Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Netbook Gains VIA Nano Processor [New IdeaPad S12 U2250 Becomes Ion-Free, Cheaper]

Back in May we covered the then up and coming Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook which was, at that juncture, the first to boast Nvidia’s Ion chipset pairing Intel’s Atom N270 CPU with Nvidia’s 9400M GPU but now, for those who are happy to forgo a little processing clout for a more modest price tag, Lenovo are set to offer a revised IdeaPad S12 which shuns the Atom CPU/Ion chipset (which is far from a cheap option) in favour of a VIA Nano processor.

Whilst little appears to be in the wild concerning the overall specifications of the new, cheaper Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook its appears to offer in essence all the same functionality as its predecessor albeit tucking a rather more sedate, and thu cheaper, CPU under the hood, such as the same 12.1″ LED backlit display, 2GB of RAM a 1.3 megapixel webcam and 250GB hard disk.

Aimed specifically at those looking for an ultraportable for non-CPU intensive, non-resource hungry applications such as browsing the net, the cutback Lenovo IdeaPad S12 is set initially for the Taiwanese market and comes in at the equivalent $455.

There’s no word concerning whether the somewhat more wallet friendly VIA Nano powered Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook will see a wider international rollout at this stage.