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I have Finally Given in to a Netbook, Lenovo IdeaPad S10

I have written about the reasons why sales of netbooks is going to reach 41 million in 2012. In my last statement:

11. I am from the middle class, a practical person, wants to be mobile while achieving productivity. In other words, I am like everyone else and I love netbooks. So is the story of the 41 million projected netbooks sale.

Given my belief and excitement of buying a small, cheap but productive device; I decided I could no longer wait in the sidelines and thus, just 48 hours ago I bought my first netbook—Lenovo IdeaPad S10.

I went to one of our local shopping centers here in the Philippines—Greenhills Viramall where I got a very good deal buying myself a Lenovo S10 netbook with an upgraded memory of 2GB for only P26,000 ($540.54 USD @ 48.10 exchange rate) Philippine pesos. Before I bought, I went to around 20-30 vendors and most of the shops sold theirs for P27, 595 ($573.70 USD) with only 1GB of RAM memory. To ugprade to 2GB, the final total cost of Lenovo S10 would be P29,495 ($613.20 USD). I am happy getting mine cheaper by P3,494.95 ($72.66 USD) less which I am going to use to buy myself a new computer bag fitted for the 10.1” inch netbook, and probably a cooling pad and mouse.

Below are the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 pictures:

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Pose

Here I am posing with my newly bought Lenovo IdeaPad S10. Yah I know, I look tired already. It’s Christmas season and for the last two days, I went shopping and food tripping with my girl friend and her family. But that didn’t stop me to scratch the itch off and buy my first netbook.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Store Config 1

Shopping at Greenhills for Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Store Config 2

Shopping at Greenhills for Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Store Shopping

Here I am Shopping at Greenhills for the Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Pouch

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 pouch. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 had two pouch designs available. The image above is the bigger pouch for the S10 but I prefer the smaller sleeve which is a perfect fit for the S10; unfortunately, they only had a pink colored S10 sleeve.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Box

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 side cartons. One side contains the sticker for barcode asset inventory, while the other side has the Intel Atom inside logo.

LenovoIdeaPadS10OutsideBox

The outside carton of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Box Inside

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 inside box.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 With Plastic

A first look at the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 out of the box, with plastic cover and scotch tape.

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Open

A look at the Lenovo IdeaPad S10, again with plastic and scotch tape.

I haven’t explored the laptop yet as I went for a picnic at Tagaytay the morning I bought S10. Nonetheless, It is pre-installed with Windows XP Service Pack 3 Home Edition. I know I have no use for the Home edition and I am looking to upgrade it to Professional edition. I am also contemplating on installing Windows Vista or even Windows 7 on it. As I use my first netbook, I’ll continue posting on the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 here.

Monday, November 17, 2008


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19 Comments »

  1. jerry said,

    November 17, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

    Review by jerry, November 17, 2008

    i just ordered the red s10 from lenovo and want to know how to upgrade xp home to xp pro. I have xp pro with sp3 on a usb drive so would think i could click setup and it would do upgrade? hope i do not havve to do clean install.
    may have to use an external dvd drive?

    let me know when you do it please. I also plan to put in a 2GB RAM chip

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    November 18, 2008 @ 12:52 am

    [...] On the business side, Microsoft is not yet sure whether USB 3.0 would be supported by Windows Vista or just start the support in Windows 7. If Microsoft decides to support USB 3.0 in Windows 7 onwards, then the sales of Windows Vista would most likely continue to decline. My quick personal reaction when learning this is to wait for Windows 7 computers, instead of buying another laptop. Though, I have just bought another one recently, Lenovo S10. [...]

  3. Milo said,

    November 18, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

    Review by Milo, November 18, 2008

    Hello Jerry,

    I am glad you dropped by. I am also figuring it out myself on how to upgrade the operating system to Windows XP Professional. There is a way to do it using a thumb drive but I haven’t tested or done it yet. I think this is the first instance that I do not have CD/DVD rom in my computer.

