I used to own a Fujitsu Lifebook C2230. Beautiful gaming machine, absolutely wonderful. 768 RAM, 2.6 Processor, all the bells and whistles. The thing even ran Morrowind with no problem!
I had to sell it for cash, but when I went back to their site to check their stuff out (being in the market for a new laptop and all), I was surprised. The C2230 is gone and replaced with a wealth of laptops that are 1.6 processors, 256 RAM, less hard drive space and worse... twice as expensive.
The heck happened? Is there a number I missed somewhere or am I reading the specs wrong? Fujitsu will always get my business after that dream laptop, but seriously, I don't know what the heck happened to their laptops.
Any ideas, or should I go on the hunt for an old C2230 and re-live the glory days?
Comparison:
LifeBook C2340 notebook (The one for sale now, circa 2005)
• Intel® Pentium® M Processor 745 (1.80A GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB)
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
and Microsoft® Works
• 15" Crystal View XGA TFT display
• 512 MB DDR SDRAM memory (256 MB x 2)
• 80 GB hard drive¹
• DVD/CD-RW combo drive
• Built-in floppy disk drive
• Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
(Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g), multinational² 56K³ V.90 modem and 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
• Four USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick®/SD slot, PC Card slots
• One-year International Limited Warranty
• M-Code FPCM31623
- $1349
LifeBook C2230 notebook (My baby, circa 2003)
Genuine Windowsｮ XP Professional
Intelｮ Pentiumｮ 4 Processor 2.6GHz processor
15" SXGA+ TFT
768MB DDR SDRAM memory
40GB hard drive
Built-in DVD-RW, DVD/CDRW combo, DVD, or CD-ROM drive
Built-in floppy disk drive
Built-in multinational 56K V.90 modem and 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
Optional Built-in wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Four USB 2.0, one IEEE 1394, and one S-Video port
Memory Stickｮ/SD slot
One-year International Limited Warranty
- $1100 with extra RAM and carrying case included
Keep in mind that I bought the C2230 about three years ago, and it with extra RAM and carrying case still cost a few hundred dollars LESS than the C2340 does.
What gives?
Thanks for any advice.
I had to sell it for cash, but when I went back to their site to check their stuff out (being in the market for a new laptop and all), I was surprised. The C2230 is gone and replaced with a wealth of laptops that are 1.6 processors, 256 RAM, less hard drive space and worse... twice as expensive.
The heck happened? Is there a number I missed somewhere or am I reading the specs wrong? Fujitsu will always get my business after that dream laptop, but seriously, I don't know what the heck happened to their laptops.
Any ideas, or should I go on the hunt for an old C2230 and re-live the glory days?
Comparison:
LifeBook C2340 notebook (The one for sale now, circa 2005)
• Intel® Pentium® M Processor 745 (1.80A GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB)
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
and Microsoft® Works
• 15" Crystal View XGA TFT display
• 512 MB DDR SDRAM memory (256 MB x 2)
• 80 GB hard drive¹
• DVD/CD-RW combo drive
• Built-in floppy disk drive
• Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
(Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g), multinational² 56K³ V.90 modem and 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
• Four USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick®/SD slot, PC Card slots
• One-year International Limited Warranty
• M-Code FPCM31623
- $1349
LifeBook C2230 notebook (My baby, circa 2003)
Genuine Windowsｮ XP Professional
Intelｮ Pentiumｮ 4 Processor 2.6GHz processor
15" SXGA+ TFT
768MB DDR SDRAM memory
40GB hard drive
Built-in DVD-RW, DVD/CDRW combo, DVD, or CD-ROM drive
Built-in floppy disk drive
Built-in multinational 56K V.90 modem and 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
Optional Built-in wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Four USB 2.0, one IEEE 1394, and one S-Video port
Memory Stickｮ/SD slot
One-year International Limited Warranty
- $1100 with extra RAM and carrying case included
Keep in mind that I bought the C2230 about three years ago, and it with extra RAM and carrying case still cost a few hundred dollars LESS than the C2340 does.
What gives?
Thanks for any advice.
