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Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi2550

Notebook Specifications

Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi2550Notebook: Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi2550 (Amilo X Series)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1920x1200 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 4kg
Price: 1300 euro
Average Score: 84% - good
Average of 6 scores (from 9 reviews)
price: 87%, performance: 80%, features: 71%, display: 69% mobility: 45%, workmanship: 87%, ergonomy: 78%, emissions: 85%

Reviews for the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi2550

80% FSC Amilo Xi 2550
Source: Techradar English
Good performance and an impressive specification, but lacking in quality. The Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi 2550 (£999 inc. VAT) is aimed at the casual gamer who doesn't need two graphics cards or the fastest possible performance. As such, it's a lot more affordable than much of the competition, and its smaller size is more practical for day-to-day use. The 17-inch Super-TFT screen is impressive, offering lots of detail and good contrast.
4 von 5, Preis gut, Ausstattung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 80% mobility: 80%

Foreign Reviews

80% Fujitsu Siemens Amilo XI 2550
Source: Chip.de - 6/08 German DE→EN
, Short, Date: 06/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% ergonomy: 80%
Flotter Maximalist
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 5-6/08 German DE→EN
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/18/2008
Rating: performance: 90% display: 80%
FSC Amilo Xi2550 T9300 ATI HD-2700
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 04/17/2008
Rating: price: 100% performance: 90% features: 60% display: 100% mobility: 40% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
84% Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi 2550 (Notebook)
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN
online available, Medium, Date: 04/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 81% features: 97% display: 73% mobility: 41% ergonomy: 76%
Für Spiele
Source: c't - 7/08 German DE→EN
, Long, Date: 03/15/2008
Rating: performance: 90% features: 90% display: 80% mobility: 30% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
90% FSC AMILO Xi2550 ATI HD-2700
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 03/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
80% FSC AMILO Xi2550 ATI HD-2700
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 12/19/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
90% Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Xi 2550
Source: PC Actual Spanish ES→EN
online available, Very Short, Date: 05/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 86%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700: It is a higher clocked HD 2600 and intended competitor to the 8600M GT middle class graphic card. Furthermore, this video card offers some video functions (Avivo HD).

These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.


>> 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.

T7250:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

4 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.

Fujitsu-Siemens: 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 (FSC), one of Europe's largest IT hardware suppliers, and owned 50/50 by Fujitsu and Siemens. 2009, this cooperation was terminated, FSC ended to exist. In future, no laptops will be sold with the brand "Fujitsu-Siemens" but only "Fujitsu".

Fujitsu-Siemens reviews

84%: This rating is to be considered as average, because the amount of notebooks with better ratings is about equal like the amount with worse ratings.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

Author: Stefan Hinum, 2008-01-27 (Update: 2009-12-30)