IFA 2012: Lenovo Expands Budget S Series Notebook Line

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Lenovo introduced three new S series notebooks. Up to this point, the company has used the name IdeaPad S for all of its 10-inch netbooks. However, now that Lenovo has curtailed the sale of its products in the US, the S-Series has been renamed the budget line of laptops.

Lenovo IdeaPad S205, for example, is offered for $ 399 and this is the best offer if you believe the forum about laptops . The 11.6-inch model runs on an AMD E-450 processor.

As for the three new models of the S line, they include new ones with a 13.3-inch and 14-inch screen and cost from $ 499.


First, let's talk about the 13.3-inch model Lenovo IdeaPad S300 . The laptop display offers a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The model will be offered on the basis of various processors of Intel Pentium, Core i3 and Core i5 families. While the base models offer integrated Intel graphics, top configurations will offer a discrete graphics card, the AMD Radeon 7450M. Up to 4 GB of RAM, a hard disk of up to 500 GB will be installed in the laptop, plus, if there is a desire and means allow, a 32 GB solid-state drive. As connectors and additional features, the new IdeaPad S300 offers 1 USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, LAN, card reader, HDMI output, webcam, and also 802.b / g / n WiFi. Bluetooth is offered as an option. The 13.3-inch model is powered by a 4-cell battery. The dimensions of the laptop are 12.9 ″ x 9.1 ″ x 0.9 ″, weight - 1.6 kg.

Lenovo offers two 14-inch models of laptops of the S series. The first one is called the S400 and runs on an Intel processor, the second is on the S405, it runs on an AMD chip. Let's talk about both.

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Like the younger brother, the Lenovo IdeaPad S400 offers a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. But the display itself is bigger. Most of the options offered are the same as the younger model. Choose from Pentium, Core i3 or Core i5 processors, up to 4 GB of RAM, hard disk up to 500 GB and SSD up to 32 GB. This laptop has the same set of connectors as the S300. As the graphics offered intrigued chip from Intel or AMD.

Perhaps the only difference is the dimensions - 13.2 ″ x 9.4 ″ x 0.9 and weight - 1.7 kg.

Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is based on AMD, but looks the same as the model based on Intel. True, instead of dual-core AMD A4 and A6 chips, the new laptop offers a quad-core AMD A8 processor.

Junior system configuration will offer AMD integrated graphics. If desired, it can be replaced with discrete adapters Radeon HD 7660G or 7450M. It also offers up to 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive and a solid-state drive up to 24 GB. Wi-Fi is included as standard. Bluetooth is offered as an option. The laptop has one USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0, HDMI and a card reader. The dimensions of the model based on Intel - 13.2 ″ x 9.4 ″ x 0.9 ″, weight - 1.7 kg.

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