S12 Nvidia ION to Europe/Scandinavia/Denmark ?

Hi Forum,
1. anyone who knows if the S12 Nvidia ION (http://gizmodo.com/5268833/lenovo-s12-is-the-first-netbook-with-nvidia-ion-costs-under-500) version will ship to Denmark and if so - when we can expect it...
2. What will be the exact specs - pictures ?
Thanks in advance.
~Maymann

Hi and welcome to lenovo forum...
First i know that S12 ION Version will released soon in germany...
comes with 2 GB Memory and 250 GB Harddrive and Windows 7..
No there is no WWAN/3G .. But could be released in later versions..
Wireless is standard 54 MB (free range 50m-100m) there is no "300 MB -n" Version planned..
Memory 2GB ... dont know upgrade possiblitys ... but 2GB is still enough for 99% cases...
hope that help you a bit further
sincerely KalvinKlein
Thinkies 2x X200s/X301 8GB 256GB SSD @ Win 7 64
Ideas Centre A520 ,Yoga 2 256GB SSD,Yoga 2 tablet @ Win 8.1

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