Lenovo S10-3t 0651-37U 10.1-Inch Multitouch Netbook (Black) | 
| Brand: Lenovo
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $488.65
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Seller: The Gadget Bin
Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 128
Color: Black
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Starter
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.66
CPU Type: Intel Atom
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1
Memory Type: SODIMM
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Hard Drive Size: 250
Free Memory Slots: 1
USB Ports: 2
Display Size: 10
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 11 x 0.6
MPN: 065137U
Model: 0651-37U
UPC: 884942893889
EAN: 0884942893889
ASIN: B0032ALW5C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1.66GHz Intel Atom Processor, has an 8 cell battery on the system | | • | 1GB 204 Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory | | • | 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); 802.11 b/g/n | | • | 10.1" 1024x600 LED Multi-Touch Display (16:9); Intel GMA 3150 Graphics | | • | Windows 7 Starter |
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Product Description
S10-3t 10" 250GB HDD - Black
Amazon.com Product Description
Touch the Future with Breakthrough Technology You Can Carry with You.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t is a multitouch convertible tablet that functions equally well as a netbook or a tablet, with its 180 degree swivel screen and ultra-slim design under an inch thick. With the Lenovo NaturalTouch Panel, the S10-3t responds to the lightest of touches, making it fun and easy to use the range of NaturalTouch multimedia touch-optimized applications. The S10-3t also features DirectShare, so you can quickly synchronize your fles with another notebook without connecting to the web. When you do need the internet, Quick Start 2.0 will get you online in seconds with its 'instant on' function that lets you access the web, multimedia fles and other applications without booting to the desktop operating system. However you use the S10-3t, you'll fnd it easier, more interactive and more adaptable than any netbook you've ever seen. Best of all, it's from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad business notebook.
 Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t Netbook Key Features BREAKTHROUGH PORTABILITY - Touch tablet with 180 degree screen rotation
- Ultra-slim design - just .8 inch thin, and only 3.31lbs
- Long battery life
- Integrated high-speed Wi-Fi
BREAKTHROUGH ENTERTAINMENT - Intel Atom N450 processor technology
- Genuine Windows 7 Starter 10.1 inch LED backlight display, 16:9 widescreen
- Lenovo NaturalTouch Panel - responsive fingertip touch screen technology
- Stereo speakers with Dolby Headphone surround sound
- More storage for multimedia files: 250GB HDD storage
- Integrated 1.3M web camera
- Integrated Card Reader & USB2.0 connectors for external media devices
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY - Active Protection System protects hard disk drive from shocks
- DirectShare - easily synchronize your files with another notebook without connecting to the internet
- Lenovo NaturalTouch - a range of touch-optimized multimedia applications
- Get online in seconds with Quick Start 2.0 'instant on' function
- OneKey Rescue System for quick and easy data recovery with antivirus protection
- VeriFace facial recognition technology - a fun way to log in to your PC
- VeriTouch touch-based log in system
DirectShare  | Easily synchronize your files with another notebook without connecting to the internet. Simple software interface to manage file synchronization by category or individual files. Synchronize photos, music, videos, Internet Explorer bookmarks and emails. |
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OneKey Rescue System  | OneKey Rescue System for quick & easy data recovery with anti virus protection. With the touch of a button, users can restore the system and recover valuable data. The OneKey Rescue System interface allows the user to quickly diagnose where a system corruption occurs, ensuring that recovery is fast and effective. OneKey Rescue System consists of 3 modules which can be accessed before booting into the OS, or in the case of OneKey Recovery can also be accessed in Windows (with limited functionality): OneKey AntiVirus
Supports Norton Anti-virus, runs virus checking before entering operating system. OneKey Recovery
Backup and recover system and user data. System Repair
Automatically repair damage to critical system files. |
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QuickStart 2.0  | Get online in seconds with Quick Start 2.0 'instant on' function. Quick Start 2.0 allows you to access a range of applications, multimedia files and web browsing without booting to the desktop operating system. |
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Active Protection System  | The Active Protection System (APS) protects your hard drive from knocks, falls and sudden shocks, ensuring greater reliability for your movies, music, photos & other documents. |
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VeriFace and VeriTouch  | VeriFace face recognition - a fun way to log in your PC.
