Fujitsu-Siemens LifeBook S6520
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Fujitsu-Siemens LifeBook S6520 (Lifebook S Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 14.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Fujitsu-Siemens homepage LifeBook S6520 (Model)
Average Score: 75% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
mobility: 85%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %
Reviews for the Fujitsu-Siemens LifeBook S6520
70% Fujitsu LifeBook S6520
Source: PC Mag 
When portability is crucial but you can't afford to sacrifice screen real estate, it may seem to you that finding a laptop equipped to meet your needs will be near impossible. The Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 ($1,869 direct) could be the answer to your prayers. It's rare to find a 14-inch widescreen on an ultraportable, but the Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 pulls it off and still manages to come in at less than 4 pounds.
3.5 von 5, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80%
Fujitsu LifeBook S6520
Source: Gadget Zone
Fujtisu manages the near impossible by combining a thin-and-light design with strong performance and camel-like battery life – highly recommended for road warriors.
+ Excellent performance, superb battery life, large screen
- Not so good for gaming, limited horizontal viewing angles
Leistung gut, Mobilität sehr gut, Display mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/25/2008
Rating: performance: 80% display: 60% mobility: 90%
80% Fujitsu LifeBook S6520
Source: Laptop Mag
The Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 is available in three customizable configurations starting at $1,479, $1,749, and $1,869. That’s a few-hundred dollars more than similarly equipped 14.1-inch models that aren’t as small and light as the S6520, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T400. But for road warriors who want a constant companion with the comfort of the larger screen, the S6520 is money well spent.
4 von 5, Mobilität gut, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 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.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> 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.
P8600:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.1": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display.
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.
1.8 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
75%: 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.
