The market for “notebooks” is expanding day by day, and on Monday, the popular laptop company, Lenovo introduced a low-cost mini-notebook called the IdeaPad S10.

This mini-notebook by Lenovo has a 10 inch screen and a keyboard which is 85% the size of a full keyboard. IdeaPad S10 is powered by Atom processor which was recently released by Intel for mobile internet devices.

It is aimed at people who want a lightweight second computer which can be carried when they are away from homes and check their e-mail and browse the Web. These notebooks, which cost less than $500, also are aimed at parents with school age children

There are many attractive features in the S10 which includes LED backlight display, which consumes less battery power than a more common LCD screen. It weighs a little more than two pounds, with a thickness of about an inch. It runs on Windows XP and also has an in built Wi-Fi support, and two USB ports for connecting to other devices and transferring photos, music, and video.

Presently, Lenovo is offering two configurations, in which the base model is included that comes with 512 MB memory and an 80 GB hard drive. The second model has 1 GB of memory and a 160 GB hard drive. The price for these models would start at $ 399.

The biggest advantage of this net-book would be that it will exempt to from carrying more heavier and bulkier regular laptops. It would also offer its users a new experience of Web browsing. Though the IDC thinks that net-books are not expected to attract much customers, still the arrival of S10 is awaited eagerly, which would be around in September, when the IdeaPad S10 would be available at all the leading Lenovo storefronts across India.