THE AFFORDABLE WAY TO GET WIRED WITH A SOCIABLE PC.

THE LENOVO® IDEAPAD™ S9e*/S10e NETBOOK

WHO YOU SHOULD SELL TOThe primary target market is K-12 education, and the secondary target market is small business. These customers are looking for a portable, highly capable notebook that’s different and gets noticed.

l Have basic computing needs: word processing, Internetsurfing,Webvideowatching,blogging andsocialnetworking

l Arefamilyoriented:needalaptopthat thewholefamilycanuse

l Arecost-conscious:moneytospendonacomputer isshort,butcomputingneedsarenoshorter

WHAT THESE CUSTOMERS WANTAn affordable and travel-size solution to get wired for Internet access and core computing functions at a low price point.

PRODUCT POSITIONING TACTICSl Smallandlightformfactor:perfectforeducation becauseit’sthinenoughtofitinabackpackandweighs muchlessthananaveragestackofbooks

l Educationspecific:smallformfactorallowseye contactbetweenstudentsandteachers,withthe keyboardbeingcomfortableenoughforchildrento typeonacrossarangeofages

l Batterylife:upto6hoursofbatterylifesupports anentireschoolday’sactivity,amongotheruses

l Topoperatingsystemsupport:thechoiceof Windows® XP Pro*** or SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop10byNovell®fortheeducationmarket; or Windows®XPHomefortheremainderof thecommercialmarket

l LenovoQuickStart:whenyoursystemisswitchedoff itallowsyoutocheckyoure-mail,chatwithyour friends,viewphotographsandsurftheWebwithout havingtowaittobootyourregularoperatingsystem; theApplicationLauncherisaconvenientway tolaunchyourfavoriteormostcommonlyused applicationsbypressingtheNovobutton**

l Two-button,multi-touchtouchpad:allowsyouto gesturecontrolWebpagesandpinchrecognitionfor increasingordecreasingthesizeofphotos

l LED-backlitdisplay:offerslongerbatterylife, maintainsbrightnesslonger,ismercury-free,hashigher contrastandshowcasesmorevibrantcolors

l Configurablewithflashstorage:provideslowerpower consumption,andnomovingpartsmeanshigher mechanicalreliability,lowerweightandquicker access time

l Integratedcommunication:optionalWebcam,stereo speakersandmicrophone

l Latestmobileconnectivity:Bluetooth® and Wi-Fienabled

l Functionalpossibilities:multipleportsand expansion areas

* S9eisavailableinEMEAforQ4CY2008only,thenwillphaseoutforQ1CY2009.

** OnlyavailableonmodelswithHDDandXPHome.

*** CustomerswiththeMicrosoft®volumelicensingagreementcanupgrade from Genuine Windows® XP Home to Genuine Windows ® XP Pro.

Lenovo® recommends Windows® for everyday computing.S9e*/S10e NETBOOK

IT’S AN IDEAPADInspiredbyThinkPad®—thelegendarybusinessstaplethatletsyoucapitalizeonyourideas—IdeaPad™ispackedwithfeaturestoletyouflauntyourideas.

l ThereliabilitythatcomesstandardwithaThinkPad isnowpairedwithotherpriorities—style,eye-catching appeal,accessibility,inspirationandexcitement

l TheIdeaPadisbuiltaroundthesuccessesandfailures ofLenovo’scompetitorsoverthepast12years

MARKETPLACE DIFFERENTIATIONl Abetterkeyboard:itis85%thesizeofanindustry- standard,full-sizedkeyboard,whichisamong thelargestonanetbook Benefit:easiertotype,fewererrors

l Biggerdisplay:10.1"displayavailableontheIdeaPad S10evs.8.9"formostnetbooks Benefit:morescreenrealestateinabout thesamesizebox

l ExpressCardslot:providesforexpandability/WWAN, whereasmostnetbooksdon’t Benefit:letsyouconnectinmoreways,andupgrade toWWANlater

l Betterperformingharddiskdrives:biggerHDDs Benefit:increasedprocessingspeedandcapacity

l Colorchoice:sleektopandbottomcoversthat differentiatefromthetraditionalThinkPadblack Benefit:thechancetobeuniqueandflauntyourstyle

Lenovo® recommends Windows® for everyday computing.

TOP REASONS TO BUY

SERVICE EXCELLENCEl 1-yeardepotbasewarrantiesonnon-educationmodel type(4068)with2-3yeardepotupgradeoptions

l ‘Split’warrantiesontheK-12educationmodeltype (4187)inAmericaandChina,meaninga1-year warrantyonthecoreelectronics(HDD,planarandLCD) anda90-daywarrantyoneverythingelse;a2-year depotbasewarrantyavailableinEMEA,withupgrade optionsofeither1,2or3years

GREEN SOLUTIONSelectIdeaPadS9e*andS10emodelsareENERGYSTAR™4.0compliantandareallRoHScompliant.AcomputermeetingthenewENERGYSTAR™ 4.0specificationwillusebetween20%and50%lessenergythanaregularcomputer.Itwillhelpcustomersuselesselectricity(loweringtheirenergybills),aswellashelpreducegreenhousegasemissionsthatcontributetoglobalwarming.

l Advancedthermalengineering:theIdeaPadS9e*/S10e isspeciallyengineeredtodeliversignificantlylower temperaturesoncriticalcontactareas(palmrests, TrackPoint®,keyboardandundersideofthelaptop)to allowforamorecomfortableuserexperience—a20% reductioninkeyboardsurfacetemperatureandan overalltemperaturereductionof13.8%whencompared totheaveragenetbook

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