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Brandon Hill (Blog) - February 6, 2007 2:57 PM

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Fujitsu's LifeBook P7230

Fujitsu's new LifeBook P7230 weighs in at just 2.96 pounds with an optical drive

It looks as though Sony and Asus won't be the only copmanies with LED backlit notebooks in their lineups. Fujitsu today announced its new LifeBook P7230 notebook, which features a 10.6" LED backlit display. LED technology allows for slimmer display panels, increased battery life and richer colors.

The LifeBook P7230 is only 1.17" thick making it 15% thinner than its predecessor. The notebook also weighs in at a feathery 2.96 pounds with the integrated optical drive.

Power comes from a 1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400 Ultra Low Voltage processor while 1GB of DDR2 667MHz memory is standard. Other standard features for the $1,699 base model include Windows Vista Basic, a 40GB hard drive, Atheros Super AG 802.11a/b/g wireless adapter, DVD/CD-RW combo drive and a fingerprint reader.

Stepping up to the $1,899 mid-level model gives you Windows Vista Business, a 60GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner and a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 wireless adapter. The range-topping model is priced at $2,179 and adds an 80GB hard drive, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, port replicator and built-in webcam.

Battery life for the pint-sized notebook is rated at 6 hours with a 6-cell battery and 9.75 hours with the additional modular bay battery. The modular bay battery ups system weight to 3.08 pounds.

The LifeBook P7230 is available now from the Fujitsu Direct Store.

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D-SUB... again

By Zandros on 2/6/2007 5:58:48 PM , Rating: 2

Is it really that hard to adopt DVI, or even Apple's mini-DVI instead of the legacy VGA connector?

I mean, you'd still have the option of analog output, and you're getting digital too.

RE: D-SUB... again

By semo on 2/6/2007 6:23:51 PM , Rating: 1

for me mini-dvi is just another standard that should be constantly flamed or at least disliked.

anyway, vga is an inconvenience but i think this whole idea of an ultra portable, hyper slow laptop is to punish those who buy them... naah just kiddin, those lappies are ok.

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RE: D-SUB... again

By Pandamonium on 2/7/2007 12:23:10 AM , Rating: 2

I'd almost rather have VGA than DVI. My HTPC couldn't play back the last 2 DVDs I rented because of copy protection not liking the way my HTPC was hooked up to my HDTV. I switched to VGA and everything worked..

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RE: D-SUB... again

By THEREALJMAN73 on 2/7/2007 9:38:34 AM , Rating: 2

Dump WMP11 and those copy protection errors will go away.

(I am assuming you are on XP with WMP11 - if not disreguard)

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RE: D-SUB... again

By vortmax on 2/7/2007 11:40:08 AM , Rating: 2

I've also experienced this with WinDVD, but it's on a per-cd basis. They just don't seem to like it when TV-out is enabled.

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RE: D-SUB... again

By Micronite on 2/7/2007 2:49:03 PM , Rating: 2

I think they should use DVI-I which carries both digital and analog. They could easily proved the DVI to VGA dongle, too.
I don't think you can dump VGA. Especially for businesses. All those projectors in conference rooms take VGA.

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Ultraportable specs???

By sdsdv10 on 2/6/2007 5:36:42 PM , Rating: 2

Just wondering what people think here, is 2.96 pounds (almost 3) really ultraportable? I would like to think to be ultra portable you would want to be closer to 2 pounds. Is that asking to much?

RE: Ultraportable specs???

By outsider on 2/6/07, Rating: 0

RE: Ultraportable specs???

By mpc7488 on 2/7/2007 12:22:11 AM , Rating: 2

Nope, and these do exist, though they're a lot of money. Dynamism sells a lot of them.

Examples: Sony G1, 2.17 lbs with DVD-R/W. http://www.dynamism.com/g1/main.shtml

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The High-end model's RAM

By sjwaldron on 2/6/2007 10:32:21 PM , Rating: 2

You would think they would at least bump the ram up to the maximum of 2GB on the high-end model... Nice laptop though.

Yay for batteries

By Whedonic on 2/7/2007 1:19:45 AM , Rating: 2

That's a ton of life from a single charge! If only we could get that kind of up-time on a DTR :)

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