Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 Reviewed

- The right shift key has been dropped to the same size as a standard letter, and moved to the right of the arrow keys. This means touch typists will find themselves hitting the Up arrow key instead of the right shift key. This was solved, partially, by using a program called SharpKeys to remap those two keys.

Unfortunately you are unable to remap the Function key in the bottom left of the key layout that many will find themselves pressing instead of the left Control key.

The Trackpad

Initially, the tiny trackpad, and it's placement right at the bottom of the case meant that my muscle memory was sending my right thumb as far as the B key on the keyboard in search of it. Fortunately, I adjusted to this very quickly - within half an hour or so. Despite the size, it's really quite usable.

The multi-touch zooming feature was a real disappointment. It seemed erratic at best - often activating itself when I was taking the IdeaPad out of sleep mode, despite the fact I only had one finger on the pad, and failing to operate on the occasions I was actually trying to use it.

When using the trackpad with the IdeaPad in my lap, the edge of the computer sits directly under the knuckle of my pinky. After four to five hours of predominantly mouse driven work, it can get very uncomfortable.

Web Browsing

They aren't called netbooks for nothing. So how does the IdeaPad stand up to the job? Surprisingly well.

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