If you blinked you probably would have missed it… but at CES this year Lenovo quietly introduced a few new members of its low-cost S series of netbooks and portable notebooks. They kind of got lost in the shuffle of tablets, ultrabooks, and other devices Lenovo was showing off… and it looks like the Lenovo IdeaPad S110, S200, and S206 might never really get much time to shine.
Looks like Lenovo is getting rid of its S series netbooks as all of them are not listed in the company's website and deemed as "out of stock". Lenovo said that they won't be replacing the netbooks right away. However, it is not clear if Lenovo will push the netbooks in to the retail market.
This could also mean that the older S series netbook will be replaced with the new models not ready for primetime yet.
Admittedly, the netbook market is plummeting in record pace. Dell got rid of its netbook line entirely. Intel reported that the Atom-based netbook shipments were much lower last year than in 2010.
The average price of a 10-inch netbook starts at $300 and that doesn't mean profit for the makers. With the demand for tablets and notebooks, the netbook market is shrinking by the minute.
Looks like the 10-inch netbooks are getting axed left and right.
Source: Liliputing
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