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post #21 of 43
Sounds perfect! Thanks lots!!!

I've e-mailed with Patrick at Portable One. He said their next shipment of S6210 notebooks is due by the 30th.
post #22 of 43
Is there a higher-capacity battery for the lifebook S series or is the 47.5 whr battery the only main battery offered?
post #23 of 43
Thread Starter 
While poking around, I did not see any higher capacity batteries. I wasn't looking for them, though, so maybe there are!

Anyways, so I went and took some pictures. As a disclaimer before I post these pictures and you're horribly disgusted and never consider Fujitsu again, the camera comes close, but does not accurately represent real life It focuses on the reflection in the screen, so it shows up sharper. Generally the reflections are less noticable then the pictures make them out to be.

Also, I am happy with the screen. I have used it in a variety of conditions, sometimes in the daylight in the car. I have not had a problem with glare at ALL. I only notice it if I look for it.

Anyways, without much more fujitsu defending, here's the pictures. I tried to take one of a black and one of a white screen to show the difference.

This is a shot of the worst case scenario indoors. A very bright background compared to the rest of the room, right behind your screen:






Here is a pic in a very bright room (lit by daylight):





here is the worst case scenario. outdoors where everything is bright :P





inside in a normally lit room (still daylight, but the sun is setting :P)




inside a darker room







sorry for some blurry pictures. I did not use flash and I was too lazy to use the tripod.

as you can see, in normal conditions its not very noticable. Even outdoors in bright daylight, if the screen isn't pure black, its not as noticeable.

If you want any more "scenarios" don't hesitate to ask. I'll try when its day again :P
I wish these pictures were more of a representative of real life so you can really see, but this is as good as I can get
post #24 of 43
That's a nice extensive range of photos. Although it does qualify as "glossy" I think Fujitsu has done a good job with the anti-reflective coating. The screen quality is definitely worth the slight tradeoff of some glare in extreme lighting situations.

If you haven't seen it, Freeman from the LeoG forum has a short review of the 6210 on his site. It has some nice, big close ups of the screen (click on the intermediate photos for the BIG shots).

http://www.jotographer.com/S6210/index.htm

Review here:

http://www.jotographer.com/
post #25 of 43
Those pictures are great! I plan to use my notebook outdoors at the lake a lot, so the glare is definitely something I have to consider. Thanks for taking the time to post these photos!!
post #26 of 43
How is the speaker(s?) or just sound quality in general? Have you tried to play DVDs on it yet? That is the only thing I plan on using the onboard sound for so it doesn't have to be great- I don't expect much from a "thin-and-light" but volume is a bit of an issue...
post #27 of 43
Thread Starter 
haven't tried the speakers for anything but beeps Headphone quality is fine. I'll try speakers a bit later today. its about time I tried some DVD testing :P
post #28 of 43
Thanks, that would be greatly appreciated. Also what are the differences from the s6210 and the s6220? On the Fujitsu site it appears that they are identical except for the processor. Is this true? The s7000 series is out why is there no where near the hype for this series as there is for the s6210? Is the s7000 series a bigger unit? is it Faster?

(sorry for so many questions but I'm curious)
post #29 of 43
Thread Starter 
to my knowledge the 6220 is simply 6210 with a Dothan processor. so yes, only proc difference.

I was checking out the sound. It gets pretty loud. I could hear from pretty far. Do you want me to measure the distance? :P quality is laptop quality. Like, lack of bass. Any sort of test you want me to do?
post #30 of 43
There really aren't any tests that I can think of. Unfortunately, without other laptops to compare it to, there is no real way to measure how it stands up against the competition. I suppose that as long as you have no complaints, it's not "bad" and if it's not "bad", I can live with it. I'm not too demanding but I just don't want it to not be lound enough to fill a car or maybe a small room and get distorted when you try to turn it up to an audible level.

