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Page 4 of 5 Connectivity, Battery Life, Extras: The connectivity options included on the E8410 are excellent, having all the current connection types you could need (USB, Firewire, LAN, Flash Reader etc...) it also includes older connections, such as a 9-pin serial port, and a 25-pin parallel/printer port, which I haven’t seen on a notebook in ages. These older ports would only have limited usefulness in today’s world, but there’s no harm in including them and I’m sure they will come in handy for some users. Rear Ports  
Networking in the E8410 is as fast as current standards will allow with Gigabit LAN, and with regards to the wireless connection, even faster with the wireless adapter taking up the Draft-802.11N standard, which allows for transfer rates of up to 300MB/s, and still supports the older/slower 802.11a/b/g standards so all your wireless equipment will still work without a problem. Bluetooth connectivity is also included, using the Bluetooth 2.0 standard with EDR (enhanced data rate) and is backwards compatible with Bluetooth 1.1, so any Bluetooth device you have should connect without a problem. There are 2 expansion slots on the E8410, one for standard PC-Cards and one for the newer ExpressCards which allow for a much faster transfer rate than the older PC Cards, but whichever expansion cards you have, it will be sure to work in one of these slots. The main battery in the notebook is an 8-Cell Lithium Ion item that holds 5200mAh worth of juice, which under ideal power conditions will be able to power the notebook for around 4 hours. This time figure however will be lower under real-world conditions, such as using the wireless connection, optical drive etc., but you should still get an easy 3+ hours out of it with general use. A second battery can be installed in place of the optical drive to give an additional 2 hours battery life. The optical drive is easily removed to swap between it and the second battery on the fly. As for bonus extras included with the E8410, there’s not a huge list, you get a nice looking and good quality carry bag along with the AC adapter, but not a whole lot else which is about normal for most notebooks these days in an effort to keep prices down. Depending on the retailer you might get an optical mouse but that’s about it. Carry Bag  Plenty of software is included as standard such as DVD playback and authoring software (Cyberlink), heaps of Fujitsu utility programs and a year’s free updates for Norman Anti-Virus and Firewall, as well as Acronis True Image to help you backup your data. A 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 also comes pre-installed, which can be easily changed to a full version by purchasing a key online.
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