Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi1505

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi1505
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 (1660 MHz)
Graphics adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB)
Display: 15.4 inch 16:10 (1280x800 pixels)
Weight: 2.8 kg
Average score: 100% very good
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews in English

100%Ahead of the pack in performance terms
Source: vnunet.com
Our test results for the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 1505 put it way ahead of the pack in terms of performance. Not only that but it also proved to have one of the longer-lasting battery packs, both for normal office use and when playing a DVD.
Date: 12/11/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% performance: 80% features: 80%

Fujitsu Siemens - AMILO Pi 1505 review
Source: IT Reviews
Fujitsu Siemens has a track record of offering an enormous range of laptops with a huge choice of processors, so it's no surprise that it is backing Intel's new Core Duo processor with a vengeance. There was a time when a budget laptop was a slab-like affair with a slow processor and a small screen, but no more. Fujitsu Siemens has departed from the script with its AMILO Pi 1505 which sells for an amazingly low price yet offers an impressive specification while also looking neat and sophisticated.
Date: 09/15/2006
Rating: price: 90%

Reviews in German

Favorable notebooks with dual core processors
Source: c't 2/07
Date: 01/20/2007
Rating: price: 70% features: 80% ergonomy: 70%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: The Core 2 Duo is a successor of Core Duo and Core Solo with a longer pipeline and up to 20% speed increase without to spend more current. 64-Bit EM64T command upgrade and 2 or 4 MB L2 cache characterize this processor with its 291 millions transistors, which are finished in 65 nm.

T5500: The "T" variants of the Core 2 Duo are the standard versions in notebooks. They need less current than the "E", but more current than the "L" (low voltage) and "U" (ultra low voltage) variants.
T5500 is the weakest T-variant with 667 MHz FSB.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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.
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 current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.8 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.

Fujitsu-Siemens: FSC is one of the mayor international manufacturers with especially high market shares in Germany. In the German speaking countries many notebook-models of FSC are reviewed. Only few of these tested laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value rating.
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>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.