Monday, July 10, 2006
Flying machine
There's a German word which says it all about my new dual-core S-series Lifebook from Fujitsu Siemens Computers: begeistert, which means delighted, or enthralled. And once I've added a second 512MB module I expect to have a flying machine on my hands.
About time, too.
Seven months ago I lashed out on a highly-specced Toshiba Tecra A4 (why do I always want to say Toyota??), with a single-p Centrino and 512MB memory, for business use. Frankly, I've been disappointed. The system ran slowly from the off, despite optimising (ie closing down running) services, defragging, and the occasional threat / plea to please-hurry-up, I-am-really-sick-of-staring-at-the-hourglass-icon ...
In fact the wonderful XVGA widescreen monitor and a pair of pretty good speakers were the Tosh's only saving graces. Yet the monitor evidently couldn't handle life on the road and started to show a one-inch band is discoloration down both sides after four months, so the lappie was sent for warranty repairs. When it came back, it was complete with a new hard drive and mainboard too - only the case and the keyboard were the originals. This didn't, unfortunately, make the system run any faster.
What's happened to the Tecra? It's been redeployed for use by a colleague, who in turn is delighted with the performance against his legacy machine, which has gone out to grass.
You might argue that putting the Tecra A4 up against the Lifebook S7110 is comparing apples with oranges, but I disagree, since they're both positioned primarily as business machines, for people on-the-go. The Tosh's widescreen was just a bonus. I am more than prepared to forego that in exchange for a business laptop that finally, finally meets my price/performance expectations. The Lifebook is my eighth notebook in 11 years, and the first I'd truly think of as a worthy desktop replacement.
About time, too.
Seven months ago I lashed out on a highly-specced Toshiba Tecra A4 (why do I always want to say Toyota??), with a single-p Centrino and 512MB memory, for business use. Frankly, I've been disappointed. The system ran slowly from the off, despite optimising (ie closing down running) services, defragging, and the occasional threat / plea to please-hurry-up, I-am-really-sick-of-staring-at-the-hourglass-icon ...
In fact the wonderful XVGA widescreen monitor and a pair of pretty good speakers were the Tosh's only saving graces. Yet the monitor evidently couldn't handle life on the road and started to show a one-inch band is discoloration down both sides after four months, so the lappie was sent for warranty repairs. When it came back, it was complete with a new hard drive and mainboard too - only the case and the keyboard were the originals. This didn't, unfortunately, make the system run any faster.
What's happened to the Tecra? It's been redeployed for use by a colleague, who in turn is delighted with the performance against his legacy machine, which has gone out to grass.
You might argue that putting the Tecra A4 up against the Lifebook S7110 is comparing apples with oranges, but I disagree, since they're both positioned primarily as business machines, for people on-the-go. The Tosh's widescreen was just a bonus. I am more than prepared to forego that in exchange for a business laptop that finally, finally meets my price/performance expectations. The Lifebook is my eighth notebook in 11 years, and the first I'd truly think of as a worthy desktop replacement.
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