The S2210 or P7230 LifeBooks probably caught the attention of anyone searching for an ultralight laptop, but if you really think about acquiring either, you’d better think again.
According to PCMag, the fully-equipped PC (with an integrated optical drive) meant sacrificing performance. Tight space was probably the reason why the choice of processors was so unfortunate as performance within Windows Vista was more than irritating. What is more, upgrading the machines is not the best of choice, as boosting either RAM, hard drive capacity or optical drive would cost more than most business laptop customers are likely to spend.
It would, of course, be unfair to dismiss the highly portable nature of the Fujitsu LifeBooks, which is unsurpassed by the competition, so if you don’t mind the lethargic pace in which your applications are being processed and can adapt to unusually small keyboards, then neither of the machines will let you down.
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:55 am
Bought a unit of S2210 in Malaysia which offers only Vista option. Everything looks good so far except I found that the cursor movement will be jittering with some of the applications windows opened such as the Adobe Reader 8 and also Yahoo msg. It also happened with some others when I have a few windows opened. I’m using 1G RAM and when this happened the RAM usage(performance in task manager) did not shoot up. Checked this with the Salesperson and put the graphic shared memory to 128MB, still the same. And we tested all the S series demo units at the shop (AMD or Intel) and found the same issue. The T and A series were ok. Anyone experience the same and any idea how to solve this? Have sent an enquiry to Fujitsu and waiting for their reply too.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:03 pm
raymond, mine doesn’t have the problem but I’m using corsair sodimm not the original… plus i have installed dual boot with XP.. battery life is much better with XP
May 28th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
i did get the similar problem, my config is 2 x 512MB ram (one was installed by seller in front of me), running XP (i’d installed dual boot), IE and new windows sometimes won’t popup as well as task management, BUT currently opened IE windows are ok! it’s ok if keeping fewer windows open. i’m trying to use 128MB for display. who can help pls?
May 28th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
please check with your supplier for more info, i have limited knowledge of your problem so i can’t help much, haven’t experienced anything like this. This truly may be a video card memory issue, reinstall latest drivers and latest windows XP ( if not already installed). If it still behaves improperly email the guys that sold you the laptop, they might be able to help you. I’m sorry i can’t do more for you.
June 8th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
i like this laptop , i would certainly like to have one