The laptop of yours has a screen that's plenty big, has enough storage for whatever you want to do, and has versatility out the ying-yang. But it's expensive. It's heavy. Your aching back tells you there must be a better way. There is. It's a netbook, a smaller, lighter portable PC designed to give you the best of both worlds.
With the portability and cheapness of a smartphone and the keyboard of a laptop, a netbook just might hit that sweet spot. Let's look at the positives and negatives, figuring out if netbooks are "just good enough." Join into our argument with ourselves in the comments section at the bottom of the article, pointing out the good and bad points of this exploding computing phenomenon.
Before we get started, what the heck is a netbook, anyway? Netbooks aren't classified by some formal specification, but have informally evolved into a set of characteristics that are pretty close to being standard. Specifically, they weigh between 2 to 3 pounds, they have a screen measuring between 7 and 10 inches diagonally, most run an Intel Atom CPU, they have Wi-Fi B and G (but usually not N), Ethernet connectivity, at least one USB port, a built-in camera and headphone/microphone jacks. Best of all, they're a whole lot cheaper than notebooks and desktops.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10′s detailed features are:

* Processor : 1.6GHz N270 Intel Atom CPU
* Memory : 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
* Operating Sytem : Windows XP Home Edition (SP3)
* Display : 10.2-inch WSVGA AntiGlare TFT with integrated camera (1024×600)
* Hard Disk : 160GB 5400rpm
* Graphics : Intel GMA 950 Integrated Graphics
* Connectivity : Broadcom 11b/g Wi-Fi wireless and Bluetooth
* 4-in-1 Media card reader and ExpressCard slot
* Battery : 3-Cell Li-ion battery
* Size: 9.8×7.2×1.2 inch
* Weight: 1.2kg
 



by meenakshi