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Reviews: All-Purpose Notebooks
Fujitsu Lifebook S7211
CPU: 1.6-GHz Pentium Dual-Core T2330 • Display Size (inches): 14.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 120 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 5.2 • Price When Reviewed: $899
FUJITSU Fujitsu LifeBook S7211 (Front)
FUJITSU Fujitsu LifeBook S7211 (Front)
FUJITSU Fujitsu LifeBook S7211
FUJITSU Fujitsu LifeBook S7211
77.7 Good
Last updated
February 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Light weight
  • Two-battery option
Cons
  • CD creation only
  • So-so speed
Review
Test Report
Pricing
Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $899 (2/7/2008)
Performance: Fair: 66
Features: Good: 73
Design: Good: 79
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $899  
Performance
Fair: 66  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 56
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 1451 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 714 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 1038 
Firefox 2 511 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 459 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 350 
Multitasking 651 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1262 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 297 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 488 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 03:50 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 5.1 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.18 
Features
Good: 73  
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.6-GHz Pentium Dual-Core T2330 
System Memory 1024 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface Integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 120 
Optical Drive Speed 24 
Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM/CD-RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11a/g 
Bluetooth No 
Modem Type V.90 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 13.1 by 9.5 by 1.5 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 5.2 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.2 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Multipurpose Bay Modular bay battery. 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
Included Software Roxio DigitalMedia SE, Cyberlink Power DVD, Norton Internet Security 2007 
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
Good: 79  

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