The video card is an ATI Radeon mobile version with up to 128MB of RAM, and between the two I had plenty of power for most applications. The Lifebook I tested had the new Athlon XP-1700 mobile processor, a package that has a list price of $1,549 (Canadian) after a $100 mail-in rebate. Beside those buttons is a small LCD screen that displays the battery indicator, etc. Just above the keyboard are five application buttons that can be programmed to launch different features, and can also be used as password-entering system. The Lifebook measures 293 mm by 235 mm by 33 mm, with a sharp and clear 13.3-inch screen.
And there's also a switch to turn off the Wi-Fi if you need to, which is a handy feature. The Lifebook-S comes with built-in wireless 802.11b networking, too. A headphone and microphone jack on the side and two fairly small speakers on the base above the keyboard round out the list. It also has a PCMCIA card slot, a built-in smart card reader, and a range of ports and jacks on the back - including a modem jack, Ethernet jack, video port, keyboard port, infrared port and two USB 2.0 slots. Even though it weighs less than two kilograms and is only 33 mm thick, it has a full-height drive bay that can be filled with a CD drive, DVD drive, CD-RW or even an extra battery. Other than that fairly small quibble, however, the Fujitsu has a pile of features packed into a small unit. That sort of Chiclets-for-keys feel, as someone described it, makes it feel a little cheap.
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The light grey keyboard is almost full-sized, which is a nice feature in a fairly small laptop, but the keys don't have the full amount of "travel" to them - meaning they don't go as far down as a regular keyboard's keys. The body is a silver-magnesium alloy, which gives it a nice futuristic look, with a grey metallic-looking plastic around the screen and on the base of the unit around the keyboard. One of the first things you're likely to notice about the Fujitsu is it is sleek-looking, with a nice metallic finish and rounded corners. If you're looking for something sort of in between, the Fujitsu line of Lifebook S-series laptops have plenty of features, but come wrapped in a fairly small package. Okay, they mostly come in a kind of rectangular shape - but they certainly come in plenty of sizes and weights, from the massive desktop replacement notebooks that strain your arm and back muscles to the tiny sub-notebooks that are good for tight spaces. The Verdict: Fujitsu's Lifebook is a good blend of features and style, without being too heavy or bulky.The Bad: Battery life is not great keyboard has a cheap feel touchpad is a pain.The Good: Light, full-featured, cool design.
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