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Finally a lightweight, powerful laptop that is not ridiculously small

Dec 11, 2007

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Weight, power, 3.5G, build quality
Cons: Nothing
Opinion:
I have been using this machine for 2 days and I am loving it. The only thing I did to the machine was spend an extra $50 and get the ram increased to 2GB. The keyboard is a dream to use, and the machine displays the typical high quality finish that you come to expect from Fujitsu. At only 1.6kg, it is lightweight and provides a wonderful 14.1 inch screen.

The HSDPA capability is great. Despite all the promises of hot spots around the island for Wi-Fi, who cares now. The 3G capability is singificantly more convenient. Is always available and whilst it is a bit slower, early assessment suggests it is not as hungry on battery power.

Having looked around for a fast, lightweight laptop and been tempted with the ultra portables and lower powered options and ultra portables etc, for minimal weight the S6510 really does provide the best of both worlds.

One more thing I have noticed is that the heat dissapation on this machine is managed well. There is no risk of burning the family jewels with this machine.

So here is hats off to Fujitsu. This is an extremely competent and convenient laptop. At $3888 + $50 (for an extra 1GB of ram), this is not unreasonable compared to other machines, especially when you take into consideration the form factor (small yet very useful and no silly little squinty screens), the power and the quality of assembly.