    I’d post more on this as I need to upgrade or change the
    OS. One thing is certain, I am not going to format or delete the current operating system—Windows XP Home edition.

  4. What to do with My Lenovo IdeaPad S10? | Windows Vista Updates and News said,

    November 19, 2008 @ 9:06 pm

    [...] magazines, stores and websites waiting for a netbook that fit my requirements and at last came Lenovo S10. My post on my new Lenovo S10 is — I have Finally Given in to a Netbook, Lenovo IdeaPad [...]

  5. Drei said,

    December 6, 2008 @ 4:54 pm

    Review by Drei, December 6, 2008

    Hi jerry, where did you buy your red lenovo? Does it have the same specs as the one available in the philippines, (Processors:
    Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset, Operating system: Genuine Windows® XP Home, Memory: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, Hard drive: 160GB SATA HDD (5400rpm), Graphics: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Display type: 10.2” WSVGA, Communication adapter: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Lenovo b/g wireless, Bluetooth, Battery 3-cell Li-ion Battery, Warranty 1-year Regional (ASEAN) + China )

    Also Milo, Your 2gb lenovo s10, does it come with a one-year warranty? What other perks did it offer? If so, whaty are the colors available and where did you buy it?

    Thanks!

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    December 11, 2008 @ 3:24 am

    [...] the next few days or so, I would share my setup for my Lenovo S10 and my pursuit of [...]

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  8. OR said,

    December 26, 2008 @ 2:56 am

    Review by OR, December 26, 2008

    hi there. I also bought lenovo ideapad s10. unfortunately, the promised free netbook sleeve (based on lenovo’s promo ad) haven’t mailed to me yet. just want to know where did you find such sleek sleeve and how much it costs.

    another thing, i’m having difficulty in pairing my Sony Ericsson k810i phone with the lenovo’s bluetooth. are you having the same problem with your unit?

    thanks!

  9. cs said,

    January 10, 2009 @ 9:11 pm

    Review by cs, January 10, 2009

    help!
    had my s10 from china so i definitely need to change its sino love to english. it came with a recovery cd and all.. but its got no -rom drives, so….

    got another laptop that’s got a -rom drive, though.. any idea how to reboot this..?

    btw, s10 is so very gay! im so in love it! ive got a white one..

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    January 26, 2009 @ 6:17 pm

    [...] Windows Vista or Windows 7 should run smoothly on this Mini 2140; but I would still stick with my Lenovo S10. [...]

  11. Lenovo Beefs Up Their Ranks : www.awesomeblogs.info said,

    January 29, 2009 @ 9:59 pm

    [...] to Lenovo’s technology distinction who already pronounceable discover instant-on technologies to IdeaPad S10 netbook. Aside from this, they hit also launched ThinkPad W700DS laptop workstations with digit [...]

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    [...] even when just displaying a text file) I am running Windows Vista Ultimate on a Netbook, Lenovo S10 and works [...]

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    [...] forget to read my post on—I have Finally Given in to a Netbook, Lenovo IdeaPad S10. I would update you on my journey with my Lenovo [...]

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    [...] forget to read my post on—I have Finally Given in to a Netbook, Lenovo IdeaPad S10. I would update you on my journey with my Lenovo [...]

  16. Lenovo IdeaPad S Series | Microsoft SharePoint & Windows (Vista, Azure, 7) Cloud & Social Computing Space said,

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    [...] is beginning to love netbooks specifically Lenovo IdeaPad S10. It is pre-installed with Windows XP home edition but can be used to run Windows Vista or even [...]

  17. Windows Vista amp; Windows 7 Dual Boot : www.awesomeblogs.info said,

    March 17, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

    [...] meet installed Windows 7 on my Lenovo S10 netbook which already hit Windows Vista installed on [...]

  18. Harold said,

    April 2, 2009 @ 2:45 am

    Review by Harold, April 2, 2009

    bro, yung pink color na sleeve ng S10 pwede baligtarin, magiging light gray yun, ganun din sa akin, akala ko pink lang siya, back to back pala pwede.

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