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Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 has already started shipping out to those who were sold from the word go, but if you’re still hungry to see how this thing performs, HotHardware has the goods. In a recent video hosted up by the site, we’re shown a hands-on overview of the unit itself, a peek at the innards, a look at multimedia performance and even an energy test. Got five minutes to spare for a netbook you’re seriously considering? Hit the read link and mash play.

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The folks at Laptop Magazine already offered up a few thoughts on Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 netbook after they got their hands on one last month but, as is their nature, they’ve now followed things up with a full review now that the unit is actually landing into the hands of customers. As you might expect, while they did find the netbook to be one of the most stylish options currently avaialble, they also found quite a few trade-offs, including a slightly less spacious keyboard than is normally found on a 10-inch netbook, and an unfortunately weak three-cell battery. Somewhat notably, they also found that while the S10 was a “bit warmer” than other netbooks, it wasn’t the worst they’ve seen, with the highest measured temperature being 101° fahrenheit, which is a bit less toasty than some earlier reports. Be sure to hit up the read link below for the full rundown, including some benchmarks and, of course, plenty of pictures.

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Source: Donald Melanson

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We’ve seen Lenovo beefing up its consumer offerings of late, but this is really taking it up a notch. The company just announced its very first netbook, the recently spotted 10.2-inch, Atom-powered little wonder. Sadly, there’s little of note in the design — it seems to have more in common with the MSI Wind and the Eee PC than its Lenovo siblings — but the $399 starting price is certainly pleasing. That model brings 512MB of RAM and a 80GB hard drive, while a $450 version will be available with 1GB of RAM and 160GB of storage, with both being powered by 1.6GHz Atom chipsets. Windows XP will be preloaded initially, but Linpus versions will be available eventually. The display is 1024 x 600 and LED backlit, and the touchpad does multi-touch. Lenovo didn’t skimp on the trimmings either, with WiFi, Bluetooth, ExpressCard, 4-in-1 card reader and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. The S10 hits China on September 5th, and will land in the States in early October. A 9-inch version is also in the works for other countries.

[Via Laptop Mag]

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Pentax has a couple of new digital cameras today, check it: the Z10 features an 8 megapixel CCD (up to ISO 2100), 7x zoom, and 52MB of internal memory. The S10 has a 10 megapixel CCD with up to 3x zoom, 22MB internal memory, and can shoot DivX MPEG-4 videos. Both share digital anti-shake, 2.5-inch LCDs, facial recognition, SDHC compatibility, $250 price tags, and September release dates.

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Source: Ryan Block

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