Fujitsu LifeBook E8410

The Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 is a Santa Rosa updated model notebook featuring a low-end 8400M-G DX10 graphics card but excellent connectivity and port options as well as a great battery life. Let us see how well the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 feels and performs, and how well this 15.4” business-oriented machine strikes a healthy balance in its design, power, and usability!

Specs :

· Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor (Santa Rosa, 2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
· Microsoft Genuine Windows Vista Business
· 15.4” Crystal View (Glossy) WXGA Display (1280x800)
· Integrated 1.3MP Webcam
· nVidia GeForce 8400M G DX10 Graphics Card – 128MB Dedicated
· 1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM (Upgraded to 2GB of DDR2 667MHz for the review)
· Fujitsu 100GB 5400RPM SATA 1.5 Hard Drive
· Modular Dual-Layer Multi-format DVD Writer
· Modem, Intel 4965AGN (802.11a/b/g/n) WiFi, 10/100/1000 GigE LAN, Bluetooth
· 8-call, 14.4V, 5200 mAh, 74.9 Whr Battery
· One year international warranty

the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 would have cost a total of $1,849 before shipping and taxes.

Build and Design

the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 's exterior consists largely of medium grade black matte plastic with some glossy highlights in the front for good looks. This business-oriented notebook would look good in just about any public appearance. It is not too flashy, nor is it too professional looking. The plastic is smooth to the touch without being slippery. However the glossy front "bumper" is definitely a fingerprint magnet.

Screen and Speakers

The Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 also houses a 15.4” wide-screen WXGA display with 1280x800 pixels. Speaking from a business perspective this is a low resolution. WSXGA+ at 1680x1050 would have been much better with regards to screen real estate at this price point, but at least the higher resolution is an option for $45 if you configure the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 yourself. However, this screen on the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 is absolutely beautiful head-on.

Processor and Performance
The Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 features the latest in processing and graphics technology with the newest Intel Santa Rosa CPU and an nVidia DX10 graphics card for playing the latest games within Vista. DX10 is especially new to gamers, as it promises more eye-candy and more realistic features and graphics within the gaming environment, which is something DX9 could not do without much more overhead. The Santa Rosa platform is also new, and introduces several new technologies including a faster FSB for laptops, future support for EFI (the future version of BIOS), support for Turbo Memory (embedded flash memory), and better WiFi and integrated graphics options.

Gaming
Although the Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 comes with a DX10 nVidia 8400M G graphics card I could not get DX10 games to play. That said, a business machine does not need heavy graphics capability. You need something that can play a solitaire or chess game when your boss is not looking, or a little online multiplayer FEAR via the corporate network with a few of your lunch buddies. For low gaming needs this card will suffice. As shown in my scores below, this laptop performs about on-par with the nVidia X1400 according to benchmark score but in reality fares a little worse.

Input and Output Ports, Wireless, and Battery
The Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 contains a very nice range of ports to ensure both forwards and backwards compatibility with old and new hardware, to maximize your abilities to use all kinds of technology. The most welcome thing about this laptop’s array of ports is that it contains both PCMCIA and ExpressCard technology!

The E8410 contains the following list of standard ports:
· Four USB 2.0 Ports
· Serial Port
· Parallel Port
· Infrared
· Modem
· Gigabit Ethernet
· S-Video OUT
· Headphone/Audio-out Jack
· Microphone/Audio-in Jack
· IEEE 1394 (4-pin) Firewire 400
· Docking Connector
· SD/MMC Card Slot
· PCMCIA and ExpressCard Ports!