2.08.2009

Final Upgrades to Lenovo S10

I just finished the 5th and final rebuild of the S10, which will hopefully last me until I upgrade to the RC build and then the RTM. I have now received my 6-cell battery, and have replaced the 250GB 7200 RPM SATAII drive with a 120GB SSD. The performance with this drive is quite exceptional. From boot to use is about 15-18 seconds max, but the most stellar part is that I am now getting 5.5-6.5 hours of battery use, depending on what I am doing and this is using ‘balanced’ mode, not ‘super-saver’, where I could expect even more at the sacrifice of performance.

At this point, I am very satisfied with this machine and Windows 7!