Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: going, mobile | Themes: Business Notebooks
- 1. Low-Voltage Athlon XP-M: The Alternative For Thin And Light Notebooks?
- 2. Pros, Cons And Prices: What The CPUs Offer, And How Much They Cost
- 3. Pros, Cons And Prices: What The CPUs Offer, And How Much They Cost, Continued
- 4. Pros, Cons And Prices: What The CPUs Offer, And How Much They Cost, Continued
- 5. The Test Candidates At A Glance
- 6. The Rivals On The Outside
- 7. The Rivals On The Outside, Continuted
- 8. ... And From The Inside: Elaborate Cooling Systems
- 9. ... And From The Inside: Elaborate Cooling Systems, Continued
- 10. ... And From The Inside: Elaborate Cooling Systems, Continued
- 11. Benchmarks In Windows XP
- 12. Sisoft Sandra 2002 Benchmarks: CPU, Multimedia And Memory
- 13. Sisoft Sandra 2002 Benchmarks: CPU, Multimedia And Memory, Continued
- 14. Multimedia Performance: PC Mark 2002
- 15. Raytracing: POV-Ray For Windows
- 16. MP3 Encoding: Lame
- 17. 3D Performance
- 18. Open GL Games: Quake 3 Arena
- 19. System Performance: Sysmark 2002
- 20. Battery Tests
- 21. Mobile Mark2002
- 22. More on this topic
5. The Test Candidates At A Glance
| Lifebook S2000 | Lifebook S6120 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Two-Spindle/ Ultraportable | Two-Spindle/ Ultraportable |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 293 mm x 33 mm x 235 mm/ 11.53" x 1.30" x 9.25" | 293 mm x 33 mm x 235 mm/ 11.53" x 1.30" x 9.25" |
| Weight of unit | 1962 g/ 4.32 lbs | 1977 g/ 4.34 lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 340 g/ 0.70 lbs | 340 g/ 0.70 lbs |
| Display Size | TFT-13.3" | TFT-13.3" |
| Display Resolution | 1024 x 786/ XGA | 1024 x 786/ XGA |
| CPU | LV Mobile AMD Athlon-XP-M 1700+ | Intel Pentium-M 1600 MHz |
| Memory Type | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Ati U1 | Intel 855GM/ 82855GM (GMCH) |
| Chipset Southbridge | Ali1535+ | Intel ICH4-M |
| Graphics Controller | Radeon IGP320M UMA (16-128 MB; user selectable) | 82852/ 82855 GM/ GME up to 64 MB (DVMT) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height |
| Ethernet | Realtek RTL8139/ 810x Family and Intersil PRISM WLAN 802.11b | Realtek RTL8139/ 810x Family and Intel PRO/ WLAN 2100 802.11b |
| Bluetooth-Radio | No | Yes/ Alps |
| Modem | Lucent Technologies Soft Modem AMR | Agere Systems AC'97 |
| Audio | SigmaTel C-Major Audio STAC9767 | SigmaTel C-Major Audio STAC9767 |
| Battery Capacity | 41.1 Wh | 41.1 Wh |
| Battery Weight | 309 g/ 10.1 ounces | 309 g/ 10.1 ounces |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| DVD-/ CD-R/ RW-Drive | Toshiba SD-R2412 8x/ 10x10x24x-DVD/ CDRW-Combo | Toshiba SD-R2412 8x/ 10x10x24x-DVD/ CDRW-Combo |
| Hard drive | HITACHI DK23EA-30 ATA-5 30 GB/ 4200 rpm/ 2 MB | TOSHIBA MK4018GAS ATA-5 40 GB/ 4200 rpm/ 2 MB |
| PC Card Slot(s) | 1x type II (L) | 1x type II (L) |
| Floppy Drive | No | No |
| USB ports | 2x USB 2.0 (B) | 2x USB 2.0 (B) |
| 1394 ports | No | Yes (B) |
| IR port | Yes (B) | Yes (B) |
| Serial Ports | No | No |
| Parallel Ports | No | No |
| VGA out | Yes (B) | Yes (B) |
| Keyboard/ Mouse Connector | No | No |
| Headphone/Microphone/ Line In Connector | Yes/ Yes/ No (L) | Yes/ Yes/ No (L) |
| Video-In/ Out | No/ No | No/ No |
| B=Backside, L=Left side, R=Right Side | ||
In addition to the processors, the two test candidates differ above all in terms of the chipsets and graphic solutions used.
In the Lifebook S2010, Fujitsu uses ATI's Radeon IGP320M as a Northbridge; Ali provides the Southbridge; and the WLAN 802.11b solution is from Intersil.
The Lifebook S6120 is a Centrino machine and brings its combination of Pentium-M, the 855GM chipset and Intel's PRO/ WLAN 2100 802.11b..
Both systems work with integrated graphics solutions without dedicated video memory. These are also referred to as UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) graphics solutions, as a part of the system RAM is used as video memory.
Whereas with the S2010 the user can determine the size of the video memory himself in the BIOS (from a choice of 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB or 128 MB), the Intel chipset in the S6120 operates with Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). DVMT is an expanded UMA scheme in which the graphics driver reacts to system and application requirements according to the need for video memory and adjusts dynamically and automatically to current needs. This should guarantee optimum balance between graphics and system performance. How much system memory can be allocated as video memory also depends on the total size of the system memory.
Below 255 MB, an allocation of up to 32 MB of video memory is possible; starting with a system memory of more than 256 MB, the need for video memory can "grow" to reach 64 MB.
Unlike the US model, the Lifebook S6120, the model for the European market (from Fujitsu Siemens computers), is equipped with a 1.6-GHZ model instead of the 1.4 GHz Pentium-M, and also has a Bluetooth module.
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