Lenovo and Nvidia bring gaming horsepower to small laptops

May 26, 11:05 PMPC Game ExaminerBryan Edge-Salois

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Lennovo IdeaPad S12 with a 12" screen weighs in
at only 3 pounds

Lenovo will be using Nvidia's ION GPU in the Ideapad S12 -- a small sub-notebook -- and bring (moderate) PC-gaming horsepower, HD media capabilities, and power-sipping, long battery life in a fully featured laptop weighing in at about three pounds.

Although the specific CPU for the S12 isn't described in Nvidia's press release, Lenovo's S-series features the Intel Atom processor -- which means the S12 will -- much like the Aspire Revo -- probably be suitable for some gaming and handle HD media well. Prices for the S12 will start at $500.

Full specs on the S12 are as follows:

IdeaPad S12 Netbook

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)
 

Read Nvidia's complete press release

Read Lenovo's complete press release

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