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Fujitsu Lifebook N6420

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Pros
Dazzling screen
Fingerprint reader is also scroll button
Cons
Bulky
Awful battery life

Pricing: Average: $2399 (9/14/2007)
Performance: Good: 79
Features: Good: 75
Design: Superior: 90

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $2399

Performance

Good: 79

World Bench 5 Tests - Very Good: 104

World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee	586
Adobe Photoshop	292
Adobe Premiere	450
Ahead Nero	802
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	268
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	344
Microsoft Office XP	536
Windows Media Encoder	272
Mozilla	335
Multitasking	408
Musicmatch Jukebox	473
Roxio VideoWave	252
WinZip	431

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Office Applications)	1:21

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	53.6
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	105.24

Features

Good: 75

CPU & Memory
CPU	2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200
System Memory	1024
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	17" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1440
Vertical Resolution	900
Video Chip Set	ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Video Memory	512
External Monitor Interface	integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	200GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	1
Optical Drive Type	HDDVD-ROM
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	3
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	5
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	Yes
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	No
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	No
PC Card Slots	1
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	Gigabit ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11a/g
Bluetooth	No
Modem Type	V.90

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	15.9 by 11.7 by 2.0
Min. Weight (lbs.)	9.7Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	11.7
Accessories	Notebook, battery, optical drive
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Included Hardware	Media Center remote and receiver, phone cord
Included Software	CyberLInk PowerDVD, Quicken New User Edition 2006, Roxio Easy Media Creator

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	A minor player in the U.S. consumer notebook market, Fujitsu repeated its performance from two years ago: average reliability scores, and not enough votes to warrant a support grade.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Design

Superior: 90

Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 Review

by Carla Thornton

- As prices on big-screen notebooks continue to drop, good desktop replacements like the Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 are becoming as affordable as many mainstream laptops. This well-designed model comes with some nice features, but if decent battery life is on your list of must-haves, it can't deliver.

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