Lenovo's S12 page was not very descriptive so I called tech support to ask if this had the NVIDIA ION platform and was told yes, the 2959 has had the NVIDIA ION for a few months now. WRONG! Lenovo's site is constantly changing but accurate information is always lacking and so is their sales and tech support! The page for the machine I ordered - a 295954U now has more detailed information in the specifications and the video platform that came with mine is now described as "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950". There is now a new model number for the NVIDIA which was not available when I placed my order. I wouldn't have ordered this machine if I new I wasn't getting the NVIDIA platform. Also, the 160GB hard drive is not accurate because a large part of it is reserved for its system restore feature which is supposed to restore the hard drive back to either original condition or a later restore point. Mine did not work and I had to send it back to be re-imaged. Granted I tried a dual boot arrangement with Ubuntu Linux and fully utilized every bit of the drive. They do not include any backup CD or operating sytem CD and will not provide one if requested - another rip off! Had I had the disks I could have re-imaged it myself. Had a large portion of the hard drive not been allocated to the restore feature the dual boot would have worked no problem.
I will purchase a copy of Acronis True Image (or download a free OEM version (Seagate DiscWizard)). Be prepared to be without the PC for at least a week if the restore function fails, and if the unit is no longer under warranty be prepared to pay! Fortunately mine was brand new.
On a positive note, I like the size of the screen and the keyboard does work well, even with my xl mitts. Run time so far has been good and no complaints yet with the wireless connection. Will I miss the NVIDIA platform? Probably not as I do not do much gaming.Get more detail about S12 12.1" 160GB HDD Black.
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