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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3T netbook review
Joanna over at Engadget has a review up for the new 10.1” Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t tablet netbook convertible.
She has the model with an Intel Atom N470 processor, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium, so you can take advantage of the multi-touch screen. This model is priced at $649 at Lenovo.com.
Thanks to no ghastly 8-cell tumor the S10-3t weighs nicely and is comfortable to use in two hands. Capacitive touchscreen is responsive and flicking through web pages is enjoyable. 4-Cell battery lasted a solid 4.5 hours. It went downhill from here.
The Intel Atom N470 didn’t help speed up the system and actually turned out slower than the HP Mini 210 with the default Atom N450 processor. Built-in accelerometer worked poorly Joanna resorted to manually pressing the button on the screen bezel for rotation. Keyboard felt cramped and flexy, trackpad is too small. Poor viewing screen angles. (very important for a good portrait mode viewing experience).
Read the Lenovo S10-3t Review.
Intel may be working on a dual core Atom chip for netbooks
Since day one, Intel’s Atom chips have come in two flavors: desktop and mobile. While the desktop chips have come in dual core and single core versions, the Atom chips designed for netbooks and other portable devices have traditionally been single core only. But it looks like that could soon change.PC Inpact reports that Intel may be working on a dual core Atom chip for netbooks. It will reportedly be called something like the Atom N500, which makes sense, since the latest dual core chip for desktops is called the Atom D510 — and most of the company’s netbook-specific chips have started with the letter N, such as the Atom N270, N280, N450, and N470.
Up until now, any PC maker that wanted to build a laptop with a dual core Atom processor had to use a desktop chip such as the Atom 330 dual core CPU found in the Asus Eee PC 1201N. But those chips tend to draw more power and generate more heat than chips designed for netbooks.
Bear in mind, even with two cores, an Atom chip is an Atom chip. They’re designed as low cost, low power alternatives to beefier processors. As such, I’d expect the Atom N500 to be a little faster than a single core Atom processor and better at multitasking and other tasks which can benefit from multiple cores. But don’t expect miracles.
There’s no word on how much the Atom N500 would cost or when it would be released. And right now, this is just a rumor, although PC Inpact reports that the information comes from companies that work with Intel.
LG X300 netbook come out in Asia this month
Introduced at CES 2010, the new LG X300 ultra-portable is set to go on sale this month in Asia. The X300 features a 2GHz Intel Menlow platform (Atom processor), 2GB of memory, and a 128GB solid state drive. Other specs include:
- 11.6 inch LCD display
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- Two batteries – an internal battery and an extra 2 cell battery for up to 7 hours of power
- 1.3 megapixel webcam
- Built-in 3G modem supporting GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, or HSDPA
The LG X300 measures 17.5 mm thick and weighs a mere 970 grams. Expect the system to show up in the Middle East and South America after its Asia roll out. No word on when the system will show up in the U.S.
Intel Dual Core Atom N500 Series For Netbooks In the Works
Word from Intel partners has reached PC Inpact about an upcoming new dual core processor from Intel, for netbooks!
Up until now, only the desktop / nettop bound processors (330, D510) have been dual core.
The dual core Atom processor for netbooks will be in the N500 series. That’s all the info that is given. We have no clue when these will appear, if ever. Can’t be any time soon though as the next upcoming Intel Atom processors will be the Atom N455 and N475 for the upcoming Eee PC netbooks we saw at CeBIT.
LG X300 thin and light netbook launches in Asia
LG’s thin and light Menlow powered 11.6” X300 netbook / notebook that we’ve seen at CES at the start of this year will launch this month in Asia, the Middle East and South America.
The LG X300 runs on an Intel Atom Z550 processor (2.0GHz), GMA 500 graphics, 2GB RAM and a 128GB SSD with Windows 7 Home Premium. 11.6” 1366 x 768 HD display. 1.3MP webcam, 3G modem, SRS TruSurround HD sound. 2x 2-cell batteries provide up to 7 hours of battery life. It’s fanless, weighs 970g / 2.1 lbs and is only 17.5mm / 0.69 inches thick.
It’ll be available in either white or light brown.
A few press pics below to refresh your memory:
Plus a new commerical (not the MacBook Air one):
