Lenovo IdeaPad S12

IdeaPad  S12
Developer Lenovo (2009–present)
Type Netbook
Release date 2009
Media 160, 250 or 320 GB 2.5" 5,400 rpm SATA HDD at 1.5 Gb/s[1]
Operating system Windows XP with Lenovo Quick Start
or
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit[1]
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Atom; 1.6 GHz Via Nano[1]
Memory 2 GB of PC2-5300 667 (supports up to 3GB)[2]
Display 12.1" 1280×800 WXGA LED-backlit TFT LCD[1]
Input Keyboard
Touchpad
Microphone
1.3 Megapixel Webcam[1]
Connectivity 10/100 Mbit Ethernet
802.11b/g wireless LAN
3 USB 2.0 ports
4-in-1 Flash Memory card reader
Bluetooth (Windows 7 versions only)
Expresscard
Power 6-cell (5 hours)[3]
Weight 3.42 pounds (1.6 kg)[1]

The IdeaPad S12 is a line of consumer-oriented netbook computers designed by Lenovo. It is a model in the IdeaPad series and their first netbook to have a 12" screen. The computers were put on the market in 2009 and currently come in black and white.[3]

Description

It contains either an Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor or a Via Nano 1.3 GHz processor. They support 802.11 b/g wireless networking and come with three USB ports, an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot, a 4-in-1 media reader, VGA and HDMI outputs and an ethernet port.[4][5][6] The S12 is one of the first netbooks to support nVidia's ION platform for mobile HD video playback.[7]

Past revision

The IdeaPad S12 has a base price of (USD) $449 for the Intel Atom N270 model and (USD) $429 for the Via Nano ULV 2250.[8] It features a 12.1" 1280×800 WXGA display with a 160GB hard disk drive, which can be upgraded by removing the keyboard and 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, which is easily upgraded via a user access panel on the bottom of the netbook.

Current lineup

The S12 was revised on 22 October 2009[9] and is priced between (USD) $399 and $649. It comes with either Windows XP Home Edition or Windows 7 Home Premium, a 160–320 GB hard drive, and 1–3 GB of RAM.[1][2][4][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "S12 Multimedia mini". Lenovo. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Lenovo IdeaPad S12(29595DU) Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) 12.1" WXGA 2GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook – Retail". newegg.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 Jeffries, Charles P. (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12". notebookreview.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  4. 1 2 http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=8EE56652C33D4452A778393130C14F42
  5. ↑ http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2354/picture1qie.png
  6. ↑ http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6048/vias12.jpg
  7. ↑ http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/25/lenovos-449-ideapad-s12-first-netbook-with-nvidias-ion-chips/
  8. ↑ Stein, Scott; Goldman, Joshua (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Laptop Computer". Cnet. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Savov, Vladislav (19 October 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 gets ION powerup on October 22 in Japan". Engadget. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  10. ↑ Murph, Darren. "Lenovo's IdeaPad S12 finally on sale with Windows 7, NVIDIA Ion". Retrieved 17 December 2009.

External links

  1. IdeaPad S Series Unofficial Forum
  2. IdeaPad S Series
  3. IdeaPad S12 page on Lenovo.com
  4. Technical specifications on Intel Atom IdeaPad S12
  5. Technical specifications on Via Nano IdeaPad S12
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