Your face is your password and software supports multiple users. - Login log review - Check who has tried to log into your computer.
- File encryption/decryption - Encrypt and decrypt sensitive files, using your face as the password.
- Live detection - Stops unauthorized users from using a photo of the owner to log in. Checks head movement and other characteristics to determine if a real person or a photo. Users can enable/ disable the live detection or set the sensitivity level according to their preference.
- Leave a video message - Unauthorized users can leave a video message for the computer owner to view when they return.
VeriTouch touch-based login system - Touch a sequence of image sections to login.
- Draw the appropriate shape to logout, shutdown or lock the computer.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 55
 Read this first! March 7, 2010
S.R.H (New York, NY)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
All of the negative reviews you will find about this netbook (fine, netvertible) are from senseless users that are expecting this mini-powerhouse to be a full laptop replacement. If you are an educated consumer (and even if you are not) you will find that this machine lives up to all of the hype if you take a day to really enjoy it.
As soon as I booted up the machine, it was incredibly responsive. The default Lenovo configuration is pretty good, even though there is some start-up junk that slows down your initial boot. Me, being the user I am, immediately installed Windows 7 Professional to maximize my tablet experience.
The Goods:
The incredible screen responsivness! -It is even better than my iPhone!
The incredible battery life! (6-8 hours)
Very sturdy build. This machine is light, but feels awesome in your hands.
The processor, hard drive, and the memory is enough for limitless tablet fun!
It FLIES. With both Win7 Starter and Pro, this machine is very quick and will not leave you waiting like some others.
The Bad:
The battery is a tad large for my taste, BUT makes for a really nice grip while in tablet mode.
No bluetooth.
The "Eh"
People seem to be complaining about the keyboard quality. What they need to realize is that this is a netvertible tablet, not a desktop or full laptop. Yes, the keyboard feels a little looser than other netbooks, but be serious, you are not going to be purchasing this machine for its keyboard quality. Even so, I am composing this entire review on that "terrible" keyboard, and it is very comfortable.
The touchpad with the integrated buttons is a little funky, but OH WAIT, I can touch the screen!!!!
Overall, I would have to say that this is one of the best netbooks I have ever had the chance to use. Lenovo has really done it again, and I am very very happy with my purchase. Whether you are looking for something to travel with that you can have a little fun with, or if you are just looking to get over the boring, touchless, machine you use on a regular basis; this is the way to go.
This is the future of notebooks and netbooks. You will NOT be disappointed.
Love it, Love it, LOVE IT! Let me count the ways... March 9, 2010
Mehlani (San Francisco, CA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is my 8th netbook...Yes, I get bored and disappointed very easily. I'm sure many of you have also noticed that many of the netbooks are starting to all look IDENTICAL.. and they probably are. Same features, same design, same hardware. If you like to show off, you could spend a thousand dollars to get something truly unique. Or you can get one of these for about $500 and blow all of the other netbooks out of the water.
The pros: A lot of bang for your buck. Compared to other netbooks in this price range, you are getting a better looking and feature packed netbook. It's a tablet pc! How cool is that? Last tiny tablet I saw was a crappy Fujitsu that was too small for real use and too expensive for the average college kid like me.
You may not think you need a touch screen, but once you have it you won't be able to stop using it. Also great for people who have carpal tunnel and struggle with the not so ergonomic friendly trackpads. The screen is beautifully bright, shiny, and vibrant.
It has an -8 cell battery- that lasts about 6+ hours depending on your performance settings.
It's got -full size- keys even for the chubbiest fingers!
