Impact Market With Via Platform, Lenovo S12 Netbook Review

Impact Market With Via Platform, Lenovo S12 Netbook Review

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Lenovo devaluation Ion netbook. But the S12 platform is not ion in the domestic sale, this time we get a VIA platform products. Lenovo's first 12-inch design in the mold with the previous netbooks, full-size keyboard is also greatly improved the user comfort. VIA processors make use of the Internet market, the processor is more diversified.

Advantages:
1, full-size keyboard
2, the standard resolution
3, performance

Disadvantages:
1, the temperature control is not good

Lenovo S12 pure white design, A surface using the HP Imprint process, the overall pattern of concentric circles texture look more stylish. There is also a black version of the S12, cool visual style. S12 uses a 12.1-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x800. The screen resolution will not make the standard vertical stretch too short. Top of the screen also set up a 1.3 million pixel camera, video available to the needs of users.

Lenovo S12 keyboard top of a row of multimedia keys set up, user-friendly. Especially want to say is, in the far right of the QS button, click the shutdown case it can enter the Lenovo Quick Start system for web browsing, communication links and other operations.

Lenovo S12-port design similar to other netbooks, port number and variety to meet the general needs of users.

Lenovo S12 right side of the design of the network port, VGA port, one USB 2.0 port, audio input and output ports, Express Card slot.

The left side of the product design of the power port, two USB 2.0 ports, card reader slot.

90% of the currently available netbooks using the Intel Atom processor, the recent use of other netbooks are also emerging, gradually breaking the dominance of a situation before. Lenovo S12 features the VIA Nano U2250 processor, clocked at 1.3GHz, FSB 800MHz, 1MB secondary cache, 65nm process. Compared with the Intel Atom N270, N270 of the higher frequency (1.6GHz), but the Nano U2250 and secondary cache FSB a notch higher than the N270. This makes this product will improve the performance a lot.

In addition to the platform, the Lenovo S12 no different from other hardware configurations. 1GB memory, 160GB SATA 5400 switch disks, are the mainstream of current Internet configuration.

For Internet users, the product life time is a very important aspect. This time we introduce a life test, the test software used BatteryMark, in versions for Windows XP sp3. Test began to close all unnecessary software and procedures to remove the function will affect the life time.



Lenovo S12 is equipped with 11.1V 2.8 watt-hour lithium Lenovo IdeaPad S12 battery, Lenovo S12 battery with a level consistent with most of the Internet. Using BatteryMark test process, this product is only able to use more than an hour. This use of the larger screen, processor power consumption has a lot higher. If you look forward to for a long time from the power supply operation, then buy a larger capacity S12 battery is a must.

Lenovo S12 in the temperature control is not very good. Product of C on the right side apparent heat accumulation conditions. Palm rest area at higher temperatures. The maximum temperature reaches 44 degrees. Hard parts of the back of the product corresponding to heat accumulation state of apparent temperature of 43 degrees up and down. Outlet temperature of 43 degrees, out of the air temperature near 45 degrees, the cooling performance is poor. Summer, try not to use outdoors in direct sunlight.

Lenovo S12's keyboard feels good, sufficient to support the bottom of the keyboard, buttons flexible. Full-size keyboard allows users to more easily work for text input. Touch pad to move, positioning is good.

Gradually to 12 inches of the Internet development, we can infer that future of the Internet and the difference between an ordinary notebook will become increasingly smaller. Lenovo S12 brilliant fashion design, additional special Quick Start application design, can be more convenient for web browsing and other operations. S12 certification by Dolby Headphone technology, using either an ordinary headphones can achieve 5.1-channel surround sound. Full-size keyboard enhances user comfort typing. The only drawback is slightly worse temperature control, long-term use may reduce the user's comfort.
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