Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 quietly goes on sale as the Gobots of transforming tablets

[![Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 hybrid tablet][1] ][2]

Lenovo's [10-inch IdeaTab S2][3] was one of the belles of its CES ball in offering a distinctly [Transformer Pad][4]-like experience for those not beholden to ASUS' view of the world. While there wasn't much attention given to the Android 4.0 tablet outside of the [FCC filing][5] we saw last month, it's getting its time to shine at last: the device is now sitting on Lenovo's virtual shelves as the S2110. The 10.1-inch slate's selling point remains its (strictly optional) keyboard dock, which supplies a trackpad, an SD slot, USB and 10 extra hours of battery life to keep that movie marathon going. Even if you have no intention of constructing the Gobot to ASUS' [Transformer][6] original, though, the S2110 is still a big leap over the so-so [S2109][7] from the spring. A 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon APQ8060A, a rear 5-megapixel camera and a landscape 1,280 x 800 screen are all incentives to pay the premium over the S2110's budget predecessor. Not that there will be much of a premium to pay -- despite setting a $449 official price, Lenovo is already discounting the S2110 to as little as $343. That's low enough to lure the cost-conscious away from the Transformer Pad elephant in the room, even if it reminds us of relatives that always bought us the cheaper robot toys when we were kids.

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