| Article Index |
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| Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 Notebook Review |
| 2 - Style and Design |
| 3 - Running Gear |
| 4 - AV Features |
| 5 - Connectivity, Battery Life, Extras |
| 6 - Conclusion |
| All Pages |
Running Gear:
The CPU in the N6460 is an Intel Core 2 Duo T7700, currently the fastest notebook CPU available on the market, running at 2.4GHz on an 800MHz Front Side Bus with 4MB of total L2 Cache, and even though it’s “just” a notebook CPU, this thing is seriously quick, bringing in a PCMark05 score if 5431, which is a whopping 800 points more than the T7500 based LifeBook E8410 we tested a couple of months back. Of course the extra memory helps the N6460 along to this great PCMark figure, with a total of 4GB as standard – even though the 32-Bit version of Vista that is installed only sees 3.3GB, with some lost to the Video Card and some just lost to the fact that the 32-Bit version of Vista that is loaded can only address a total of 4GB of RAM, which includes whatever video card memory is present. There’s no option for a 64-Bit version of Vista when making your purchase, which is a little disappointing.
The 4GB of RAM included with the N6460 is still the old, slow 667MHz DDR2 for some reason, even though there’s been 800MHz DDR2 notebook RAM available for a while now, and the N6460 runs a CPU with a 800MHz Front Side Bus. Considering the asking price of this notebook, you’d expect the best of everything, however in this area it’s just not the case, maybe I’m just being picky but I think it’s a little disappointing.
The video card in the N6460 is an ATi Mobility Radeon HD 2600 which has all the same features as its desktop brother, but with a slightly lower clock speed and a much lower video memory speed. Despite these concessions it still performs brilliantly both within Windows and in 3D applications. We tested the system in 3DMark06 and got back a score of 3587, which is between what you’d expect from a GeForce 8500GT and 8600GT on a desktop Core 2 Duo system, so its 3D performance is outstanding - for a notebook PC.
All of that 3D grunt is shoved through the N6460’s 17” Widescreen LCD, which I must say - is absolutely brilliant, easily the best notebook screen I’ve ever used. Running at its native resolution of 1440x900 (so no it can’t do full 1080 HD) the display is very crisp and sharp, and in terms of brightness it walks all over my old LG notebook, and even trumps the Samsung 940N sitting on my desk – you wouldn’t want to suddenly look at this thing after being in the dark – might go blind. :) The viewing angle of the screen is also the best I’ve seen for a notebook screen (for nearly any screen for that matter), even directly side on at say 85 degrees the image still looks the same, almost no change in contrast or colour at all, it’s really very impressive.
