Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/lenovo-ideapad-k1-review/
Let's do a roll call, shall we? Who doesn't have a Honeycomb tablet to shill in the states? Acer, ASUS, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba all have something to their names, with Dell possibly bringing its China-only
Dell Streak 10 Pro here too. Until now, Lenovo was one glaring exception. The company already had a head start selling the
LePad tablet in China, but it was only last month that it announced not one, but two Honeycomb slates for the US market: the
IdeaPad K1 for mainstream consumers, and the
ThinkPad Tablet for business users (and a fair share of geeks, too). Now, we could easily roll our eyes at how saturated the market for Android tablets is becoming, but Lenovo isn't just any old OEM. The brand has won such an avid following that we bet the company could have essentially slapped its name on a plain-Jane black slab and waited for loyal fans to line up.
In fact, though, you're in for a
bit more than name recognition. The K1 goes after mainstream consumers with a winsome design, sure, but also a software package designed to make Honeycomb easier to use, and to help ensure that flummoxed, low-tech users don't have to spend too much time downloading apps out of the box. What's more, it ships with Android 3.1 and has a two-cell battery that promises up to ten hours of battery life. Oh, and the 32GB model rings in $499, undercutting the 32GB
iPad 2 and
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 by $100. But is that enough for it to stand out? Let's see.
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