The touch screen is very responsive and as another user put it.. resembles that of an iPhone. There is even a program in there that makes the desktop simulate iPhone like scrolling (and the scrolling is impressively smooth). I even used the touch screen to photoshop some pictures and it was extremely accurate and easy to do with just my fingers. I also found that the touch screen DOES NOT fingerprint very easily. (The outer case DOES though).
Facial recognition works like a charm. I never have to type my password in to unlock the netbook.
Convenient buttons located on the side of the lcd that instantly control orientation, mute, and "Natural Touch" the program that simulates the iphone scrolling.
College students will also appreciate that the screen actually DIMS to the point where you can barely see the screen. A much needed feature for people like us that have to sit through slideshows and don't want to light the entire room with our pc's...also great for someone who needs some privacy.
And last it's about the size of a small textbook which is great for travel.
The cons: As with the other netbooks..forget about the speakers. They aren't very loud and pretty much sound like a tin can. The screen rotation can be a little tough...I sometimes feel like I have to force the screen to turn (could be a good or bad thing I don't know). 2 USB ports which is one less than many netbooks. Slightly heavier than the other 10.1" netbooks out there...this is because of the big battery pack and it is -slightly- thicker than the average 10.1" netbook due to a thicker screen. The webcam is on the right side of the lcd which means you have to physically move your body to be in line with the camera. No bluetooth :( ..Unlike other Lenovos, this one does not have the keyboard lighting feature. and my biggest gripe is the Windows 7 starter OS. Can it get any more basic than that? I can't even personalize the desktop wallpaper!
Overall I would say this is an ideal netbook for someone who is willing to pay a little more for features that aren't necessarily imperative to have...just for the coolness factor. Other than the touch screen this Lenovo does carry much of the same features that most netbooks already have today. It's perfect for the gadget lover!
LENOVO IDEAPAD S10-3T (COSMIC NIGHT)
INTEL ATOM
DOLBY SURROUND SOUND
CPU: 1.66GHZ
RAM: 1024MB
HDD: 250GB
LAN: 10/100M
DISPLAY: 10.1" HD
BATTERY: 8 CELL
OS: WIN7 STARTER
Good system if you upgrade it March 17, 2010
Jesse Andersen
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this system for $500 and got the 1.66Ghz version with Windows Starter and 1GB RAM. The system is not that good with those specs. You have to upgrade certain elements and then this system reaches it's potential.
When you start it for the first time the system is quite slow because of lot's of processes running by default, not enough RAM, and you can't use the touch features because it has Windows 7 Starter Edition, also Lenovo Energy Management slows down the CPU on purpose to have longer battery life but it does make programs lag.
Follow some of these tips and improve the performance of your S10-3T:
Tip No. 1 - Upgrade RAM to 2GB
Tip No. 2 - Install a fresh copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, Pro or Ultimate
Tip No. 3 - Install only the drivers that you need and optimize Windows 7 visuals
Tip No. 4 - Tweak Lenovo Energy Management for faster CPU performance
Tip No. 5 - Use the right browser (Firefox + Grab and Drag plugin)
I have other tips in the works which you can view at:
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Once the system is optimized you can do a lot of crazy things which can be quite impressive. You can view some of my videos about the Lenovo S10-3T at:
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Best Tablet option for the forseeable future February 26, 2010
Jonathan Cleary
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the best option you have if you want a tablet. Everything works great, and it has so many more features than the iPad will. It is faster and with a built-in keyboard, it makes an awesome little netbook.
Basically, no one else will be releasing anything quite like this. If you're on the fence because of that, just go ahead and take the plunge. A "netvertable" has taken the backseat to pure tablets. Which is too bad, because the hybrid concept is much more practical. I can take notes on this thing, or even write a quick review for Amazon.
With the right codecs, you can push out 720p/1080p on this thing. I have successfully pulled that off with CoreAVC. It is no substitute for Tegra/ION, but in this form factor, no one will be releasing an ION based device this year anyways.
