operator kept him on hold for more than 15mins and so he got frustrated and disconnected the line. He got the address of an official service center from the Lenovo India site and went there. There he was told that the problem is very simple and he should not have had bothered to come. Rather he could have had used a screwdriver, opened the case(voiding his warranty in the process) and serviced it himself!!
They serviced the drive but within 3 months it failed(his warranty was over by that time).
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I would be highly interested to know what model he bought. Perhaps he got routed to the wrong service department or simply a guy who wasn't in the best of mood (we've all faced similar issues when calling some clueless dork at a call center). There are multiple resources for thinkpads - notebookreview and thinkpads.com are great examples. He could've gotten the direct contact # of the RMA guys from there. Not trying to start a war but I'm just trying to say that he could've had the same problem with Dell/HP/Toshiba/Acer support.
 
Occultus said:
I think thats bacause they (IBM) are the only machines you have ever owned.

Here at the IBM office the rate of hardware failure for notebooks have gone up since Lenovo took over. I agree that does not say much about the sturdiness but about the reliability. But then if you were looking for a body armor then you bought the wrong product.
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Assumptions..assumptions. You couldn't be more wrong.

For the record, my latest buy (a T400) is not even remotely connected to IBM (no IBM logos, no Thinkvantage button, none of the legacy red strips etc.) so you've got your facts all wrong. And before you say that I'm an IBM/Lenovo fanboy, can I just say that I've previously owned an Inspiron 600m and Sony FJ.
 
Has anyone seen the difference between the regular screen and the LED backlit ones on S10?

Im torn between S10 with maybe a better screen vs EEPC1000 with SSD and longer battery life
 
Occultus said:
Then get your references right in the first post itself.
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Sheesh.. no wonder most people in India are complete bumbling fools. :S

Did you read the topic of discussion? Stalker was referring to Lenovo's reliability and I countered with the statement that the T400 and the entire Thinkpad line as a matter of coincidence was as solid as a rock.

You're the one who bumped with in with a completely baseless assumption about me being an IBM-exclusive user. I think you need to attend some laptop 101 courses before trying to start a war here boy.
 
Occultus said:
I have used XYZ 01, XYZ 02, XYZ 03, XYZ 04 and I think they are the sturdiest things I have ever owned.
Its you who sounds like a bumbling fanboi, you need to get your references write. On what grounds did you make a sweeping statement about the sturdiness of the machines if you have nothing to compare it by. If you do, mention it in the first place or your argument is null and void.

Stalker did not even mention the word reliability, how did you hook on to it out of thin air.

I think its you who needs to attend a computing 101 lesson and probabaly learn some english while you are at it. Reliability and sturdiness are two different things. You say he mentioned reliability and yet you go on bumbling about its sturdiness. AND I mentioned that they are not as reliable as they used to be.
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Yaaawwwnnnn.. is that the best you could come up with?
I need to learn English? Dude, if you're going to dish out some crap, ensure that it doesn't boomerang back in your arse. Check your post, there are a bazillion spelling mistakes.
If you can't read between the lines and need me to explain every implicit statement, you really have a lot to learn. Good luck child. You'll need it.
 
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