Comments on: Yet another Lenovo IdeaPad S10 video http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sarah http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html#comment-49064 Sarah Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:03:56 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1062#comment-49064 "Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that."<br><br>He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the "1GB" version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the "512MB" version with the (presumably) empty slot. “Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that.”

He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the “1GB” version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the “512MB” version with the (presumably) empty slot.

]]> By: Sarah http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html#comment-5784 Sarah Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:03:56 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1062#comment-5784 "Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that."<br><br>He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the "1GB" version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the "512MB" version with the (presumably) empty slot. “Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that.”

He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the “1GB” version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the “512MB” version with the (presumably) empty slot.

]]> By: Sarah http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html#comment-1221 Sarah Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:03:56 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1062#comment-1221 "Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that."<br><br>He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the "1GB" version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the "512MB" version with the (presumably) empty slot. “Hi, I'm John from Marketing! I don't really know what I'm talking about, but I kinda read the spec sheet so I'm going to quote randomly from that.”

He revealed a couple of interesting things though. It sounds as if, RAM-wise, 512MB is soldered to the motherboard with a single slot available for upgrades. Presumably this will be filled with a 512MB module in the “1GB” version which would have to be discarded by anyone intending to take their S9/10 up to the full 1.5GB. So it would make more sense for upgraders to go for the “512MB” version with the (presumably) empty slot.

]]> By: artrafael http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html#comment-1220 artrafael Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:29:20 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1062#comment-1220 Scratch that second paragraph above... Just re-read the Lenovo press release on the S10 and it only mentioned XP. Out of curiosity, I checked Lenovo's Hong Kong site and it shows both the S9 and S10 models and they come with Linux and XP respectively. Since the S9 won't be marketed in the U.S., we won't be seeing a Linux version of the IdeaPad S series here in the foreseeable future. Scratch that second paragraph above… Just re-read the Lenovo press release on the S10 and it only mentioned XP. Out of curiosity, I checked Lenovo's Hong Kong site and it shows both the S9 and S10 models and they come with Linux and XP respectively. Since the S9 won't be marketed in the U.S., we won't be seeing a Linux version of the IdeaPad S series here in the foreseeable future.

]]> By: artrafael http://liliputing.com/2008/08/yet-another-lenovo-ideapad-s10-video.html#comment-1219 artrafael Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:05:50 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1062#comment-1219 I have a feeling the Lenovo rep's comment regarding the availability of Linux may have been intended for the global marketplace rather than for the U.S. He also misstated that the two jacks on the side were for audio and *video* I/O, so I'm not taking everything he said as gospel.<br><br>On the other hand, it's still possible Lenovo may offer the Linux version in the U.S. at a later date. Their press announcement for the S10 mentioned a starting price of $399, but the cheapest model for sale on their site is $429 with XP. I'm thinking maybe they will be offering the Linux model at $399? I have a feeling the Lenovo rep's comment regarding the availability of Linux may have been intended for the global marketplace rather than for the U.S. He also misstated that the two jacks on the side were for audio and *video* I/O, so I'm not taking everything he said as gospel.

On the other hand, it's still possible Lenovo may offer the Linux version in the U.S. at a later date. Their press announcement for the S10 mentioned a starting price of $399, but the cheapest model for sale on their site is $429 with XP. I'm thinking maybe they will be offering the Linux model at $399?

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