Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta

Since I've a lot of free disk space on Lenovo IdeaPad S10, I installed this beta and it took 1 hour 40 minutes to complete.

It will show Service Pack 2, v.113 as shown and Windows Vista Evaluation copy Build 6002 on the desktop.

Personal Computer World February 2009

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1. Panda Internet Security 2009 (90-day licence)
   

Running Vista on Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Similarly to Acer Aspire One, you need to download the latest driver to run Aero. The score for graphics and gaming graphics are lower than AOA110 even though they're using the same driver and have the same amount of video memory allocated. But, the score for disk is higher than AOA110.

Comparing Lenovo IdeaPad S10 with Acer Aspire One AOA110

S10

1. 10.2" 1024 x 600 LED backlit non-glossy screen
   
2. 160GB 5400 rpm SATA HDD (Ultra DMA Mode 5) - easy to upgrade without warranty void
   
3. 1GB DDR2 667MHz PC 5300 RAM - easy to upgrade without warranty void
   
4. Video memory 64MB in XP/Vista
   
5. 6-cell Li-ion battery
6. Windows XP Home Edition SP3
   

AOA110

1. 8.9" 1024 x 600 LED backlit glossy screen
2. 8GB MLC SSD (Ultra DMA Mode 4) - hard to upgrade with warranty void
   
3. 1GB DDR2 667MHz PC 5300 RAM - hard to upgrade with warranty void
   
4. Video memory 224MB in XP, 64MB in Vista
   
5. 3-cell Li-ion battery
6. Linpus Linux Lite
   

Lenovo IdeaPad S10

I upgraded my Acer Aspire One AOA110 to Lenovo S10. It comes with Windows XP SP3. Removed Norton Internet Security & Adobe Acrobat Reader, configured settings and did a image backup using CyberLink OneKey Recovery. Created a recovery DVD from the backup image and tested the recovery. It takes less than 30 minutes to restore Windows XP. This Intel netbook comes with a bigger 10.2" screen at 1024 x 600 and bigger 160GB HDD.

The Lenovo supplied 6-cell 52Wh Li-Ion battery takes 2 hours 45 mins to fully charge while not in use and 3 hours 30 mins to fully charge while in use. It lasted almost 4 hours with the brightness set to the lowest, performance mode, wireless disabled and surfing with 3G modem.

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Computer Shopper February 2009

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