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On first inspection, you could be forgiven for mistaking Lenovo’s tiny IdeaPad S205 for a netbook. It has the same small footprint and 11in screen that we’re used to seeing, but look a little deeper and it’s clear this is an evolution of the traditiona...
The next evolution of the netbook - it might lack the visual flair of its rivals, but the IdeaPad S205 gets everything else right...
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The Lenovo IdeaPad S205 is a small and light laptop, but in order to keep this machine highly portable, some compromises have been made.At just 1.4kg and with a dinky 11.6-inch screen, the IdeaPad S205 looks more like a netbook than a laptop. It's desi...
Light and portable, Good battery life, 500GB hard drive...
Limited performance, Compact design means usability suffers...
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If you’re after something that’s easy to carry around but has enough power to deal with tasks beyond the everyday then the Lenovo IdeaPad S205-1038 is well worth considering. The cost of £340 certainly makes it very attractive, but there’s more to the...
Bridging the gap between netbook and laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad S205-1038 comes in at a very competitive price even if it does lack the raw power of some of the competition. If you’re after something highly portable but need to do more than send a few...
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If you sometimes have difficulty sorting out Lenovo's ultraportable and netbook options, that's not surprising. Take the Lenovo IdeaPad S205: it has an 11.6-inch, 1366-by-768-resolution LED-backlit display and integrated webcam, configured with the AMD...
But you can uninstall the unnecessary apps, and overall, the Lenovo IdeaPad S205 shapes up as a very appealing, somewhat consumer-oriented netbook. While it may be a tad pricey for a netbook (depending on where you buy), its superb design features and...
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The 11.6 inch standard is one of those form factors that blur the boundaries between netbook and notebook and many users go for this standard because the respective machines usually pack much better hardware than the usual 10 inch netbooks and are not muc...
The S205 is a decent entry for the mainstream notebook market, as it packs AMD's latest Fusion CPU and had HD graphics. The build, although from plastic, is pretty good and the keyboard feels much better than the ones on more expensive machines. But the...
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technoodling.net Updated:
2016-12-14 21:42:59
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Irwin Allen Rivera loves his wife's cooking so much he's now twice the man he used to be. He and his wife maintain www.storiesaboutph.com, where you can read the best short fiction in English, by Filipino authors, for free. Irwin's English essay won a Don...
Fits in almost any bag: you can bring this anywhere. Very light, despite the seeming bulky thickness, Good keyboard, despite the size, Suprisingly good sound, for a small thing, Dedicated switch to turn off WiFi, to save on battery and shorten boot up tim...
Small screen, you may have to bump up the fonts or the resolution. But that might limit the number of rows and colums you'll see on a spreadsheet, or prevent a wholepage view on a document from being useful, Keyboard not backlit, so either you get a USBpo...
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If you sometimes have difficulty sorting out Lenovo's ultraportable and netbook options, that's not surprising. Take the IdeaPad S205: On paper, it doesn't appear too different from the line-straddling ThinkPad X120e. Both sport 11.6-inch, 1366-by-768-...
Surprisingly good audio for a netbook, Great keyboard and decent performance...
On the pricey side for a netbook, No mobile broadband or 5ghz 802.11n option...
With its large hard drive and stylish design, the IdeaPad S205 offers a consumer-focused (but equally appealing) alternative to the excellent ThinkPad X120e...
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Since we weren't in the mood for a typically exasperating Lenovo Windows drivers' installation, only the "deluxe" version, S205 (M632HGE) , with 3072 MB of RAM, a 320 GB HDD and Windows 64bit came into question for us. Then it costs 370 euros . But: The r...
Slim case, Pleasant stable keyboard, Quiet operation...
Reflective 12.5 inch screen, Low office performance, Poor screen rates, Increased temperatures during load, Poor stereo speakers...
The low power hunger ensures battery runtimes of 330 hours in practical use (WLAN surfing, occasional video). Although that isn't as much as an Atom dual core netbook can offer, the user gets an HDMI out in return.A quiet fan in normal use (31.5-35 dB (A)...
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Netbooks were the hottest tickets in town back when no one fathomed that a tablet could ever replace them as Web-surfing computers. They've lost much of their original momentum, but plenty of good netbooks are still being made. For instance, the Lenovo...
Good performance, Excellent display, keyboard, Plentiful storage space, RAM for a netbook, HDMI port onboard...
Small touchpad, Unimpressive battery life, Pricey configuration...
The Lenovo IdeaPad S205 is a speedy, oversized netbook that can serve as primary laptop, but this configuration is a bit pricey compared to others in its class...
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Today we’ll be looking at a rather interesting Lenovo 11.6-incher, and right off the bat it’s worth noting that the IdeaPad S205 is neither a netbook nor a proper notebook, and some may describe it as a subnotebook. There is a good reason not to call i...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2014-05-25 03:33:49
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Ever since AMD's Fusion processors debuted at the beginning of the year, we've been excited about the next generation of low-cost laptops. Thanks to these genius creations, you can buy a lightweight, low-power machine that completely blows...
Solid build, Nice display, Decent graphics performance for price, 3G connectivity option...
Poor keyboard, Mediocre battery life, Battery juts out from the bottom, Cramped touch pad...
The Lenovo IdeaPad S205 has a gorgeous display and strong 3D graphics performance, but it ultimately disappoints with an underwhelming keyboard and mediocre battery life...
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Riding the wave of affordable AMD-powered ultraportables, the IdeaPad S205 aims to charm shoppers by pairing a stylish design with a lot more muscle than a netbook. For $579, this 11.6-inch notebook also offers a spacious keyboard and cool temperatures...
Elegant, understated design, Stays cool, Good performance, Spacious, comfy keyboard...
Small touchpad, Mushy mouse buttons, Below-average battery life, A little pricey...
In the low-cost ultraportable space, the Lenovo IdeaPad S205 is a solid middle-of-the-road pick. For more than $400 less than the latest 11-inch MacBook Air, you get a handsome design, spacious keyboard, and cool-running temperatures. However, the S205...
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