6.3 out of 10

Lenovo IdeaPad S12

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User Score (63)

7.8
Expert Score (16)

6.7
Battery performance (2)

7.4
Display (2)

6.2
Weight (2)

7.9
Gaming performance (2)

5.5
Connectivity (2)

6.5
Keyboard (2)

7.1
Mouse (2)

6.6
Temperature (2)

6.9
Impression (2)

7.5

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lightweight, long battery life, fast, small, easy to use

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Expert Reviews

ComputerShopper

5.0/10

4 January 2010
Fish or fowl, vegetable or mineral, netbook or ultraportable? That's a good question. The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (or S12-2959-5GU, to be exact), the $649 top-shelf model in the S12 line, features a 12.1-inch display and integrated Nvidia Ion graphics. It also has a beefy hard drive and memory capacities that resemble those of an affordable ultraportable like the $550 Gateway EC1430u. Its performance, however, is clearly that of a netbook, except in the area of 3D graphics. Read more
- Robust components, Better-than-average graphics, Powerful speakers, Gorgeous display
- Expensive, Subpar CPU performance, Cramped touch pad, Short battery life, Streaming video lags
LAPTOP Magazine

6.0/10

7 December 2009
Editor’s Note : Portions of this review were taken from our original review of the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 . We recently celebrated the second anniversary of the netbook, and in that relatively short period of time, the systems in this class have grown from cramped 7-inch machines with short battery life to 12-inch laptops that blur the lines between mini-notebooks and full size portables. Now the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, the second Nvidia Ion-powered netbook to hit the U.S. Read more
Notebookcheck

7.8/10

7 November 2009
The IdeaPad S12 is a relatively big and well-designed netbook which lies at the borderline between subnotebook and netbook . Due to the Ion-platform the netbook has some graphics power and the user can play older games on the netbook, but despite Nvidias promise that the system could handle HD videos we are disappointed to report that the netbook has many problems with them. Just like the other members of the IdeaPad family, the S12 has its own weaknesses. Read more
maximum pc

9.0/10

28 October 2009
How big can a netbook get before it stops being a netbook? Read more
- Nice 1280x800 screen; excellent keyboard; good battery life; mostly solid construction.
- Battery connector is a bit wobbly; midrange netbook performance; fingerprint-magnet lid.
PC World

7.0/10

24 August 2009
Larger than your Read more
- Crisp screen, Sleek design
- Cheap mouse buttons, Pricey for a netbook