The first Lenovo netbook costs $ 399

Lenovo this morning announced the 10inch IdeaPad S10 notebook running Atom 1.6GHz chipset. The 'Assassin' of the MSI Wind and Eee PC will be available in Vietnam with a 9-inch model.

The IdeaPad S10 will be available in the US with two options: size 9.8 x 7.2 x .8 / 1.08-inch and weighs 2.4 pounds (about 1.08 kg). The model has 512 MB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive for $ 399 and the model has 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive for $ 449.99. Both use Atom 1.6Hz chipset.

Initially, this netbook was running Microsoft Windows XP operating system. However, Lenovo said S10 running Linpus Linux will be available in other markets.

Through the photo gallery below, S10 can be seen with full keyboard, comfortable with the touchpad and left and right mouse buttons. The touchpad will support multi-touch gestures. It has a 10-inch screen, 1024 × 600-WSVGA resolution and LED backlit for power saving. The system's front speakers also offer a different appearance and promise to produce more standard sound because they are not buried below.

The Netbook S10 is full of wireless connections including Bluetooth, 802.11b / g WiFi and has the perfect Express Card for connecting to a mobile broadband card. It also has LAN connection and VGA output port. In addition, there is a 1.3 MP webcam, two USB ports, mic and headset, 4-in-1 card reader.

In terms of battery life, Lenovo promises to use 3-cell batteries for 3 hours of continuous use and a 6-cell battery for twice the battery life, 6 hours.

The IdeaPad S10 comes in white, black and ruby ​​red to choose from.

It is available in the US on September 28, 2008 and can be accessed via lenovo.com a little earlier. But in the Chinese market, Lenovo launched S10 from September 5 and the Far East is September 10.

The S10 9-inch screen will be available in selected markets such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mexico, India, France, Turkey, Poland and other countries. other.