Lenovo S10-3 unboxed

Brad from Liliputing got his Lenovo S10-3 demo unit, and promptly uploaded an unboxing video.

Some first impressions, the netbook is pretty thin, the lid is not glossy and has a textured feel to it which seem to be fingerprint resistant. The keyboard is isolation-style, which means there's space between keys. There's no distinct buttons for the trackpad, as they're built into the trackpad surface itself.

Overall, a pretty nice look netbook which I won't mind getting.



check out Laptop Magazine's review of the Lenovo S10-3

Lenovo S10-3 gets reviewed

I have always considered the Lenovo S10 netbooks to be one of the better choices in a crowded netbook market. The design of both S10 and the S10-2 were very appealing to both consumers and business users.

Laptop Magazine has published a detailed review of the new 2.6 pound Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3. The reviewer finds Lenovo has done a lot of things right with the S10-3. They managed to improve what was already a good keyboard into a better one. The speakers in particular is "positively booming" for a netbook.

On the inside, the S10-3 is kitted out with Intel's new 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor and GMA 3150 graphics. It has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and runs Windows 7 Starter Edition.

However, in the interest of saving space, the touchpad buttons for the S10-3 is integrated into the touch area, much like how Dell has done for its past few netbooks. This could need some getting used to. The reviewer was not impressed, "The cursor jumped around at times, especially when trying to select a block of text. Also, the buttons are somewhat stiff."

Read the full Lenovo S10-3 review at Laptop Magazine

Samsung NB30 unboxing

Samsung’s latest netbooks are starting to make the rounds in Europe, and Netbook News has posted an unboxing video of the Samsung NB30.

The Samsung NB30 is kind of a business version of the Samsung N150, and features the Intel Atom N450 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and a 10.1-inch anti-reflective screen.

NB30 also features a hard drive free-fall sensor which parks and protects the hard drive if the netbook is dropped. This helps to prevent data loss and damage to the drive. It is also has a water tight seal to prevent damage to the system if up to 50cc of water is spilt on the system, and removed within 10 seconds. Absolutely great for clumsy hands.

Moblin Linux in a MSI U160

Even though the folks behind the Moblin Linux interface for netbooks announced they are merging with the Maemo project to develop a new OS called MeeGo. This hasn't stopped netbook makers from installing the latest version of the Moblin netbook operating system on their latest models and showing them off.

This week the folks at Notebook Italia spotted the OS running on a MSI Wind U160 10inch netbook. Check out the video.