Great device, highly recommended. Just be smart with it, upgrade the RAM and get Home Premium. Then you'll be golden. Enjoy!
It's All I Need in a Computer! April 17, 2010
BillK (Phoenix)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My Bottom Line: For the way I use a computer, this one isn't perfect, but it's pretty close. It takes some upgrading and tweaking to get it working just right and if you aren't willing to spend some time doing this you are likely to be disappointed. If you are willing to make the investment, this computer is a gem!
The details (long):
Here is what I use my computer for: I spend a fair amount of time on-line. I do quite a lot of text entry, both on-line and on a word processor. I do all my personal finances, using Quicken. And I interact with several USB devices. I do not do games or compute-intensive work.
Here is how I use my computer: I use it as a portable, around the house. I move from location to location, room to room, out on the patio, whatever. I never use a mouse, because that impedes my desire for portability. We do quite a bit over-the-road traveling, and I take my computer on the road. Portability is very important to me.
My current computer is an entry level Sony laptop. Six pounds. 15.4" screen. Two hour battery charge. Decent keyboard, decent touchpad, nice screen, adequate performance. It gets the job done, but is far from ideal. Recently, in a hotel room, I got the power cord tangled on a piece of furniture and dropped the device onto a carpeted floor. Fortunately, and surprisingly, the computer survived, intact. But this was the last straw.
What I would like in a computer is something that is very small and lightweight that will handle all the general computer work I do (I want ONE computer), and will have a battery that lasts long enough so that all I have to do is plug it in over night. Also, I have always wanted to able to drive down the road and be able to connect to the internet as we are traveling.
The iPad caught my attention. This would be a perfect device for a person like me, if it can do my job. Unfortunately, after studying the device, I found a number of shortcomings that I can't live with, such as the lack of a physical keyboard, no USB ports, no Flash support, a cell phone operating system, etc. The wide band cellular data plans, $15 and $30/month with no contract, would be perfect for me for travel.
In evaluating the iPad, I came across the Lenovo S10-3T, and looked closely, and bought one from Amazon. I've had it a week. Here is my experience to date:
My first, and key, point is that if you want a computer that works just right, straight out of the box, you probably aren't going to be very happy with this computer. This one seems to work best with some upgrading and tweaking, an investment I was ready to perform in order to get what I want. If you aren't willing to make the investment, you might wind up like the recent reviewer here who thought that there is no on-screen keyboard in tablet mode, and sent it back (there is an on-screen keyboard, and it's fine, and you have a lot of control over it, but you have to invest the time to find it and learn how to control it).
Amazon Prime is great. I ordered the netbook, the 2gb memory upgrade, and the System 7 Anytime upgrade to Home Premium from Starter, and I had it all with free shipping in two days.
There is an Amazon review of this device by Jesse Andersen. I read this review particularly closely, as Mr. Andersen clearly has done a ton of work with the S10-3T and has documented his work and findings in detail. Look at his review. And mostly, look at his web site, which he links you to in one of the comments attached to the review.
The touch screen was sluggish, out of the box, so I did what Mr. Andersen and others recommend. I removed bloatware, and upgraded the operating system and the DRAM. I also went to Jesse's web site and did a lot of the tips he suggests. This helped a lot, but it still isn't perfect, and I'll comment in a bit.
I'm a Chrome user. Chrome lacks touch screen support, so I had to abandon it. I have never liked Explorer, and Safari seems to always bog down on me. Firefox has always been my second choice, and it's the best browser for this system, as it has good touch screen support and add-ons that help even more. I couldn't do side-to-side finger scrolling on the touch screen, but the "Grab and Drag" Firefox add-on solved that problem and made the entire touch screen experience better. I think this is the most important add-on. All of this is covered in Mr. Andersen's tips.
