Well this is a blast from the past. I had almost forgotten that Lenovo launched a netbook with an 8.9 inch display a few years ago. It’s not the fastest or most powerful mini-laptop around, and to be honest, it’s the same size as a 10 inch netbook — it just has a larger bezel around the display. But you…

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Lenovo released a BIOS update (version 90) for Ideapad S9 and S10 netbooks earlier this month. But here’s a word of caution: Don’t upgrade to the latest BIOS unless you’re willing to risk leaving your computer in an unbootable state. Because that’s exactly what happened to a number of users in the Lenovo Forums. While some people were able to…

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While I was under the impression that Lenovo planned to sell the IdeaPad S9 netbook exclusively in countries that were not the United States, it looks like at least two US retailers are now selling the netbook. Geeks.com and Buy.com both have product pages for the Lenovo IdeaPad S9. The S9 is the Lenovo IdeaPad S10′s cheaper cousin. Like the…

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The Lenovo IdeaPad S9 is pretty much the same computer as the Lenovo IdePad S10. Except it has an 8.9 inch display instead of a 10 inch display, and it’s a bit cheaper. Lenovo has said it has no plans to sell the S9 in the US, but you can already pick up a Lenovo IdeaPad S9e from Germany’s T-Mobile…

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Part of what makes a netbook exciting is the fact that it runs a full fledged operating system like Linux or Windows XP. Unlike clamshell PDAs and “handheld PCs” of the past that ran EPOC, or Windows CE, you can run virtually every modern application on a computer like the Acer Aspire One.  But what if you don’t need to run…

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Lenovo may be having problems getting the IdePad S10 out the door in the US, but that hasn’t stopped the company from announcing launching the lower priced IdeaPad S9 laptop in Taiwan. The S9 has the same chassis as the S10, but it comes with a smaller, 9 inch screen instead of the 10 inch screen that you get on…

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Can’t wait for hackers to get their hands on the upcoming Lenovo S10 (and S9) and start posting pictures of the tiny computer’s innards? No problem. Lenovo and the FCC have you covered. Engadget uncovered a ton of S9/S10 related documents on the FCC website, including more than 50 pictures of the computer and it’s internal components. You can check…

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Lenovo is preparing to launch the IdeaPad S9 Lite next month. And if you happen to live in Hong Kong and a member of the Lenovo Club, it looks like you can pick up 3 for the price of two. A single computer will cost you HKD 2,899 or about $371 US. But if you pick up three, the price…

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The folks at Notebooks.com got some alone time with the 9 inch version of the new Lenovo netbook. While Xavier accidentally refers to the computer as the IdeaPad S10, I believe this version will actually be known as the IdeaPad S9. That’s assuming that the S10 and S9 monikers have anything at all to do with screen size, which they…

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