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Fujitsu Lifebook N6460

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Pros
Dazzling screen
Accommodates two hard drives
Cons
Terrible battery life
Heavy

Pricing: Expensive: $2749 (6/6/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 81
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 88

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

Pricing

Expensive: $2749

Performance

Very Good: 81

WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 82

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	536
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	380
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	745
Firefox 2	315
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	377
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	264
Multitasking	408
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	799
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	246
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	288

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	12:57

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	39.73
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	98.48

Features

Good: 79

CPU & Memory
CPU	2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500
System Memory	2048
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 HD 2600
Video Memory	512
External Monitor Interface	PCI Express
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	500GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type	BD-RE/BD-R DL
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	No
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	802.11n
Bluetooth	No
Modem Type	V.90

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	15.8 by 11.6 by 2.0
Min. Weight (lbs.)	10.2Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	11.3
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter, phone cord
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	Phone cord, Media Center remote with IR receiver and transceiver, TV tuner card with comosite video adapter and coaxial cables
Included Software	Microsoft Works 8.5

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

Very Good: 88

Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 Desktop Replacement Laptop Review

by Carla Thornton

- Fujitsu's new flagship desktop replacement laptop spoils graphics professionals with a stunning work environment and tons of storage. That's one big thing it has in common with its predecessor, the LifeBook N6420, but the newer N6460 is also a better entertainment unit. Battery life is shorter--it ran out of juice in less than 1 hour in our recent tests--and it still leaves Bluetooth fans out in the cold. But all in all, the Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 is an improvement over the N6420.

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