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Pros

  • Dazzling screen
  • Fingerprint reader is also scroll button

Cons

  • Bulky
  • Awful battery life

At A Glance

The feature-laden N6420 has a beautiful screen and can handle a second hard drive, but it's bulky and has poor battery life.

Manufacturer’s Description

The high-speed mobile Intel Core 2 Duo Processor coupled with high speed ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics deliver the level of performance gamers and technology enthusiasts crave. With its unique high contrast 17-inch Color-Enhanced Crystal View display, video optimization circuitry and built-in stereo sound system (which includes a subwoofer), the LifeBook N6420 notebook takes portability to a whole new level. This model features a High Definition HD DVD-ROM drive which also works as a Dual Layer DVD Writer.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number FPCM60981
Inventory Number 25578
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Display
Display size 17.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels
Vertical Resolution 900
External Monitor Interface Integrated
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Storage
Drive size 200.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 121.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • FireWire Port
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x5)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth No
Slots
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1
Dimensions
Width 15.9 inches
Depth 11.7 inches
Height 2.0 inches
Weight with Accessories 11.7 pounds
Weight 11.7 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software
  • Roxio Easy Media Creator
  • Quicken New User Edition 2006
  • CyberLInk PowerDVD
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Other Hardware
  • Media Center remotereceiver
  • phone cord
Hardware List
  • Notebook
  • battery
  • optical drive

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 1:21  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 408
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 105.24  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 53.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 104
World Bench 5 Rating Very Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 335
ACD Systems ACDSee 586
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 344
Adobe Photoshop 292
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 268
Windows Media Encoder 272
Ahead Nero 802
Musicmatch Jukebox 473
Adobe Premiere 450
Roxio VideoWave 252
WinZip 431
Microsoft Office XP 536