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Small on the outside. Big on the inside. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 netbook— one of the world’s most feature-rich netbooks with Quick Start and OneKey Rescue System. The IdeaPad S10-2 netbook is just over an inch thick with the 6 cell battery and weighs a miniscule 2.65lbs but comes packed with features like VeriFace facial recognition technology, OneKey rescue system and stereo speakers with DolbyHeadphone technology. But the biggest feature of all is the QuickStart button that lets you access your music, pictures, games and the web, even before the Windows loads. So flip open this ultra-small netbook and discover a powerhouse of unique features. Best of all, it's from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad business notebook. Key Features: Quick Start - Get online, Instant Message & email, view photos, listen to music and more… all before loading into Windows; Quick Start means you can do things on your PC without waiting for the operating system to load. OneKey Rescue System - With the touch of a button, you can restore the system and recover valuable data. The OneKey Rescue System also recovers essential system files in the event of corruption, and can be used to initiate a virus scan before entering. Multi-touch touchpad - The multi-touch touchpad allows you to zoom in and out and makes it easier to scroll down lengthy web pages. Legendary Keyboard - 89% full size keyboard, among the largest on a netbook, for comfortable typing. Integrated 1.3 megapixel Camera and Veriface Facial Recognition Software - use your face to login to your PC, favorite websites and secure files. DolbyHeadphone - optimizes audio output for headphones, creating a richer, wider field sound experience.

User Reviews about Lenovo S10-2 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

I am more than satisfied with this product. It does everything it is supposed to do. There are a few things I dont like though... Office is a 60 day trial as is McAfee...and i am not getting 6 hrs out of the battery, more like 4. But, this is a good little computer. -- I Love It!!!

I have now 5 days with this notebook and I love it... the sound is just amazing, really good quality...very good choice. -- Just Perfect

From my internet gleaning of other netbooks available for purchase, this baby provides the most bang for your buck if you are price-conscious.

For those of you who are not as computer-savvy, this laptop will meet your most pressing needs: internet, email, music, picture storage and letter or essay writing.

For those of you who are more technically advanced and want some more nitty gritty information about the system specs: Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz CPU and 1 GB of ram is adequate to run Windows 7 smoothly. The only hiccups I've seen thus far in my use is when I was using two Windows Gadgets to stream live feed of television channels while I was also on YouTube. Other than that, it handles quite nicely and I rarely if ever feel that the machine is underpowered to run multiple tasks at once.

Windows 7 is a nice surprise. As with all things Windows, the OP requires you to make some adjustments on it so that it is more suited to your taste: I changed the font heading and micromanaged the Systems Manager to my liking. However, the OP is less intrusive than XP.

As for the netbook hardware itself, Lenovo has a built in button near the top of the keyboard called "QS" that you can set-up to start any Windows program: I have mine set to Firefox. I thought that was a nice idea.

But the best thing this little gem has going for it is the price. At $289.99, you won't find a cheaper netbook on the market with as much firepower. And it kind of baffles me that the Acer model netbooks, which have exactly the same system specs and operating system, are priced at $100 more. Also, it is strange to me that Lenovo would price other S-10 netbooks with the same specs at nearly $50 more just because there is a "Nature" or "Floral" artwork on the top of the netbook itself. Strange.

I wanted the "Nature" themed S-10 Lenono netbook, but, as you can probably tell, the $50 increase in price for mere aesthetic differences deterred me from that choice. -- No regrets.

The Lenovo S10-2 was bought for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. So far we have not had any problems with it. It's perfect for what she needs it for. She plays online games and surfs the net with it. She loved the cosmetic looks of it and has enjoyed having one that is different from everyone else. The battery seems to live up to it's title of 6 hours, she's on it all day and only needs to plug it once per day. We will have to upgrade from the Window's 7 Starter, that was the only down side. The camera works really well as well as how clear the speech is on the microphone. -- Lenovo S10-2