
There's a definitive business laptop style. Black, tiny speakers that are nothing better than functional, integrated graphics, some legacy components and, lately, a fingerprint reader and low-resolution Webcam are the stereotypical design for a corporate notebook. Fujitsu, and many others, have this formula down pat.
Design of the Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Laptop
This presents a challenge: How to differ the product other than cost and service. Ancillary features, ease of use, battery life and design are about it and, as far as dour business notebooks go, the Fujitsu actually does a good job at being attractive within the usual constraints.
The most interesting feature in this regard is the glossy LED screen--which, although it bleeds white light from the top and bottom of the screen (a common ailment of most laptop screens), looks nice and colorful, cuts down on weight and will save more battery life than your standard LCD.

The trackpad is quite coarse but pleasant to use, and the buttons are responsive. The decent-sized keypad (thanks to the 14.1-inch form factor) means that typing is a breeze as well. The usual smattering of media shortcut buttons (does anybody use these?) are at the top of the keyboard, while the air vent sits on the left hand side--lefties using an external mouse will certainly feel their digits warming.
Features of the Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Laptop
Business users will likely be lulled by one other key feature, though--the built-in HSDPA. Throw in an appropriate SIM and you're online without the need for a bulky dongle.
In terms of outputs, there's only VGA--despite the virtual domination of LCDs in the workplace, digital outputs such as DVI or HDMI are still annoyingly rare on business laptops.

On the software side, Fujitsu bundles its own shock sensor which parks the hard drive heads when a jolt is detected, a display manager for quick resolution setting (ideal for those using projectors), 3G Watcher for your HSDPA connections and the hardware diagnostic tool built on PC Doctor.
Performance And Battery Life of the Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Laptop
Apart from the usual less-than-stellar speakers, performance wasn't too bad. Although it was never going to win accolades on 3DMark06, scoring an abysmal 427, thanks to its Intel GMA X3100 graphics, PCMark05 was just fine at 4,181. And considering its business focus, 3DMark06 is pretty much moot anyway--this laptop was never intended for games.

After-Sales Service And Support for the Fujitsu LifeBook S6510 Laptop
Fujitsu LifeBook has a one-year international warranty with second-year and third-year local warranty. At Fujitsu's support Web site, LifeBook owners can register their warranty online as well as download the latest drivers. For simple problems, the company offers a helpline and email address for troubleshooting. Should the unit require further diagnosis or repair, the customer will have to send the unit to any service center worldwide during the first year. Subsequently, Fujitsu will only honor the notebook's warranty for the subsequent two years at the original country of purchase. For users who use their laptops for time-critical work with no margin for downtime, it must be noted that most Fujitsu service centers in Asia Pacific operate only during office hours. There is no option to upgrade the warranty terms.
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