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    Frustrated because of Fujitsu Canada

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by Rig, Jul 13, 2004.

  1. Rig

    Rig Newbie

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    After searching for the perfect laptop for almost a year, I stumbled upon the S6210 and thought I was THE thing. But after reading this board for a while I discovered one thing, the S6210 we have in Canada is a downgraded version of the US one, it has DDR 266 memory instead of 333 and you can only get 4200RPM HDD.

    Sure I could buy from the states, but it'll cost me an arm and a leg since I won't benefit from the nice discount I have at my work place (which only buy from a distributor who buys from fujitsu canada).

    I know you guys can<t do anything about it, but I just wanted to share my frustration with you.

    Thanks
    Rig
     
    Rig, Jul 13, 2004
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  2. travelman

    travelman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Rig
    I am new here and am also planning to buy Fujitsu (P Series) here in Canada.

    Have you tried Notebook Depot in Toronto.
    They have been fast to relpy to my emails.
    http://www.notebookdepot.com/category.asp?categoryid=1&manufacturerid=26
     
    travelman, Jul 13, 2004
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Ya, for some reason Fujitsu screws Canadians. I have no idea why, but will make sure to ask them next time we have a talk. Hopfully you guys will find a good source up there.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Jul 13, 2004
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  4. pbeattie

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    Last month, I bought a S6210 from Notebook Outlet (notebookoutlet.ca) in Markham. I got 768MB RAM, 5K40 HD, XPPro, 3 yr Warranty, with MS Office SBE 2003 OEM. I had to ask for it specially, but they quoted me a competitive package price. The folks there are helpful, technically competent, and clearly well-meaning; but not used to handling special orders. It took phone calls and visits to work through issues getting the right version of MS Office. In the end, I'm happy with the purchase.

    Paul
     
    pbeattie, Oct 23, 2004
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  5. voconl

    voconl Notebook Guru

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    Im sure they have the same mobo in there as in the US version just cheaper ram. Why dont you get some nice Corsair XMS ddr333 512mb ram ($120). Or just get some regular ddr333 ram($80). Its cheap and will give you a good performance boost.
     
    voconl, Oct 26, 2004
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    djxtamster Notebook Consultant

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    That is pretty messed up for Fujitsu to screw over another country who has customers all over the world. For harddrives you can always change it on your own, but for the memory, that kinda sucks since you can't support DDR333. How much are they selling the S6210 over there in Canada anyways?

    Fujitsu S6210: PentiumM 1.6Ghz 1GB DDR333 RAM 7K60 Hard Drive
     
    djxtamster, Oct 26, 2004
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  7. DarkCore

    DarkCore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would the slower RAM and HD really hurt this notebook? ie, would there be a noticeable difference?

    Also, let's say that a Canadian did buy the American version from an American vendor--would the warranty still be valid for the Canadian?
     
    DarkCore, Oct 30, 2004
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  8. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    The RAM speed is minor, the HDD more noticable when loading large programs or during boot up. But neither will really be noticed day to day, like email reading, browsing, etc.

    As for the warranty, I don't know and don't want to guess and be wrong. Go ahead and call Fujitsu sales to ask them.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Oct 31, 2004
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