Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 (Core Solo U1400 Processor ULV 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM)

Performance And Battery Life
The LifeBook P7230's Core Solo U1400 processor is far from the top of the CPU food chain, and although in most cases the differences were not huge, the system fell behind both Sony's handheld Sony Vaio UX390, which has a slightly faster Core Solo U1500 processor, and the Gateway NX270S, with an older 1.73GHz Intel Celeron M43, in CNET Labs' Multitasking, iTunes encoding, and Microsoft Office productivity tests.

Demonstrating the performance hit that the first generation of Windows Vista systems has taken, last year's Fujitsu Lifebook P1610, an ultraportable tablet with the same CPU but running Windows XP, was significantly faster on our Microsoft Office productivity and Photoshop CS2 tests. We didn't experience any major slowdowns using the system for Web surfing or media playback, however, and it should be fine for anything short of heavy-duty media authoring or 3D gaming, tasks that typically require a larger, more powerful laptop.

The LifeBook P7230 ran for 2 hours 33 minutes on our DVD battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. That's acceptable but not impressive, especially given the low-power CPU specifically designed to improve battery life. The DVD battery drain test is demanding, and you can expect longer battery life if you're just surfing the Web or working on office documents. We saw similar battery life on recent, smaller laptops, such as the Fujitsu Lifebook P1610 and the Gateway NX270S.



System configurations:

Fujitsu Lifebook P1610
Windows XP Tablet PC edition SP2; 1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 532MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel 945GM Express; 80GB Toshiba 4,200rpm

Fujitsu Lifebook P7230
Windows Vista Business edition; 1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 224MB Mobile Intel 945GM Express; 60GB Toshiba 4,200rpm

Gateway NX270S
Windows Vista Home Basic edition; 1.73GHz Intel Celeron M430; 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M; 60GB Fujitsu 4,200rpm

Sony Vaio UX390
Windows Vista Business edition; 1.33GHz Intel Core Solo U1500; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 400MHz; 224MB Mobile Intel 945GM Express

Service And Support
Fujitsu LifeBook has a one-year international warranty with second-year and third-year local warranty. At Fujitsu's support Web site, LifeBook owners can register their warranty online as well as download the latest drivers. For simple problems, the company offers a helpline and email address for troubleshooting. Should the unit require further diagnosis or repair, the customer will have to send the unit to any service center worldwide during the first year. Subsequently, Fujitsu will only honor the notebook's warranty for the subsequent two years at the original country of purchase. For users who use their laptops for time-critical work with no margin for downtime, it must be noted that most Fujitsu service centers in Asia Pacific operate only during office hours. There is no option to upgrade the warranty terms.

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