Fujitsu LifeBook N6420

Last Update: Review by Notebook Review (added on 14/02/07)

Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 which was announced October last year is a 17-inch high-contrast widescreen, which runs on Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) T5600 or T7200 processor featuring an optional HD DVD drive, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 or X1400 graphics card with 512MB and 256MB of HyperMemory respectively. Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 comes with maximum of 400GB of SATA hard drive storage (2 HDDs x 200GB) and up to 4GB of main memory.

+ REVIEWS (last updated: 12/02/07)

Notebook Review has a review of the Fujitsu LifeBook N6420;
“The touchpad seems to be improved from the N6410 as well; the buttons are more responsive and have a good solid feel, no annoying loud click, just a solid feel and sound. The addition of a fingerprint sensor is also cool, it works pretty well as a scroll panel, and the included software works well to control passwords…I am impressed with the performance of the Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz CPU, and the ATi X1600 GPU. The power of the Core 2 Duo alone makes me want to upgrade to the latest and greatest from Intel. The benchmarks will tell part of the story, but in terms of real world performance, I have been able to compare this directly to my N6210 with a Pentium M 1.86Ghz CPU, and let’s just say the results are extremely impressive. “

CNET has a review of the Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 and rated it 7.3/10;
“Even without the Visual Optimizer, the 17-inch wide-screen display looks good, although it has a native resolution of 1,440×900–many high-end 17-inch laptops have a resolution of 1,920×1,200. The included Windows Media Center remote and receiver add even more flexibility, as you can set up the laptop across the room and kick back for a small-scale cinematic experience…The good: Includes HD-DVD drive and Core 2 Duo processor; full keyboard with number pad; cheaper than many other HD-DVD laptops. The bad: Poor battery life; visual optimizer function didn’t deliver; could use more RAM and a faster hard drive; lacks DVI-out port.”

PCMag has a review of the Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 and rated it 2.5/5;
“At a hefty 9.6 pounds, the N6420 is most definitely in the desktop-replacement camp. The display quality and color saturation on the 17-inch widescreen are undeniably vivid, and the 1,440-by-900 resolution is good enough for both crunching spreadsheets and watching HD DVD movies. If you’re a hard-core HD enthusiast, there are laptops that have true HD resolutions (1,920-by-1,200) that run at 1080p, such as the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV660 and Sony VAIO VGN-AR190G.”

+ FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS

- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
- 17″ Color-Enhanced Crystal View wide XGA+ display (1400×900)
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics with 512 MB Hyper Memory (256 MB dedicated and 256 MB shared memory)
- 1 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM memory (1 GB x 1)
- 200 GB S-ATA, 4200 rpm hard drive
- High Definition HD DVD-ROM Drive also works as a Dual Layer DVD Writer
- Integrated Fingerprint Sensor (also works as Scroll Button)
- Remote Control for XP Media Center Edition
- Multinational 56K V.90 modem and Gigabit Ethernet LAN
- Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g)
- 5 USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick®/SD/xD slot, PC Card slot, Express Card slot
- Main battery: Lithium ion (6-cell, 10.8V, 3200 mAh)