First Things First: Features
- 1. Surprise, Surprise!
- 2. First Things First: Features
- 3. Using The Fujitsu Lifebook N6410: Build, Keyboard And Mouse
- 4. Using The Fujitsu Lifebook N6410: Buttons, Lights And Ports And Switches
- 5. Using The Fujitsu Lifebook N6410: The Display
- 6. Performance: The Windows XP Battery Drain Problem, Finding The Easter Egg
2. First Things First: Features
You won't have to wait too long before I get into all the tests I did to try and pin down the Fujitsu N6410's refusal to behave as expected regarding the battery drain bug and to better assess its overall performance. However, to set the scene, I need to talk about the notebook's features. They're quite impressive as you can see in the following chart.
| Manufacturer | Fujitsu |
|---|---|
| Model | Lifebook N6410 |
| URL | www.fujitsu.com/us |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Width x Height x Depth | 16.1" x 2.02" x 11.8"
40.9 cm x 5.13 cm x 30 cm |
| Unit & Battery | 10.31 lb / 4670 g |
| Battery | .69 lb / 312 g |
| Charger & Power Cord | 1.86 lb / 844 g |
| Total (Computer, Charger & Power Cord) | 12.17 lb / 5514 g |
| AC Adapter & Battery | |
| Battery I Capacity | Li-Ion 6 cells (10.8 V, 4000 mAh, 43.2 Wh) |
| Battery II Capacity | NA |
| AC adapter | 150 W |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad |
| Display and Graphics Controller | |
| Display Size | 17" wide screen ( cm) |
| Display Resolution | 1400 x 900 internal; 1600 x 1200 external |
| Graphics controller | ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, 256 MB |
| System | |
| BIOS | Phoenix v1.04 (01/16/06) |
| CPU | Intel Core Duo T2300
(1.66 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache, FSB 667MHz) |
| Northbridge | Intel Calistoga i945/PM |
| Southbridge | ICH7-M (82801FBM) |
| Memory | Dual Slot 512 MB each slot 667MHz DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | |
| Manufacturer & Model | Hitachi HTS721010G9SA00 |
| Size | 100 GB |
| Performance | (SATA / 7200 rpm / 8 MB/ 10 ms) |
| Other Drives | |
| Manufacturer & Model | MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-841S |
| Speed DVD/+-R/+-RW/RAM/+DL | 8x, 4x, 2.4x, 5x |
| Speed CD/R/RW | 24x, 10x |
| Floppy Drive | none |
| Hard drive bay | 2nd Hitachi HTS721010G9SA00 |
| Connectors B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |
| PS2 Mouse/Keyboard | none / none |
| USB 2.0 | 1x (R) ; 4 (B) |
| IEEE1394/Firewire | 1x (R) |
| Serial COM Port | none |
| Parallel LPT Port | none |
| Microphone | none |
| IR port | For remote control - plugs into USB port |
| Bluetooth | none |
| VGA / DVI out | 1x (B) / none |
| Video In / Out | S-Video & Composite (L) / (B) S-Video |
| AC Power | Yes (L) |
| PC-Card / PCIe-Card Slots | 1 / 1 (R) |
| LAN | 1x (B) Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet |
| WLAN | Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG |
| Wireless WAN | none |
| Audio Connectors | Mic (R) Headphone (R) Line In (none) / RCA Stereo In (L) |
| Audio Chip | Realtek ALC262 HD Audio Controller |
| Modem/Model | 1x (B) / Agere Systems AC'97 |
| Card-Reader: | Memory Stick/SD/xD Card Slot (R) |
| Fingerprint Security Sensor | none |
| Manufacturer's Docking Socket | yes (USB 2.0) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005; Windows XP Home or Professional |
| Application Software | Depending on OS: Adobe Reader, Norton Internet Security 2006 (90 day license), CyberLink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerProducer, CyberLink PowerDirector, MakeDVD, Quicken New User Edition 2006, Roxio Digital Media SE, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2003 (60 Day Trial Edition) |
The N6410 is built for speed. In addition to its Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz CPU, the notebook sports 1 GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory and two Hitachi 100 GB 7200 RPM hard disk drives with 8 MB of cache and an average access time of 10 ms. If that's not enough, graphics are supplied by ATI's Mobility Radeon X1400 with its own 256 MB of memory. The N6410's 17" 1400 x 900 XGA+ display should be ideal for both multimedia and gaming applications. The Fujitsu Lifebook can be purchased with either Windows XP Pro SP2 for gaming or Windows XP Media Center Edition for multimedia applications.
At around 16" x 2" x 12" and over 10 pounds the N6410 is both large and heavy. And that doesn't include the charger and power cord, which at almost 2 pounds weigh nearly as much as some ultra lightweight laptops.
Like many gaming/multimedia luggable notebooks, the N6410 is outfitted with a comparatively low powered battery. This one comes in at 10.8 V, 4000 mAh and 43.2 Wh. Also like many such notebooks, there's no room for an optional battery of higher capacity, at least using today's technologies. Granted this is not your father's laptop and it's likely to stay put most of the time, but wouldn't it be fun to drag the N6410 around and use it like a high tech Boombox some of the time? If 90 minutes to two hours of sound, light and fury are enough for you or if you're willing to carry an extra charged battery or two, then Boombox away!
As with many luggable notebooks the battery capacity of Fujitsu's Lifebook N6410 is bounded by limited space.
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