Lenovo IdeaPad S12

IdeaPad S12
Developer	Lenovo (2009–present)
Type	Netbook
Release date	2009
Media	160, 250 or 320 GB 2.5" 5,400 rpm SATA HDD at 1.5 Gb/s
Operating system	Windows XP with Lenovo Quick Start ; or; Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
CPU	1.6 GHz Intel Atom; 1.6 GHz Via Nano
Memory	2 GB of PC2-5300 667 (supports up to 3GB)
Display	12.1" 1280×800 WXGA LED-backlit TFT LCD
Input	Keyboard; Touchpad; Microphone; 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
Connectivity	10/100 Mbit Ethernet; 802.11b/g wireless LAN; 3 USB 2.0 ports; 4-in-1 Flash Memory card reader; Bluetooth (Windows 7 versions only); Expresscard
Power	6-cell (5 hours)
Dimensions	11.50" × 9.10" × 0.90" — 1.40"
Weight	3.42 pounds (1.6 kg)

The IdeaPad S12 is a line of consumer-oriented netbook computers designed by Lenovo. It is a model in the IdeaPad series and their first netbook to have a 12" screen. The computers were put on the market in 2009 and currently come in black and white.^[3]

Description

It contains either an Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor or a Via Nano 1.3 GHz processor. They support 802.11 b/g wireless networking and come with three USB ports, an ExpressCard/34 expansion slot, a 4-in-1 media reader, VGA and HDMI outputs and an ethernet port.^[4]^[5]^[6] The S12 is one of the first netbooks to support nVidia's ION platform for mobile HD video playback.^[7]

Past revision

The IdeaPad S12 has a base price of (USD) $449 for the Intel Atom N270 model and (USD) $429 for the Via Nano ULV 2250.^[8] It features a 12.1" 1280×800 WXGA display with a 160GB hard disk drive, which can be upgraded by removing the keyboard and 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, which is easily upgraded via a user access panel on the bottom of the netbook.

Last lineup

The S12 was revised on 22 October 2009^[9] and was priced between (USD) $399 and $649. It comes with either Windows XP Home Edition or Windows 7 Home Premium, a 160–320 GB hard drive, and 1–3 GB of RAM.^[1]^[2]^[4]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "S12 Multimedia mini". Lenovo. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lenovo IdeaPad S12(29595DU) Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) 12.1" WXGA 2GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook – Retail". newegg.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, Charles P. (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12". notebookreview.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Lenovo Official US Site | Laptops, PCS, Tablets & Data Center | Lenovo US".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Lenovo's IdeaPad S12: First netbook with NVIDIA's Ion chipset".
^ Stein, Scott; Goldman, Joshua (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Laptop Computer". Cnet. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ Savov, Vladislav (19 October 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 gets ION powerup on October 22 in Japan". Engadget. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ Murph, Darren. "Lenovo's IdeaPad S12 finally on sale with Windows 7, NVIDIA Ion". Retrieved 17 December 2009.

External links

Official website

[models-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "S12 Multimedia mini". Lenovo. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[newegg-2] "Lenovo IdeaPad S12(29595DU) Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) 12.1" WXGA 2GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook – Retail". newegg.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[notebookreview-3] Jeffries, Charles P. (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12". notebookreview.com. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[shop.lenovo.com-4] "Lenovo Official US Site | Laptops, PCS, Tablets & Data Center | Lenovo US".

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Lenovo's IdeaPad S12: First netbook with NVIDIA's Ion chipset".

[cnet-8] Stein, Scott; Goldman, Joshua (24 July 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Laptop Computer". Cnet. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[engadgetnews-9] Savov, Vladislav (19 October 2009). "Lenovo IdeaPad S12 gets ION powerup on October 22 in Japan". Engadget. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

[10] Murph, Darren. "Lenovo's IdeaPad S12 finally on sale with Windows 7, NVIDIA Ion". Retrieved 17 December 2009.

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