Recently, Lenovo launched its first netbook based on NVIDIA's Ion platform. The Lenovo S12 is a quite similar to other standard netbooks, but the best thing about this netbook is that it comes with an NVIDIA board integrated with graphics power. Currently, the S12 is the only netbook in the world to feature Ion platform. Otherwise there's Acer's AspireRevo nettop powered by Ion. But its really good that manufacturers are trying to break free from Intel's clear monopoly in the netbook segment.

Specification:

• Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor
• NVIDIA Ion chipset
• 1GB RAM
• max 320GB hard drive
• 12-inch WXGA widescreen display (1,280 x 800 resolution)
• 3x usb 2.0 ports
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• 4-in-1 card reader
• VGA/HDMI outputs
• full-sized keyboard
• Windows XP

The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook will be out by next month for $449.