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The Lenovo IdeaPad 100s is a Windows notebook with an 11.6 inch display, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and an Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail processor. It’s not exactly a powerhouse, but it should provide decent enough performance for basic tasks… and it’s one of the cheapest Windows notebooks available.
The IdeaPad 100s has a list price of $200, although Best Buy often sells it for about $150. Right now the retailer is offering the laptop for just $130. That price also gets you a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Laptops
- Lenovo IdeaPad 100s 11.6″ Windows notebook for $130 – Best Buy
- Asus Zenbook UX305FA 13″ ultrabook w/Core M for $530 – Adorama (via eBay)
- Refurb Toshiba Chromebook 2 w/FHD display, 4GB RAM for $190 – Woot
- Asus Chromebook C300 13″ notebook w/4GB RAM for $175 – Groupon
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Tablets, convertibles, smartphones
- DigiLand 8″ Windows tablet w/32GB for $70 – Best Buy
- Apple iPad mini 3 for $100 off – Best Buy
- Toshiba Satellite Click 10 w-in-1 Windows tablet for $299 – Microsoft Store
- Asus Zenfone 2 Laser smartphone w/3GB RAM for $199 – Amazon
Accessories and other hardware
- Samsung Galaxy Gear Live Android Wear smartwatch for $80 – MobilePros1 (via eBay)
- Blue USB microphones for 35% off – Amazon
- SanDisk 200GB microSD card for $100 – Amazon
- PNY 128GB microSD card for $37 – Newegg (coupon:Â EMCKKNS34)
- PNY 64GB USB 2.0 flash drive 2-pack for $24 – TigerDirect
- Refurb Apple TV 3rd gen for $40 – NeweggFlash
Digital media
- Free songs, videos, apps, and eBooks – Amazon (via Verizon)
- Name your price for $250+ worth of PC games – Humble Bundle
- Name your price for up to 18 graphic novels – StoryBundle
- 1-year subscription to Marvel Unlimited for $55 – Marvel (new members only, coupon: TREAT)
You can find more bargains in our daily deals section.
So I assume a USB port? 3.0?
“Lenovo IdeaPad 100s”
Watch out for this machine! Like the similar Lenovo IdeaPad S20-30 (which I am stuck with), Lenovo is cramming the (arguably) newer 100S down people’s throats with ONLY 64-bit Windows drivers available and NO Linux drivers at all. Plus it only has a measly 2GB of SDRAM, which you CANNOT upgrade! Needless to say, unless you are doing almost nothing with a hobbled Windows machine like this, it will be a slooow experience. If you think: OK, I’ll pay the Micro$oft Windows Tax anyway, then put 32-bit Linux/Unix on the machine, think again. I am seeing reports that this machine (like the S20-30) has the closed (and currently known-bad in Linux) Realtek RTL8723BE wireless chip-set on it. Just getting WiFi to work (barely) reqires at least a modprobe kernel option that turns off wireless DC power management, and getting bluetooth to work is ten times harder (I’m still wrestling with it). Of-course, specific models may vary by region. So who knows… Just be sure you live somewhere that let’s you return crappy stuff you are not happy with. BTW – Happy Turkey Day 🙂 Assuming you aren’t a Turkey of-course.
hehe imma put a dollar sign in microsoft’s name because its a funny meme 0/10
My Bay Trail 2GB Windows T100 ran fine – maybe not a powerhouse like my Clevo, but more than enough for tasks from web browsing to programming. Bay Trail is now last generation, but this is going for only $130.
No you can’t upgrade the RAM, like loads of other ultra portables and tablets (including ones that cost much more). If you’re the 1% running Linux, buy something else. This obviously isn’t intended for you, and coming with windows isn’t a “tax”. Why on earth did you buy such a machine if you want to run Linux, without researching this first?