The S12 performs much like the HP Mini 110. Thin-and-light laptops such as the 3810T and X340 completely outperform the S12, though. And so they should: the Windows Vista-running 3810T and X340 have Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Solo ultra-low-voltage processors, which are far more powerful.
The included six-cell battery lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes in our video-playback test. That's good for a netbook, but there are ultra-portables out there that do far better, including the Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell, which produced an amazing 6 hours and 51 minutes in our test. For casual office use and Web browsing, battery life will be even better.
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Conclusion
The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 feels and looks like a laptop, but, due to its Atom N270 CPU, it performs like a netbook. Although it's comfortable to use, we can't help but wish it had a more powerful processor.
Additional editing by Charles Kloet
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