111 We’re pretty psyched around the office – the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook finally arrived yesterday and preview/unboxing pictures are now up on NetbookTech.com (our sister site dedicated to everything netbooks). Here are my early impressions of the S10:

  • Shipping packaging stinks!
  • Bright beautiful display
  • Comfortable keyboard though the right shift key is small and the left ctrl key is awkwardly placed
  • Touchpad is a tad bit small but at least the mouse buttons are below the touchpad
  • Feels responsive even though it comes with 512MB of RAM (we’ll be upgrading this)
  • Comes with an ExpressCard slot
  • Only has two USB 2.0 ports

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Ah but the real taste test involved my coworkers in the office. Here are some excerpts:

  • “Wow that’s small!”
  • “I want one!”
  • “I’d trade up my notebook for that”
  • “Does it come in other colors?”
  • “Can I have it?”

So far so good.. the IdeaPad S10 has some flaws but it’s a good alternative to the increasingly crowded netbook market. Here’s a comparison picture of the S10 and the Acer Aspire One netbook:

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