Lenovo has announced the new version of the IdeaPad S12 that will become available for purchase in the upcoming days, with a starting price of $600. This new upgraded IdeaPad S12 will feature the NVIDIA Ion graphics onboard, and will use Windows 7 Home Premium as the operative system. Thanks to all the specifications, it is possible to decode a 1080p video, as well as supporting the Aero Glass interface.

There are two versions for the IdeaPad S12, both include a 1.6GHz Atom processor and a resolution of 1200×800:

- for $600 you get the S12 with Ion graphics on board, and 2GB of RAM, plus a 250GB hard-drive;
- for $650 you get 3GB of RAM and a 320GB hard-drive;

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Lenovo is proud to introduce their IdeaPad S12, a budget laptop/netbook which they are saying is the first one to feature NVIDIA’s new Ion chipset.

Starting at just $499, the IdeaPad S12 will feature a 1280 x 800 LED-backlit 12.2-inch screen, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and the option for a 160, 250, or 320 GB HDD.

Lenovo says this thing will be able to play 1080p video without breaking a sweat and that along with WiFi, Bluetooth, 3 USB 2.0 ports, an ExpressCard slot, VGA and HDMI ports and a 4-in-1 card reader make for quite the little machine. Oh yeah, did I mention it has a fullsized keyboard and Windows XP?

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