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Review of the Fujitsu Lifebook P7120The Fujitsu LifeBook P7120 is the lightest and tiniest full-feature notebook to contain a removeable media drive. Tipping the scales at slightly more than three pounds, the LifeBook is hardly light on computing power. The showcase feature of the new Fujitsu Lifebook is of course the media bay. You can slip in an extra battery to boost mobile longevity to an amazing-if-true 11 hours. The P7120 is also a one-of-a-kind featherweight thanks to its ECO button. A strictly Fujitsu feature, the ECO button can disable the optical disk, reduce screen brightness, or cut off other power-consuming features to optimize battery life even more.The rest of the LifeBook P7120 isn't nearly as unique, but as a whole package, makes the laptop pack more of a computing punch than its weight would indicate. We're talking about an Intel Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage processor with 1.2 GHz and the Intel 915GMS chipset for cutting-edge mobile capabilities. We're talking an Intel PRO/Wireless network connection or an Atheros Super AG Wireless LAN, along with Ethernet, optional Bluetooth, media card slots for photo or video files transmissions, and even high-definition audio jacks. And for privacy-freaks in the IT department, we have the Trusted Platform Module, which combines a security chip, data encryption software, and biometric fingerprint swipes to provide top notch data protection. As if that wasn't enough to open up the wallets of CIOs in big boxy office buildings everywhere, the P7120 Lifebook has built-in shock absorbers to protect the hard drive from vibrations and other causes of catastrophic data loss, and microphones and noise-canceling software for when VoIP goes mainstream. When looking at moving from a desktop replacement, to an ultraportable, you have to consider whether you can live with squinting at a small screen all day. The P7120 has a 10.6 inch XGA widescreen display, not as tiny as the Libretto's, but still smaller than the average laptop screen. If you can live with that, this Lifebook starts at under $1,700. As for reliability Fujitsu laptops have been top rated by PC Magazine in its 18th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey. By Matthew Brodsky - Laptopical Monday, December 05, 2005 |
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