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| Fujitsu LifeBook P7230PD Notebook Review |
| Page 2 - Style, Design |
| Page 3 - CPU, Memory, Screen |
| Page 4 - Connectivity, Battery Life, Extras |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
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The P7230 may only sport a 10.6inch screen, but it includes everything else you’d ever want in a notebook PC,
and we do mean everything.
fThe P7230 is another in Fujitsu’s range of notebooks aimed at being “ultra portable” just like the Q2010 we reviewed a few months back, however unlike other brands and even the Q2010, Fujitsu didn’t strip out all the good stuff just to bring the weight down, this model actually has all the features you’d expect to find in a normal size, mid to high-range notebook.
The particular model of P7230 we’re looking at today, the P7230PD, otherwise known as the ‘P7230 Enhanced’, sells online for around AU$2950 and distinguishes itself from the older P7230 by the inclusion of a Centrino Dual Core CPU – a U2500 Ultra Low Voltage 1.2Ghz CPU, compared to the old U1200 CPU, which brings with it a healthy performance increase, always welcome with the ULV CPUs as they aren’t powerhouses to begin with by any stretch of the imagination.
The P7230PD’s Main Specifications:
- Intel Centrino Core Duo U2500 (1.2Ghz ULV, 2MB Cache, 533Mhz FSB)
- 10.6” Wide Superfine WXGA TFT (1280x768 Pixels)
- 1GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM (Max. 2GB)
- 80GB ATA-100 HDD – 4200rpm
- Dual Layer DVD-R/RW/RAM Drive
- Bluetooth v2.0
- Intel PRO/Wireless 802.11g 54MB/s Wireless Ethernet Adapter
- Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (PCI-Express x 1)
- High-Definition Audio, with built-in stereo speakers and dual digital array microphone
- Built-In 1.3MegaPixel Webcam
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 6-cell Li-Ion Battery (5800mAh) for up to 5.9 Hours Battery Life,
- Ports – 2x USB, Firewire, Headphone, Microphone, SD/xD/MS Card Reader, Type-II PC Card Slot, RJ-11, RJ-45
- 2 Year Pickup and Return Warranty
- Windows XP Pro or Vista Business
As you can see there is just about everything you could want in this notebook, and unlike the Q2010 we reviewed previously, features such as the DVD drive and network connection are built into the main unit and not only available through a docking bay, all this is done with only a very slight weight and size increase with the P7230 weighing only 1.35kg with the standard battery and DVD drive installed. Fujitsu have a weight saver option for this notebook that seems to replace the DVD drive, with, well, a whole lot of nothing I can only assume, which brings the weight down to a miniscule 1.19kg, making it one of the lightest notebooks available on the market today.
