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The Lenovo IdeaPad S210T is a touch laptop powered by 3rd generation Intel dual core Celeron processor with 2GB RAM and 500 GB HDD storage. This laptop sports an 11.6 inch 10 point touch screen and comes with AccuType Keyboard. It is priced at under Rs. 28,000.

There are two S210T versions available in the market one with 3rd gen Celeron 1.6GHz dual core and other with 3rd gen Pentium dual core clocked at 1.9GHz. The Pentium touch IdeaPad S210T laptop is priced at Rs. 29,990.

Box Pack

Inside the box you will find the Lenovo IdeaPad S210T laptop, 3 cell battery of 2200mAh capacity, power adapter, power cable and quick start guide / warranty booklet. Depending from where you buy this laptop you can get a free Lenovo Branded Backpack or some other accessories. I got a USB mouse, headphone with speaker and desktop speakers for free.

It would be better if you ask and insist for the Backpack as some shop keepers might avoid giving that and instead give you other option and sell off the Backpack later on as an individual item and make extra money.

Lenovo IdeaPad S210T design and specifications

The S210T weighs around 1.5Kg and is of dimension 299x207x22.3mm. I got the black color model, it has a texture on the top. The laptop is sleek with good built quality. There is one touch recovery button on the left side along with RJ 45 port, HDMI port and USB port. On the right side there is 3.5mm audio jack, 2 in 1 card reader, another USB port and power port. There is 1xUSB 2.0 and 1xUSB 3.0 ports. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are also included. In addition there is a 720p HD camera on the front.

This laptop runs on windows 8 OS (64 bit) and can be upgraded to 8.1 for free. It is powered by 3rd gen Celeron Dual core processor (1017U) clocked at 1.6GHz coupled with Intel HD graphics processor.

There is 2GB RAM and 500 GB storage. Touch screen is 11.6 inches with resolution 1366×768 pixels – 10 point multi touch supported. For input there is touchpad and AccuType Keyboard – this is different from traditional keyboards, it’s fast, accurate and comfortable to use. Almost all of the IdeaPad laptops come with AccuType keyboard. On the front side there is the standby and low battery indicator.

Performance

The laptop performance is pretty good; the touch experience is good and gives the tablet feel. 2GB RAM is enough but in case you want you can add additional RAM of up to 8GB. This is not a very powerful laptop (Not recommended for gaming users), but decent enough for everyday general use like checking emails, surfing, social networking, office work, etc.

Sound output is really good thanks to the Stereo Speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio v2 technology.

Battery

The 3 cell battery gives a usage time of up to 4 hours. Full recharge in 2 hours 52 minutes from 12% to 60% with off sate and then in standby mode. Battery backup is 3 to 4 hours and even more depending on your usage. With continuous usage (minimal brightness) battery life is 3 to 3 hours 30 minutes.

Verdict

The under Rs. 20K Netbooks have almost disappeared from the markets. And when it comes to laptop with touch features there are in fact very few affordable option. The lowest touch laptop is the Lenovo Essential A10 that is powered by quad core and runs on Android 4.2 OS for around Rs. 20K. The other option is the IdeaPad S210T touch screen laptop for around Rs. 27,890.

There are series of Dell Inspiron Touch Laptops available with a price tag starting from Rs. 31,190. These laptops are a combination of touchscreen and full fledged laptop experience.

Inspiron 15

This touch laptop is powered by 1.9GHz Intel Pentium processor (2137U) running on the Windows 8 OS. The Touch display is 15.6 inches with 1366×768 pixel resolution. It’s with 4GB RAM and 500 GB STA HDD. Priced at Rs. 31,190.

Inspiron 14R

It is powered by 3rd Gen Intel i5 3337U processor clocked at 2.7GHz. The 14R touch runs on windows 8 OS with a 14 inch LED back-lit touchscreen with 1366×768 pixel resolution. This laptop comes with 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT730M video card and 500 GB SATA HDD. Price is Rs. 50,790.

Inspiron 15z (Ultra Book)

The 15z is powered by 3rd Gen Intel i7-3537U processor clocked at 3.1GHz. The touchscreen is 15.6 inches with 1366×768 pixel resolution. This touch laptop comes with 8GB RAM and 500 GB SATA Hard drive. Price is Rs. 79,990.

Inspiron 15 (W560320IN9)

With Intel core i3-3227U processor running Windows 8 with 500 GB SATA HDD for Rs. 40,990.

Inspiron 15 (W560136IN9)

With Intel core i5-3337U processor running Windows 8 with 500 GB SATA HDD for Rs. 44,690.

Inspiron 15R (W560108IN8)

With i5-3337U processor running Windows 8 with 1TB HDD and 8GB RAM for Rs. 49,690.

You might have seen many pendrives in the market, but here is a new hybrid version from iBall called the iBall Hybrid dual pendrive. This external storage device is priced starting from Rs. 599 onward.

The iBall Hybrid pendrive comes with a USB 2.0 connector it is the standard one that you see on the pendrives, you can connect it to the PC or any other supported devices, and there is another micro USB connector for connecting to micro USB supported devices such as Tablet and Smartphones.

Not all of the smartphones supports OTG and if it does, usually users buy an OTG cable to convert the USB 2.0 to micro USB. Now here is the iBall Hybrid dual Pendrive that can directly connect to the smartphone or tablet without the need of an OTG cable (provided OTG is supported on the handset).

Google Chromebooks, the Acer C720 model for Rs. 22,999 and HP 14-Q001TU Chromebook for Rs. 26,990 are now available. These laptops are currently listed on Flipkart.

Acer Chromebook C720

C720 is powered by 4th generation Intel Celeron dual core processor (HM86) clocked at 1.4GHz with 2MB Cache with Intel HD graphics processor. This Chromebook runs on 64 bit Chrome OS with 2GB DDR3 RAM (expandable up to 8GB) and 16GB SSD HDD.

The TFT LED back-lit LCD screen is 11.6 inches supporting 1366×768 pixels. Other features are HD webcam, standard keyboard with touch-pad, stereo speakers, mic, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI port, 1xUSB 2.0 and 1xUSB 3.0 ports, SD card slot and Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n).

The Acer C720 Chromebook weighs 1.25Kg and gets power from 3 cell battery that gives a backup of up to 8.5 hours. C720 Chromebook is available on Flipkart for Rs. 22,999.

HP Chromebook 14-Q001TU

This laptop is powered by 1.4GHz HM86 4th gen Intel Celeron dual core processor coupled with Intel HD graphics processor. The screen is 14 inches (LED Backlit display) with 1366×768 pixels resolution. This Chromebook runs on Chrome OS 64 bit OS with 4GB RAM (DDR3) (expandable up to 8GB). There is 16GB SSD HDD storage.

Other features are HD webcam, keyboard with touchpad with multi gesture, dual speakers, built in mic, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n), 1xUSB 2.0 and 2xUSB 3.0 ports, HDMI ports and multi card slot. This laptop weighs 1.9Kg and gets power from 4 cell battery.

HP 14-Q001TU Chromebook is priced at Rs. 26,990.