Fujitsu LifeBook N6470 Review

Historically, Fujitsu has made some of the nicest, most well-constructed portable business notebooks around. The company's more consumer-oriented laptops are more of a mixed bag, however, offering features sets that clearly target home users but lacking the strong styling cues of some of its competitors.

In a specs sheet comparison, our 17-inch Fujitsu LifeBook N6470 review unit seems competitive enough. Of more concern is the fact that the N6470, while a solid performer in most respects, may not do enough - in terms of styling or build quality - to justify its slightly high price and entice buyers.

Full specs for the specific N6470 configuration used for this review are as follows:

• Screen: 17-inch WXGA+ (1440x900)
• Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 (800 MHz FSB, 3MB L2 cache)
• Hard Drive: 250GB, 4200 RPM SATA x 2 (500GB total capacity)
• Memory: 3GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM (2GB + 1GB)
• Optical Drive: Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD-R
• Ports and Slots: Five USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, multi-format (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/xD) card reader, HDMI, VGA, S-Video, 10/100 Ethernet, modem, PC Card, ExpressCard, microphone in, headphone out
• Wireless: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
• Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (256MB shared and 256MB dedicated memory)
• Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
• Dimensions: 15.8 x 11.5 x 2.0 inches (WxDxH)
• Weight: 10.2 pounds
• MSRP: $1,799 as configured