Do you know what the advantages of the Dothan are? The Banias has the same clock speeds and the same cache (I think). So why buy a s6000 series instead of a s7000? Is there tha much a price differance? I know you're not a Fujitsu spokesperson but any bits of information would help... thanks again for checking out the sound...
post #31 of 43
Thread Starter 
dothan basically just has twice the L2 Cache (2 meg) that banias has (1 meg). There are many debates on the board on dothan vs banias pro's and cons. For example, the dothan runs hotter than the banias, taking more power. etc. According to the one review that I've seen on the dothan vs. banias (tom's hardware), the gain's aren't that great. One thing about the dothan, though, is that it can go up to 2.0 ghz. whereas the banias is capped at 1.7

as for the s7000, it's heavier (by like .3 lbs), it has a larger screen(14.1), but it doesn't have the Crystal View screen that the 62x0 has. Crystal view is nice
It's also more expensive, by a few hundred for nearly comparable stats.
But it does offer some things default that the 6210 doesn't have. Such as gigabit lan, a metal encasing, and bluetooth, etc.

you can head over to portableone.com to compare specs and prices.
post #32 of 43
Mine shipped! Oo! I'm excited.

What Shinza sleeve is the best fit?
post #33 of 43
can you give us the dimensions of the S6210?
Thanks
post #34 of 43
Dimensions and Weight

* 11.5"(w) x 9.3"(d) x 1.28"(h) (max)
* Approximately 3.63 lbs with weight saver
* Approximately 4.07 lbs with DVD/CD-RW combo drive
post #35 of 43
Just yesterday I took a trip to Frys to help my brother find a suitable laptop.
I myself currently own the Fujitsu N5010.
I've seemed to notice basically all laptop manufacturers turning to much higher screen techn. then ever before..exciting!

My concern about the S6 is that even though it is the Crystal View screen, it seemed much more dull and not as bright and clear as a majority of the other laptops they had on viewing (That included other Fujitsu models, Sony, and even Compaq (!))

My other concern with this laptop is the keyboard quality. To me, it just seemed far too "weak" to be sturdy enough for portability's sake.

Just my three cents.
post #36 of 43
Did you check the display settings? It's possible someone played with the brightness or something. I haven't compared the S6's Crystal View side by side with anything, but several others have posted that it looked better than all the other screens. It's just curious that you'd say the opposite.
post #37 of 43
do the palm rest area get hot or underneath the laptop?

thanks.
post #38 of 43
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ender0910
dothan basically just has twice the L2 Cache (2 meg) that banias has (1 meg). There are many debates on the board on dothan vs banias pro's and cons. For example, the dothan runs hotter than the banias, taking more power. etc. According to the one review that I've seen on the dothan vs. banias (tom's hardware), the gain's aren't that great. One thing about the dothan, though, is that it can go up to 2.0 ghz. whereas the banias is capped at 1.7

as for the s7000, it's heavier (by like .3 lbs), it has a larger screen(14.1), but it doesn't have the Crystal View screen that the 62x0 has. Crystal view is nice
It's also more expensive, by a few hundred for nearly comparable stats.
But it does offer some things default that the 6210 doesn't have. Such as gigabit lan, a metal encasing, and bluetooth, etc.

you can head over to portableone.com to compare specs and prices.
A lot of people say that the Dothan Processor runs hotter and uses more power. But the reviews, such as the one at AnandTech, say that the Dothan uses 23 watts of power and runs cooler than the Banias due to its 90nm process. The Banias uses 25 watts of power and runs slightly hotter. The Dothan's cache helps its performance, but not in all applications, since many of them are not cache intensive.

Also, about the speakers on the Fujitsu... Well, what do you expect? They are extremely tiny. I used my sister's Fujitsu, and tried listening to music on it. The speakers have barely any volume and produce a rather tinny sound. Don't use them for anything more than beeps. Use headphones.
post #39 of 43

How loud are the touchpad buttons?

Hi,

I own an older Fujitsu S and the buttons for the touchpad are fairly loud. The new S6210 has a different buttons so I am wondering if the clicking sound is silent or loud.

Thanks.
post #40 of 43
how much performance increase would there be in installing a 7600 rpm hard drive? also any heat issues with this?
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