Vinod Yalburgi

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Posted on 05-01-2011

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Lenovo has reportedly announced close to two-dozen laptops, as part of the pre-release announcement covering the consumer and SOHO (small office home office) market segments. We have already witnessed the Y, Z and G-series announcement in our previous news release. Hence, we will take a sneak peek at the B, E, S, V & X-series IdeaPads along with the introduction of IdeaCentre series aka all-in-ones.

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Incorporating support for AMD's Fusion technology and Intel's 2nd generation core series aka Sandy Bridge technology, the IdeaPad S205, V-series, E-series & X-series laptops are designed for top notch performance. The B-series ships with an upgrade limitation up to Intel Core i5 processor, while the IdeaPad S100 does away with the netbook specifications for the basic user. Thus, it appears that Lenovo has made a massive statement targeting all segments of consumers, with this bulk pre-release announcement. Let's take a sneak peek at the impressive specifications for each of the individual models.

S-series

IdeaPad S100

The S100 is the successor of trendy & portable 10.1-inch S10-3 netbook. It includes the following specifications:

• 10.1-inch High-Definition display (1366x768)
• Upgradeable to Intel Atom N570 CPU
• Upgradeable to 2GB of RAM
• Upgradeable to 320GB 5,400 rpm hard drive
• Quick Start instant-on OS
• 2.0 or 0.3 MP webcam
• 3 or 6-cell battery
• Weighs 2.43 pounds with 3-cell battery

IdeaPad S205

The S205 incorporates the form-factor and AMD Fusion technology identical to the ThinkPad X120-e. Hence, it is claimed to be the Consumer alternative to the X120-e. It includes the following specifications:

• 11.6-inch 1366 x 768 screen
• Upgradeable to AMD Dual Core Fusion E-350 processor
• Upgradeable to AMD Radeon HD graphics
• Upgradeable to 8GB of RAM
• Upgradeable to 750GB of storage
• Dimension: 10.6 x 6.6 x 1.1-inches
• Weighs 2.2 pounds

Read on to know about V-series & B-series in the next page...