the Ideapad S10, Lenovo joins the netbook waltz. Chinese manufacturer offers a machine rather interesting, especially for its price: CHF 390 .- for a netbook only 10.2-inch screen.

A déjà vu

From the outside, the S10 is much like a Eee PC. Blame the metallic hinges, no doubt. It is believed even recognize the same battery. The screen of 10.2 inches diagonal backlit LED displays and 1024 x 600 pixels.

The battery is a simple 3 cells. Autonomy will not be so bad. The weight of the S10 is 1.25 kg. It measures 25 cm long by 18 cm wide. Its thickness varies between 22 and 27.5 mm. Like his classmates, the S10 will be available in four colors: black, blue, red, white. The key

detail: an ExpressCard slot

Inside, the resemblance continues with, like other netbook, Intel Atom N270 platform. Storage level: we have the choice between a hard disk format (2.5 ") up to 160 GB or SSD ... 4 GB! Here, we do not remember that flash memory was so expensive. Fortunately, Lenovo has added an Express Card port on his machine, which will increase storage capacity in a very flexible and unlimited. There is also a memory card reader 4-in-1 (SD / MS). Level connectivity, the S10 has of course Wi-Fi (g), Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB 2.0. It also has a slot Kensington and a 1.3 Megapixel.

Available in October

But the best argument of the S10 is still the price for a configuration with Windows XP, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB hard disk and Bluetooth .. That looks good to start a price war ...