April 30, 2010 Update: Firefox add-ons: I already noted that "Grab and Drag" is an important add-on. I want to say that "Flashblock" is also a key add-on. The touch screen responds much better for web surfing on many sites with Flashblock installed.
July 6, 2010 Update: I miss Chrome. I found a Chrome extension that supports touchscreen functions. I am now using Chrome again. It is great, so much faster than Firefox, and the touchscreen is more responsive. Chrome is nice for the small screen, because it is a cleaner screen interface. Also, when you hit F11 and go to full screen, you actually get full screen(!). Further, you can eliminate the side scroll bars, using an option in the touchscreen extension. Also, text editing, cut/copy and paste, and the like are more intuitive. I haven't found anything I can't do with Chrome. Perhaps you can do all of what I just described with Firefox, but I never found it. Try Chrome and the touchscreen extension!
Overall, the resulting system satisfies every one of my wants and needs, except one, which is the broad band cellular capability.
Here are some specific comments:
I am a pretty fair typist, and I have always loved IBM keyboards. Lenovo has retained the IBM keyboard style, and I can power type on this keyboard better than any full sized Sony or Toshiba laptop keyboard I've ever used. It's really good, and this is very important to me.
The touch pad is not very good, compared to a full sized laptop. That's the bad news. The good news is that you hardly use it, given the touch screen!!
The internal speakers live up everything stated elsewhere - they are terrible. But I knew this going in, and I am ordering Bluetooth headphones. The computer has Dolby sound, so headphone sound should be great. NOTE: If somebody out there can tell me how to order and install an internal Bluetooth adapter, so that I don't have to use a USB port for a dongle, I would really appreciate it!
Screen size: very small compared to my 15.4" Sony screen. But there are a ton of tricks you can play with hidden task bars et al to maximize the effective size of the screen. I have gotten used to the size of the screen, and the speed and convenience of touch, and I don't miss the bigger screen at all, after only a week.
Touch screen: It is so great for the internet. I just love it. I hardly ever use the touch pad. I know that in time I will become even more proficient, and learn new tricks and techniques, too. I am sure I will never go back to a non-touch screen computer.
Touch screen performance: Very good, actually, but not always perfect. Scrolling gets sticky from time to time. Things that make it sticky seem to be dense graphics and text on a page, numerous open tabs in Firefox, and numerous open applications. If the screen gets a little sticky when I am looking at dense, small text and lots of graphics, like a news page, I just make things a little bigger. And if I keep the Firefox tabs and open applications to a minimum, there are absolutely no worries. Touch screen performance is not a problem for me, but it's not perfect. Edit: I checked my startup applications, and found a large number of things I don't use. I disabled them, and touch screen performance is now smooth under nearly all conditions.
Battery: It must last 5 or more hours (8 cell). Plenty for me. I charge overnight.
General performance: Surprisingly good. I have had no noticeable problems with my work, but again, I don't do a lot of compute-intensive things. I run Norton Internet Security 2010. This is not your grandfather's Norton. The new Norton doesn't slow you down, and you hardly know you have it except for when you need it because it's caught something.
Tablet mode: I don't do any stylus things, but I do use it when I am sitting in certain positions, and it's very useful and I'm happy to have it.
Wide Band Cellular: Nothing available that is comparable to the AT&T offerings for the iPad. You can get excellent national coverage with a two year Verizon plan for $60/month. No thanks. I'll bet that, given the AT&T support for the iPad, there will be attractive plans soon for the PC world.
I have had one problem. I have a 60 GB USB hard drive. It won't work. It's a driver problem. The drivers are in a Lenovo folder, so I called Lenovo. They answered right away, and worked with me for quite some time, then we got "accidentally" disconnected. I never called back. The hard drive still doesn't work. This is a minor issue, and I'll get it fixed later. I wasn't happy to get disconnected, but I was pleased that I got through so easily to Lenovo, and that there was a good spirit of helpfulness.
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