Assessing The B6110D's And R200's Features
2. Assessing The B6110D's And R200's Features
| Manufacturer / Model | Fujitsu / Lifebook B6110D | Toshiba / Portege R200 |
|---|---|---|
| URL | fujitsu.com | toshiba.com |
| Dimensions & Weight | ||
| Width x Height x Depth | 10.55 x 1.29 x 9.02"
26.8 x 3.3 x 22.9 cm |
11.25 x 0.77 x 9.01"
28.6 x 1.98 x 22.9 cm |
| Unit & Battery | 3.3 lb / 1497 g | 2.84 lb / 1290 g |
| Charger and Power Cord | .75 lb / 340 g | .66 lb / 299 g |
| Total | 4.05 lb / 1823 g | 3.5 lb / 1588 g |
| AC Adapter & Battery | ||
| Battery I Capacity | Li-Ion 6 cells (7.2 V, 7200 mAh, 52 Wh) | Li-Ion 6 cells (10.8 V, 3800 mAh, 38 Wh) |
| Battery II Capacity | none | none |
| AC adapter | 60 W | 45 W |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad/Stylus (for mouse functions) | Touchpad |
| Display and Graphics Controller | ||
| Display Size | 12.1" (30.7 cm) | 12.1" (30.7 cm) |
| Display Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 |
| Graphics controller | Intel 915GM | Intel 915GMS |
| System | ||
| BIOS | Acer V1.0 (08-03-2004) | Toshiba V1.3 (04-08-2005) |
| CPU | Intel Pentium M 753
(1.2 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache, FSB400) |
Intel Pentium M 753
(1.2 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache, FSB400) |
| Memory | 1x 512 MB 400MHz DDR2 | 2x 256 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | ||
| Manufacturer & Model | Fujitsu MHV2040AT (2.5") | Toshiba MK6006GAH (1.8") |
| Size | 40 GB | 60 GB |
| Performance | (P-ATA / 4200 rpm/ 2 MB/ 12 ms) | (P-ATA / 4200 rpm/ 2 MB/ 15 ms) |
| Other Drives | ||
| Manufacturer & Model CDRW/DVD | none | none |
| CD R/RW Type | none | none |
| Floppy Drive | none | none |
| Media Bay | none | none |
| Connectors B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | ||
| PS2 Mouse/Keyboard | none / none | none / none |
| USB 2.0 | 2x (R) | 2x (B) |
| IEEE1394/Firewire | none | none |
| Serial COM Port | none | none |
| Parallel LPT Port | none | none |
| Microphone | yes | yes |
| IR port | none | yes (R) |
| Bluetooth-Radio | none | none |
| VGA / DVI out | 1x (B) / none | 1x (B) / none |
| TV out | none | none |
| AC Power | yes (L) | yes (B) |
| PC-Card Slots | 1x (L) | 1x (R) / V.92 |
| LAN | 1x (B) Broadcom 10/100/1000 | Marvell 88E8053 10/100/1000 (B) |
| WLAN | Atheros AR5006X 802.11 a/b/g | Atheros 802.11 a/b/g |
| Audio Connectors | Mic (L) Headphone (L) Line In (none) | Mic (none) Headphone (L) Line In (none) |
| Audio Chip | Realtek ALC260 | Analog Devices AD1981B |
| Modem | 1x (L) / Agere Systems HDA Modem | 1x (B) / V.92 |
| Card-Reader/Writer | Compact Flash (R) | SD (L) |
| Fingerprint Security Sensor | yes (near touchpad) | yes (near touchpad) |
| Manufacturer's Docking Socket | yes (B) | yes (B) |
| Software | ||
| OS | Windows XP Professional SP2 | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
| Application Software | none | Norton AntiVirus 2005 (trial version)
Microsoft Works |
For more on the methods we use to assess a mobile computer's features see How We Test Laptop and Notebook Computers for Home and Office .
These two computers fall into our home and office laptop category. They are best for running applications such as Microsoft Office and a Web browser. Based on our tests, both the Fujitsu B6110D and Toshiba R200 will run such applications exhibiting decent performance and long battery life. Unlike some lightweight laptops and low cost notebooks, these mobile computers use Intel's 915GM/GMS and 910GML graphics chipset. This allows them to do more complex 3D graphics. However, as our PCMark05 tests demonstrate, their graphics performance is very modest.
Both laptops come with 512 MB of RAM memory. Maximum RAM is 2 GB on the Fujitsu and 1.25 GB on the Toshiba. Though adding more RAM will decrease battery life a bit, it will also improve performance with many applications and when you are multitasking.
The disk drives on the Fujitsu (40 GB) and the Toshiba (60 GB) provide lots of real estate for programs and data. We were especially impressed with the Fujitsu B6110D's disk performance. We attribute this performance advantage mostly to the Lifebook disk's 12ms access time as opposed to the Portege disk's 15ms access time. We regularly use Norton Ghost on each test computer to create images of the C: (boot) drive after we install a test suite. This allows us to switch quickly between test suites without having to reinstall a suite. On the Fujitsu it took what seemed like no time for Ghost to backup or restore an image from the second partition on the same physical drive as the boot drive. Our PCMark05 hard disk drive tests supported our subjective perceptions of the drive's fine performance.
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