Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 netbook
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Soldato
Hi Ev0
Any reason you went for the S10e over the Samsung NC10?
I use Lenovo at work and the build quality is very good, keyboards are nice to type with too..?
By the looks of it the 6 cell makes the laptop sit up higher at the back? Is that right?
Also what OS have you got on yours?
Sorry for all the questions! lol
Thanks mate
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Well...
I perferred the look of the S10 over the Samsung. I like the fact it's rather understated and looks like a 'bunsiness' notebook. Also love the matte finish on the lid.
However the main reason for buying one now was Lenovo giving me a £200 off voucher so it only cost £99, but I'd already pretty much decided on the S10 anyway.
I too also use Lenovos at work and that helped a bit, the X60/X61s we use are awesome little things and the bigger T60s are pretty nice too if you like big laptops.
Build quality on the S10 is very good I feel.
The keyboard is small but you get used to it very quickly.
The 6 cell does stick out a bit, I've just got the 3 cell but might grab a 6 for when I'm on my travels.
I've just got the XP home it came with on albeit with most of the crap removed. It sits with about 24 processes on bootup and uses about 140meg doing 'nothing'. Boots up and shuts down very quick imho.
It's got the splashtop/quick boot into a linux os thing but I never use it, no point, so will probably get rid and merge the partion with my data partition I created.
I perferred the look of the S10 over the Samsung. I like the fact it's rather understated and looks like a 'bunsiness' notebook. Also love the matte finish on the lid.
However the main reason for buying one now was Lenovo giving me a £200 off voucher so it only cost £99, but I'd already pretty much decided on the S10 anyway.
I too also use Lenovos at work and that helped a bit, the X60/X61s we use are awesome little things and the bigger T60s are pretty nice too if you like big laptops.
Build quality on the S10 is very good I feel.
The keyboard is small but you get used to it very quickly.
The 6 cell does stick out a bit, I've just got the 3 cell but might grab a 6 for when I'm on my travels.
I've just got the XP home it came with on albeit with most of the crap removed. It sits with about 24 processes on bootup and uses about 140meg doing 'nothing'. Boots up and shuts down very quick imho.
It's got the splashtop/quick boot into a linux os thing but I never use it, no point, so will probably get rid and merge the partion with my data partition I created.
Soldato
Yeah I have a T60p at work and its excellent to use!
Nice discount, had a look but nothing on the site anymore
Do OcUK sell the 1 x 2gb sticks of RAM for the upgrade on this unit?
I too like the business look (although its a home laptop) just want something I can use whilst chilling on the sofa at night and for email, maybe the odd movie here and there!
Thanks for the info so far mate
Nice discount, had a look but nothing on the site anymore
Do OcUK sell the 1 x 2gb sticks of RAM for the upgrade on this unit?
I too like the business look (although its a home laptop) just want something I can use whilst chilling on the sofa at night and for email, maybe the odd movie here and there!
Thanks for the info so far mate
Soldato
im getting a 6-cell battery 5200mah capacity and a nice Targus bag to fit all the bits. Let you know how it goes 
btw that partition also contains the "one-key recovery" sofware which reinstalls xp and drivers from scratch. Not sure if you lose that too. Linux and Recovery software dont take up much space, i found the one-key recovery to be very handy plus thats where your copy of xp is... linux splashtop simply disable that in bios
Will be trying a tv-tuner expresscard in the near future
btw that partition also contains the "one-key recovery" sofware which reinstalls xp and drivers from scratch. Not sure if you lose that too. Linux and Recovery software dont take up much space, i found the one-key recovery to be very handy plus thats where your copy of xp is... linux splashtop simply disable that in bios
Will be trying a tv-tuner expresscard in the near future
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Soldato
That's exactly what I use mine for, usually sat in bed with it (not like that) lol
Lol you said it?
Does OcUK stock the RAM?
im getting a 6-cell battery 5600mah capacity and a nice Targus bag to fit all the bits. Let you know how it goes
btw that partition also contains the "one-key recovery" sofware which reinstalls xp and drivers from scratch. Not sure if you lose that too. Linux and Recovery software dont take up much space, i found the one-key recovery to be very handy plus thats where your copy of xp is... linux splashtop simply disable that in bios
Will be trying a tv-tuner expresscard in the near future
Nice case! Let us know how the tuner goes!
Soldato
just ordered a 9-cell battery
Soldato
just ordered a 9-cell battery
How much was that?
Soldato
Steal!
My is even "stealer"
All in directly from Lenovo for £105 and it comes with a 6-cell too Here are some pictures so that you can have an idea how it looks like with the 6-cell battery.
Very impressed with the build quality, took only 3 days for it to be shipped via UPS from Hong Kong, kudos to Lenovo.
Soldato
£74
Hey toucam, how long does your 6cell last? my 3cell last about 2.5hrs... just wandering how long a 6 and 9 cell will last... 5-6hrs?
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Soldato
Hi guys
Best place to pick up 2gb RAM for these?? OcUK?
Best place to pick up 2gb RAM for these?? OcUK?
Soldato
they come with 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz so I'd imagine a single 2gb 5300 would be fine...
Thanks will have a look round
Thanks will have a look round
Soldato
Guys whats the difference (if any) between the S10 and the S10e?
Slight difference in spec, youll only find the S10e in most retailers now however most will simply call it an S10 despite it being an S10e...
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Just looking at these.... where did you get it for £115? that is a great price!
that is a great price!
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Does the reduced screen height pose much of a problem?