Fujitsu LifeBook A Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel Core i5 2410M, Intel Core i5 2450M, Intel Core i5 3320M, Intel Pentium B960Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.4 inch, 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.2kg, 2.4kg, 2.5kg, 2.8kg, 2.808kg, 3kg
Price: 500, 800, 1000 euro
Average of 16 scores (from 27 reviews)
mobility: 69%, workmanship: 59%, ergonomy: 77%, emissions: 78%
Fujitsu LifeBook A6230
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu LifeBook A6230Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 3kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Comp Reviews
Fujitsu's LifeBook A6230 is a good attempt at making a consumer friendly laptop from a company that specializes in business notebooks. They system makes a number of trade offs that make it only an average system. Features like a larger hard drive, faster DDR3 memory, spill resistant keyboard, removable dust filter and interchangable colored panels all are nice features but the slower processor and a lower end graphics processor really pull the system down from what it could really be in a $1000 laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/15/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Comp Reviews
Fujitsu's LifeBook A6230 is a good attempt at making a consumer friendly laptop from a company that specializes in business notebooks. They system makes a number of trade offs that make it only an average system. Features like a larger hard drive, faster DDR3 memory, spill resistant keyboard, removable dust filter and interchangable colored panels all are nice features but the slower processor and a lower end graphics processor really pull the system down from what it could really be in a $1000 laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%
Fujitsu Lifebook A1130
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu Lifebook A1130Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.808kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Office glamour? No Core i5, no GT 330M, no Blu Ray and no HDMI. The A1130 is a down-to-earth, 15.6-inch office machine. Features like a dust filter on the air vent and a VGA port with screw terminals are not enough to redeem the frumpy-looking case. So one mystery remains: why is Fujitsu asking €800 for hardware that other manufacturers charge €500 for at most? It can't just be the glittery finish. We set out to get to the bottom of this.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 72% display: 73% mobility: 71% workmanship: 60% ergonomy: 76% emissions: 89%
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/05/2009
Rating: emissions: 40%
Fujitsu LifeBook A530
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu LifeBook A530Processor: Intel Core i3 330M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 8 scores (from 12 reviews)
Source: Techradar
When you consider that another £30 could buy you the HP Pavilion dv6-3046sa with its significantly superior build and performance, we can't recommend it, but if your decision is based purely on price, the Fujitsu LifeBook A530 is hard to turn down.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/06/2011
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: Computerbild - 7/11
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 76% features: 83% display: 91% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 92%
Source: SFT - 3/11
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 95%
Source: Facts - 2/11
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 100%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/30/2010
Rating: performance: 60% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Tech Depot Blog
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/20/2010
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 63% performance: 66% features: 70% display: 50% mobility: 75% ergonomy: 63% emissions: 60%
Source: Computerbild - 24/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 74% features: 83% display: 91% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 90%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 77% display: 87% mobility: 80% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 68% emissions: 95%
Source: PC Actual
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/25/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 78%
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/20/2010
Rating: display: 80% mobility: 80% emissions: 80%
Source: Itsvet
HR→ENvery good quality and configuration, good price
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/11/2010
Fujitsu LifeBook A531
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu LifeBook A531Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Average Score:
Average of 4 scores (from 6 reviews)
Source: Techradar
The Fujitsu Lifebook AH531 is a perfectly capable machine that will offer basic users the experience they're looking for at a bargain price, but we can't help noticing its shortcomings - like battery life - compared with some of the other mid-range laptops.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/29/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Computerbild - 7/12
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 03/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 89% features: 73% display: 89% ergonomy: 73% emissions: 81%
Source: SFT - 10/11
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 94%
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/19/2011
Rating: Total score: 65% performance: 55% display: 40% mobility: 47% emissions: 64%
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/16/2012
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENmatte and bright display, few conncetion options
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/01/2011
Fujitsu Lifebook A531-0MRKA2PL
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu Lifebook A531-0MRKA2PLProcessor: Intel Pentium B960
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→ENPositive: Comfortable keyboard and touchpad; Quiet and cool; Excellent battery life; Low price. Negative: Speaker.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/16/2012
Fujitsu LifeBook A552
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu LifeBook A552Processor: Intel Core i5 3320M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.2kg
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENPositive: Slim design with optical drive; Low weight. Negative: Uncertain keystrokes; Poor sound quality.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/05/2012
Fujitsu LifeBook A532
Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu LifeBook A532Processor: Intel Core i5 2450M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Links: Fujitsu homepage LifeBook A (Series)
Source: Cyberbloc
DE→ENPositive: Good keyboard; good performance; good battery life. Negative: Glossy display; Position of the charging plug.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2012
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/30/2012
Rating: display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 40% ergonomy: 100%
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENPositive: Lightweight and slim design; Favorable price; atypical colors. Negative: Resilient base; weak processor; proprietary connector for the reduction of the Ethernet and VGA.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/06/2012
Comment
Fujitsu: Fujitsu, founded 1935, is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, air conditioners, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services, and is headquartered in Tokyo. Fujitsu employs around 160,000 people and has 500 subsidiary companies. The partnership with Siemens AG was established in 1999 in the form of Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of Europe's largest IT hardware suppliers, and owned 50/50 by Fujitsu and Siemens. 2009, this cooperation was terminated. In future, no laptops will be sold with the brand "Fujitsu-Siemens" but only "Fujitsu".
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470: Faster clocked HD 3450 and successor of the HD 2400 XT but with DirectX 10.1 and due to the new 55nm process, higher clockspeeds. Avivo HD video functions allow the decoding of HD videos.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
P7450: Entry level Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB Level 2 Cache and due to the 25 Watt TDP also suited for 13" laptops.
T6600: Entry level Core 2 Duo dual core processor with a small 2MB level 2 cache and without virtualization functions.
Intel Core i3:
330M:
The Core i3-330M is a slower clocked 350M and therefore also lacks the Turbo Boost feature and clocks with max. 2.13 GHz. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
Intel Core i5:
2410M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
3320M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, includes HD 4000 Graphics, core clock 2.6 - 3.3 GHz
2450M: Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.5 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.8-3.1 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1300 MHz Turbo).
Intel Pentium:
B960:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. Due to the Pentium brand, many features of the Sandy Bridge core are deactivated.
15.4: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. Nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.2 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
3 kg:
This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
74.63%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
