PCmag review of NEW Fujitsu N3510 = Not Great

Well before anybody rushes out to buy it... here is a quick review from PCmag.com. Not that great of performance...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1761822,00.asp

 

this is in no way fujitsu's fault. its just that the 533FSB didn't offer the expected improvement. So if you want to blame some one ... it's intel. And just a note the dothan 400FSB actually consumes less power than the 533FSB.

 

Why did it get a poor review. They compared it to a more expensive Qosimo solution and it got whumped on benchmarks. Perhaps they expected too much from something with a TV Tuner and put all the cookies in the multimedia basket.

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by HKINGS

 

I don't understand why PCMag and CNet wouldn't be comparing this to notebooks with the same screen size and price such as the Dell Inspiron 6000 or Toshiba Satellite M45. Instead they put it against $3000 laptops with 17" screens...a totally different class of notebooks altogether. Ludicrous.

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I never put a lot of faith in PCMag or CNET reviews. Just recently I was in the market for a 19" digital Flat Screen and I heard good reports on a Princeton model. I checked the PCM and CNET reviews of this monitor and they hated it! After checking a bit further (on their site), I read many reviews of folks that actually bought one. The vast majority loved it and couldn't understand what the media was complaining about! Go figure! Better check a lot of different, independant sources and not rely on just one. Regards, Ace [8D]

BTW: I bought one and I love it too!!!

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by HKINGS

 

The other thing is I don't understand how you can call a few paragraphs a review. They spend the first three rehashing the marketing materials then the rest comparing to a notebook not in the same class. PC Mag should be ashamed of themselves. I feel bad for Fujitsu that they work with publications like that to get their products reviewed early, just to get screwed by a incompetent review.

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Check this excerp from the CNET Review:

Downside: The LifeBook N3510 should be able to hold its own with the most fully featured entertainment machines in every way but one: its 15.4-inch wide-screen display, while big and bright, looks picayune next to the 17-inch wide-aspect screens built into the Toshiba Qosmio G15, the HP Pavilion zd8000, and the Dell Inspiron 9200.

Why were they even comparing it to 17" screens! That is not even in the same catagory! Those people know nothing! I can't believe that there even comparing the N3500 to a $2,999 Toshiba Qosmio! What are they thinking! I am very disappointed!

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What an ass. He clearly has an axe to grind. How about matching up Fujitsu's 17" displays with those listed? I mean really. This is an overt atempt to hurt Fujitsu. I'm surprised CNET is being so obvious about this. Wonder if Fujitsu is an advertiser, I'd guess not. This is like comparing an SUV to a Porche and calling the SUV slow. THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS CNET.

 

I know, it's completely unfair.

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Well, I don't think it's about advertising, but the commentary is definitely wrong. This isn't even a subjective knock against the author...there's no other way to see this issue.

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