Lenovo Gets Splashtop Instant-On Pre-boot Option
Been thinking of purchasing the Lenovo IdeaPad S10? Well now there is another reason to add it to your list (or remove it, depending on your view). The S10 Ultra-Portable is getting the Splashtop Instant-On option.
The Instant-On feature of the IdeaPad, appropriately named ‘QuickStart’ will offer users the ability to connect to the web, check email, chat and/or conference, and perform a bunch of common user functions – all within seconds of powering on.
For those of you that are not familiar with Splastop, it is an ‘Instant-On’ feature that is accessible outside of your normal Windows operating system. It is accessed before booting into Windows after powering on your system, allowing users to perform basic and/or common simple functions like surfing the web, emailing, chatting, listening to music or watching videos, and accessing some data.
Splashtop is pre-installed on the hard drive of the computer or is contained within on-board flash memory of new PCs and motherboards to allow quick access. It is also a software solution that requires no additional hardware.
Splashtop will gives users the added benefit of quickly accessing their most important functions in a simple, easy to use, environment – all at the touch of a button. You can read more information regarding Splashtop here.
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I really like this trend of having quick-loading, minimalistic GUI operating systems on more and more mainstream computers. Not only does it push my geek-button, it also shows that the hardware OEMs are doing something to work around Microsoft once in a while (even though their own bloated trial-ware is a significant contributor to longer start-up times).
Plus it's a natural fit for Linux, and a fresh approach to making an OS instead of just tweaking Debian/Red Hat. It's much more innovative and could be more nimbly responsive to the needs of the modern, average user than trying to shoehorn a server/developer/tinkerer-friendly distro into a desktop or laptop.
If people actually use these Splashtop features, that could open the door for broader acceptance of Linux-based or other operating systems and even encourage better hardware support from the vendors.
how bout an instant-on for crysis?
100% resources to video games ftw!
how bout an instant-on for crysis?100% resources to video games ftw!
Assuming somebody puts together a custom gaming splashtop, sure. As soon as Crysis can work with Cedega/Wine/Crossover Games. Right now it's rated "Bronze" in the Wine AppDB. Also I'm not entirely certain how the thing works, but I think it loads the Splashtop OS into RAM, so make sure you have plenty of that.