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Digital Education Revolution - NSW (DER-NSW) program provides laptops for students in years 9 to 12. In 2009 Year 9 students and supporting teachers received the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e and in 2010 they received the Lenovo ThinkPad Mini 10. The model being distributed in 2011 is the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge11. Find details for all models below:

 Model IdeaPad S10e ThinkPad Mini 10
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images of each laptop:
S10e | Mini 10 

Image of Lenovo IdeaPad S10e  Image of Lenovo ThinkPad X100e 
Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo
Processor Intel Atom N270 Single Core (1.6GHz 512KB) Intel Atom processor N450 (1.66GHz, 512KB)
RAM 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz 2GB DDR-2 667MHz Memory
Hard Disk 160GB 5400RPM HDD 160GB 5400rpm HDD
Video card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Intel® NM10 Express Chipset 200MHz graphics
Screen 10.1 WAVGA, 1024x576 Matte TFT 10.1" WSXGA (1280 x 720) Anti-glare LED Backlight Display
Camera Integrated 1.3MP camera (CMOS) Integrated 0.3MP camera (high sensitivity)
Battery 6 Cell Lithium-Ion 2800mAh 6-cell high-capacity battery (2.9Ah)
Keyboard ISO Full-size spill proof keyboard 84 Key
Pointing device 2 button trackpad with scroll area Multi-gesture touchpad and trackpoint
Colours T1 Matte black external, black fascia, S1 Matte grey or red external, black fascia Blue
Networking 10/100Mbps RJ45 port Gigabit Ethernet
Wirelesss Intel 802.11a/b/g/n LAN & WAN Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 a/b/g/n,supporting 5GHz/MIMO
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Integrated Bluetooth version 2.1
USB ports 2x USB2.0 3 USB ports (1 powered)
Video ports 15pin VGA port VGA port
Audio ports 3.5mm Audio in, 3.5mm Audio out HD audio, Stereo Speakers, built-in mic, combo headphone/mic-in
Card reader 4-in-1 Multicard reader 4-in-1 Multicard reader
Weight 1.3kg with 6-cell battery 1.5kg with 6-cell battery
Dimensions 250mm x 196mm x 22-36mm 282mm x 209mm x 15-29.5mm
Installed OS Windows 7 Enterprise Edition Windows 7 Enterprise Edition

 Model  2011- Thinkpad Edge11  2012 - Thinkpad X130e

 

 

Manufacturer  Lenovo Lenovo
Processor  Intel® Celeron ULV Processor U3400, Dual Core 1.06GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB (Intel Calpella 32nm) Intel® Celeron™ 857 Processor (Dual Core 1.2GHz, 2MB L3, 1333MHz DDR3)
RAM  2GB DDR-3 1333MHz Memory 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Hard Disk  160GB 5400rpm HDD 250GB 5400rpm Hard Disk Drive with Active Protection System
Video card  Intel® HM55 chipset 500MHz graphics Intel® HD Graphics, 350MHz base frequency, up to 1GHz max dynamic frequency
Screen  11.6” HD (1366 x 768) Anti-glare LED Backlight Display 11.6” HD (1366 x 768) LED Anti-Glare
Camera  640 x 480 (0.3MP) pixels integrated CCD with enhanced low light performance 640 x 480 (0.3MP) pixels integrated CCD with enhanced low-light sensitive camera
Battery  6 Cell Li-Ion battery (2.8Ah) 6 cell Li-Ion Battery 62.4 WHr
Keyboard  ISO full size 84 key keyboard with integrated spill resistance Full-size and spill resistant (6-row), contemporary keycap design
Pointing device  ThinkPad Ultranav, featuring trackpoint and multi-gesture touchpad, supporting scroll, pinch, rotate UltraNav® TrackPoint® and multi-gesture touchpad
Colours  Rainforest Green (Students)  Black (Teachers) Silver
Networking  10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 port
Wirelesss  Broadcom 802.11 a/b/g/n supporting 5Ghz spectrum ThinkPad a/b/g/n, 2x2 Radio with 2.4/5GHz support
Bluetooth  Bluetooth Version 3.0 + HS Bluetooth Version 3.0 + HS
USB ports  3 USB (inc. 1 powered) 3 USB (inc. 1 powered)
Video ports  VGA Port, HDMI Port VGA Port, HDMI Port
Audio ports  Built-in Mic-in/headphone out Built-in Mic-in/headphone out
Card reader  4-in-1 Multicard Reader 4-in-1 Multicard Reader
Weight  1.5kg with 6-cell battery 1.78Kg with 6 cell battery
Dimensions  280mm x 188mm x 127mm 288mm x 210mm x 25.9mm - Dimensions exclude 3mm rubber bumper
Installed OS  Windows 7 Enterprise Edition Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise Edition

This is a list of software applications contained on ldeaPad S10e and ThinkPad Mini 10 as at 29 March 2010. See the Tools+ area of TaLe for more information about this software.

Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise  
Productivity Suite Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007  
  Word Excel
  PowerPoint OneNote
  Access Publisher
  Microsoft Math add-in Multilanguage add-in
Creative suite Adobe CS4  
  Acrobat 9 Professional Extended Captivate 4
  Dreamweaver CS4 Fireworks CS4
  Flash Professional CS4 Photoshop Elements 8
  Premier Elements 8 Contribute CS4
Audio Editing
Audacity 1.2  
Internet browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Plug-ins: Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, Java, Microsoft Silverlight, Apple QuickTime.
IWB applications
SmartBoard Suite  
  Smart Notebook 10 Smart Recorder
  Smart Video Player ActivStudio Viewer
Encyclopaedia & Dictionary
Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2009  
Mathematics Microsoft Maths GeoGebra
Music LenMus Phonascus MuseScore
  Notation Player  
Art and Design

Google SketchUp 7

 
Other Learning Tools
Google Earth Mind Mapping: Freemind
  Flowchart diagrams: Dia QR code reader: QuickMark Barcode
  Debut Video Capture Software (replaces Levono EasyCapture)
Multimedia Apple iTunes Windows Media Player
  CCCP Codec pack  

This is a list of software applications contained on Thinkpad Edge11 at 1 March 2011. See the Tools+ area of TaLe for more information about this software.

Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise  
Productivity Suite Microsoft Office Enterprise 2010  
  Word Excel
  PowerPoint OneNote
  Access Publisher
  Microsoft Math add-in Multilanguage add-in
Creative suite Adobe CS5  
  Acrobat 9 Pro Extended Dreamweaver
  LiveCycle Designer Contribute
  Flash Professional Photoshop Elements 9
  Flash Catalyst Fireworks
  Premier Elements 9 Illustrator
  Captivate
Audio Editing
Audacity 1.3.12  
Internet browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Plug-ins: Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, Java, Microsoft Silverlight, Apple QuickTime.
IWB applications
SmartBoard Suite  
  Smart Notebook 10 Smart Recorder
  Smart Video Player ActivStudio Viewer
  Panasonic Calibration Tool  
Mathematics GeoGebra
Music LenMus Phonascus Tux guitar
  Finale Notepad 2011  
Art and Design

Google SketchUp 7.1

plugins: 3D shapes, Finding Volume,Gradient, Angle between
Other Learning Tools
Google Earth Mind Mapping: Freemind
  Flowchart diagrams: Dia QR code reader: QuickMark Barcode
  Celtx script-writing Wacom Pen Tablet
  Debut Video Capture Software Serrata Data logger (Easy Sense)
  Student Response Network (SRN) Adobe Digital Editions
  Microsoft - AutoCollage Adobe - Presenter
Multimedia Apple iTunes Windows Media Player
  CCCP Codec pack Photo Story
  Movie Maker QuickTime Player
  FLV Player  
 Accessibility  My Study Bar

DER NSW 2012 Software / Application List
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Version
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Enterprise NSW DEC Academic Licence WIN7 SP1
General Pre Utility Software 
Sun Java 6.26
Apple Quick Time 7.6.9
Adobe Air Runtime 2.7
Adobe Shockwave 11.6.0.626
CCCP Video Codec Pack 2011.06.26
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime 2010
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft DirectX 11
Microsoft .Net 4.5
Microsoft Silverlight 4
Cyber Safety Help Button NA
Lenovo ThinkVantage X130e

Microsoft EA and General Software
 
Microsoft Office (without Outlook) 2010 SP1
OneNote 2010 SP1
Word 2010 SP1
Excel 2010 SP1
PowerPoint 2010 SP1
Access 2010 SP1
Publisher 2010 SP1
Mathematics + Input Panel 4
Kodu Game Lab 1.2.17
Windows Live Essentials 2011
Photo Gallery 4
Auto Collage 4
Movie Maker 4

Adobe EA and General Software
 
Adobe Web Premium CS5.5
Acrobat Pro X
DreamWeaver CS5.5
Flash Catalyst CS5.5
Flash Professional CS5.5
Flash Builder Premium 4.5
PhotoShop Extended CS5.1
Illustrator CS5.1
Fireworks CS5.1
Contribute CS5.1
Bridge CS5.1
Device Central CS5.5
Media Encoder CS5.5
Photoshop Elements 10
Premier Elements 10
Captivate CS5.5
Flash Player  
Acrobat Distiller X
Pixel Bender Toolkit 2.6
Presenter 9
Connect Add-In 9
LiveCycle Designer ES2
Digital Editions 1.7.2
General Software/Applications 
7Zip 9.2
Dia 0.97.1
Freemind 0.9.0
Google Earth 6
Google Sketch-Up 8
Ruby Scripts Multiple
3D Shapes Tool Plugin 2008.05.21
Finding the Volume Tool Plugin 2007.12.19
Gradient Tools Plugin 2010.08.12
Angle Between Tool Plugin 2004.12.03
Geogebra 3.2.4.7
Apple iTunes 10.3
Audacity 1.3.13
Tux Guitar 1.2
Finale Notepad 2011
Debut Video Recorder 1.48
Celtx 2.9.1
SRN  
Scratch 1.4
Data Harvest Easy Sense – Data Logger software Q5
QuickMark Barcode Reader 3.8r48.82.8
Colour Contrast Analyser CCA1.1
Driver Specific Software 
Wacom Tablet Drivers  
SMART IWB Technologies  
Panasonic IWB  
Fuji-Xerox Printer Drivers  
HP Deskjet & Inkjet Printer Drivers  
Security and Safety Software 
Microsoft Forefront Client  
Bluecoat Proxy Client  

The IdeaPad S10e and ThinkPad Mini 10 contains many security features including:

  • Content Filtering: Strong, hack resistant network locking or policy based network filtering.
  • System Identification: Radio Frequency Identification and Electronic call-home.
  • Theft Protection and Deterrence: Hack-resistant hardware level technologies to track and render stolen notebooks useless.
  • Physical Security: Each device is supported by tamper-proof screws and a Kensington lock slot on the device enables the option of security cables to secure the entire device.
  • Secure Passwords: BIOS passwords help protect the system from changes which could impair the security of the device.
  • Tamper Evident Seal: A sticker seal is used to identify unauthorised entry to the Hard Drive bay has occurred, designed in such a way that it cannot be removed without being damaged beyond re-use.
    An example of the tamperproof sticker found on base of each laptop
The ThinkPad Mini 10 also includes Active Protection System (APS) to reduce possiblity of system failure as a result of the Hard Drive damage.