Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is The First Netbook to Utilise NVIDIA’s Ion Chipset
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is the first Netbook to utilise NVIDIA’s Ion chipset, The Ion platform is essentially a Pico-ITXe motherboard that incorporates an Intel Atom processor and a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU.
NVIDIA promises to 5 times the performance of graphics solutions at this time Intel integrated graphics processing (GMA 500). As a result, the S12 can be expected to play HD video smoothly and capable enough for some light gaming.
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Specifications:
* Display: 12.1 WXGA (1280 X 800) LED 200 nit, 250g
* Processor: Intel Atom N270
* Graphics: Intel integrated GMA 950, Nvidia ION
* Memory: Up to 1GB DDR2 533 MHz
* Hard Drive: Up to 160 GB SATA (160, 250, 320)
* Battery Life: 3 hours with 3-cell, 6 hours with 6-cell
* Weight: 1.4kg with 3 cell, 1.55kg with 6 cell
* Dimensions: 292 X 216 X 22-28.9mm
* Connectivity: 10/100m Ethernet, Broadcom 578M, Intel WiFi Link 5150 1X2 AGN, Intel WiFi Link 5100 1X2 AGN,
* Non-Intel wireless b/g, Non-Intel wireless b/g/n, Bluetooth
* Other: 3 USB, 1 Expresscard slot (Intel and VIA platforms), 4-in-1 card reader, VGA, RJA45, HDMI
* Software: XP Home SP3 (32 bit)
The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is expected to retail for $449.
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by technoflag
Filed under: Hardware
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