I am looking for Fujitsu S2020 in Bangkok now. The price will be about 59900 Baht or $ 1497. How is it?

Low-voltage mobile AMD® Athlon® XP 1900+
• 13.3" XGA TFT display
• 256 MB DDR266 memory
• 30 GB hard drive¹
• Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive
• Integrated multinational² 56K³ V.90 modem and 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
• Integrated 802.11b/54g™ wireless LAN
• Windows® XP Home
• One-year International Limited Warranty


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HP Compaq Business Notebook
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320 GB 7200 rpm SATA (WDC WD3200BEKT)
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer
14.1-inch diagonal WXGA anti-glare
ATI Radeon X1250
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
5.0 lb (2.6 kg)

looks like a good system...

cheers,

dave

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not a bad system, but I'd probably go for a 14 inch screen if the system is configurable, and I'll definitely get rid of Win XP, if you can (bloody Microsoft)

ps. that price is in US$ right??

The price is baht. But I just compare for you to see. 13.3 inch moniter is good enought.

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HP Compaq Business Notebook
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320 GB 7200 rpm SATA (WDC WD3200BEKT)
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer
14.1-inch diagonal WXGA anti-glare
ATI Radeon X1250
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
5.0 lb (2.6 kg)

i like the system, don't get me wrong. It's just that if i want to get a laptop, i wouldn't go for any thing less than a 14 inch screen, 15 is about right, 16 is even better(but will probably consume too much battery and be a bit too heavy). Of course, that's just my opinion.

one thing i just noticed. I thought 802.11b has only 11Mbps bandwidth.

QUOTE (ksama @ Oct 14 2003, 10:02 PM) i like the system, don't get me wrong. It's just that if i want to get a laptop, i wouldn't go for any thing less than a 14 inch screen, 15 is about right, 16 is even better(but will probably consume too much battery and be a bit too heavy). Of course, that's just my opinion.

one thing i just noticed. I thought 802.11b has only 11Mbps bandwidth.
802.11b has 11/22mbps
802.11g (pre-spec) was 54mbps
802.11g (spec) was ratified down to 22mbps or so.

cheers,

dave

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QUOTE (Dave Graham @ Oct 15 2003, 04:06 AM) QUOTE (ksama @ Oct 14 2003, 10:02 PM) i like the system, don't get me wrong. It's just that if i want to get a laptop, i wouldn't go for any thing less than a 14 inch screen, 15 is about right, 16 is even better(but will probably consume too much battery and be a bit too heavy). Of course, that's just my opinion.

one thing i just noticed. I thought 802.11b has only 11Mbps bandwidth.
802.11b has 11/22mbps
802.11g (pre-spec) was 54mbps
802.11g (spec) was ratified down to 22mbps or so.

cheers,

dave
so was I right???

this is the spec given:
• Integrated 802.11b/54g™ wireless LAN

Dave, from what you've posted, looks like i'm right. Or is the specs misleading??

Just see this. Everything will be clear.

High Speed Wireless
The 54g™ wireless LAN delivers up to 54 Mbps transfer rate nearly five times faster than 802.11b standard. 54g offers higher throughput, longer range and higher bandwidth for a better overall experience. It is fully backward compatible with 802.11b and is interoperable with Broadcom-certified 54g access points. 54g is ideal for a home or business which requires wireless flexibility. 54g wireless LAN is standard on select LifeBook models, or is available as a custom configuration option. For more information on 54g wireless visit www.54g.org

http://www.computers.us.fujits...w/pr...atures_benefits' ">http://www.computers.us.fujits...ries_features_benefits

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HP Compaq Business Notebook
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320 GB 7200 rpm SATA (WDC WD3200BEKT)
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer
14.1-inch diagonal WXGA anti-glare
ATI Radeon X1250
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
5.0 lb (2.6 kg)

problem is, 802.11g was ratified AFTER most manufacturers spent R&D getting it to 54mbps. The subsequent ratification basically emasculated the spec. making it no better than 802.11a.

cheers,

dave

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"The Fusion of Hardware and Life"

QUOTE (Athlon64fx @ Oct 15 2003, 08:54 AM) Just see this. Everything will be clear.

High Speed Wireless
The 54g™ wireless LAN delivers up to 54 Mbps transfer rate nearly five times faster than 802.11b standard. 54g offers higher throughput, longer range and higher bandwidth for a better overall experience. It is fully backward compatible with 802.11b and is interoperable with Broadcom-certified 54g access points. 54g is ideal for a home or business which requires wireless flexibility. 54g wireless LAN is standard on select LifeBook models, or is available as a custom configuration option. For more information on 54g wireless visit www.54g.org

http://www.computers.us.fujits...w/pr...atures_benefits' ">http://www.computers.us.fujits...ries_features_benefits
well, i understand that part ages ago. but i just don't get why the specs states it's a 802.11b but also note 54g??

shouldn't it be 802.11b/11Mbps????

Or does it mean it's actually a 54Mbps 802.11g wireless LAN, but downgraded to b standard which works at a much lower rate??? But why would they do that???

Someplace are not allow to use 802.11g now. Or they just spend for 802.11b hotspot. So Fujitsu have to give both way.

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HP Compaq Business Notebook
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320 GB 7200 rpm SATA (WDC WD3200BEKT)
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer
14.1-inch diagonal WXGA anti-glare
ATI Radeon X1250
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
5.0 lb (2.6 kg)

you can have both standards present without occupying much real estate.

Fujitsu is just covering their bases.

cheers,
dave

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The opinions expressed above do not represent the views of Advanced Micro Devices or any of their affiliates.
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"The Fusion of Hardware and Life"

But I still cannot use wireless in Thailand because hot-spot are available for few place only. In the city, some excellent department store and some 5 Stars Hotel.

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HP Compaq Business Notebook
AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320 GB 7200 rpm SATA (WDC WD3200BEKT)
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Double Layer
14.1-inch diagonal WXGA anti-glare
ATI Radeon X1250
Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Broadcom 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
5.0 lb (2.6 kg)

well, Wireless hasn't been adopted to many places yet. It's still a relatively new thing, so I guess sometime is needed before more hot spots are available. I think INTEL has done such a big promotion of Centrino, and it makes people believe that the wireless service is already available when it isn't.