love affair over?

i have been lurking this board for the past year or so. early posts were mainly glowing but it seems there is a lot more posts about fujitsu quality not being what it was have been dominating.

so, i ask, has the overall quality of fujitsu's declined? thanks for your opinions.

 

Might want to keep in mind that satisifed customers usually arent seeking out advice on forums, so you tend to come across lots of gripes. Also unhappy customers tend to be ALOT louder!

 

What sirwalter says is true, but on the other hand, you don't see as many people who came here looking for a fujitsu reporting back that their machine is wonderful. That used to happen A LOT. I think what milesm noticed is the same thing I noticed: People are buying the S7000 and it's not so good as it used to be, or not so good as people expect it to be.

I think the s7000 isn't what it used to be judging from posts, but on the whole the fujitsu is still pretty good.

 

I really like my s6231. With that said, my next notebook probably won't be fujitsu (unless, I decide to get a p7000, but the keyboard feels to small for me) as they don't sell the size I want anymore (13.3" or less).

 

another reason is that not many people buy fujitsu laptops compare to other brand like , Dell or sony vaio. So you cant see too much reviews.
I like the fujitsu n3410 that I got, no problems on it, but not the best build series
I checked the P1510, incredible tablet pc, never seen something great built. I think fujitsu's strength goes on the tablet pc's, and have always done best in the past.

 

I bought my N6210 late last summer, and I think it's awesome. After going to Sony VAIO's event and getting my hands on AR190G, I'm not as impressed with Fujitsu's build quality as I had been originally, though. The lid on the Sony is much less flexible, and it weighs only 8.4 pounds, compared to my 10+.

With that said, if something happened to my laptop, I'd get exactly the same thing - well, the refresh, which I believe is N6410. It has a great screen and a number pad, and you have the option to get a 7200RPM HDD along with other good stuff. Everything you're looking for in a DTR.

Malia

 

I think with the lighter machines, at least, perhaps they sacrificed durability for weight. That it what I found and others seem to agree. I was an unhappy s7020 owner and I have heard that there have been a lot of Fujitsu returns- I was not alone. I can say that Portableone's UX is much more solidly built and reliable than the s7020 was; despite daily use in and out of a messenger bag loaded with books it still looks and functions the way it came out of the box last fall.

 

Fujitsu didn't spend the majority of their efforts on marketing..... that's why we always have the impression that they are somewhat invisible in the computer market. However, Fujitsu is big when it comes to the business sectors (think servers). Like IBM before the Lenovo acquisition, Fujitsu is a conservative company.

I have the impression that their quality is constant throughout the years.

 

I bought Fujitsu because it seems like it was one of the last "Japanese brand" that seem to have good build quality. Toshiba's? none of them have impressed me. Sonys? better built, but definitely over priced, and some of em have a bit of flex. Sharp? models limited to ultraportable. Which leaves Fujitsu.

as far as build goes.. its all pretty good. Great sturdy lid, and nice build all around. except for the keyboard on the S and E series, quite a bit of flex. palm rest on the E series also has flex.

 

I have had my N6410 since March of this year and I have to say I'm totally impressed with the quality of the computer. It has performed as expected and the screen is to die for.

As others have said, many folks only complain when there are problems, but few relay information when its of a positive nature. And once the complaints start rolling all of the models of a particlar brand are then subject, no matter how stellar a reputation a particular model might have.

I researched many notebooks before purchasing the Fujitsu and I don't think I made a wrong choice.

 

I've had 3 fujitsu one lifebook C series from japan, one S6210, other is the S7000, all perform well and there's no problem from it.
cheer on

 

Fall of last year, I spent hours upon hours on this forum researching what new portable and sturdy laptop I could buy and not be throwing money down the tube. I vacillated between Dell (almost purchasing one), Sony, Apple, HP, and Fujitsu. There were many options I faced but eventually I decided to buy a Fujitsu S2110 and I am very happy with that choice.

I think the reason why there are less post on Fujitsu is that Fujitsu buyers are generally happy with their purchases and eventually stop posting on forums and such once they've found the perfect laptop -- I know I have

 

I bought an Amilo M3438G last November - it was good value and the only review that I could find was a good one. But living with one has changed my opinion. I am appalled at the poor quality. For €1800, I would have expected more - I have friends with laptops that cost half the price and are better built. It has a 17 inch screen, so some flex is natural, but you shouldnt be able to deform the body in the way that u can on this. You can easily flex the whole machine, noticably. The plastic covers on the hinges come off. The external volume wheel fell off completely... or actually, fell inside the machine! The keyboard rattles a lot. It scratches like hell. The whole feel of the casing is cheap, creaky and rattly. And it gets hot as hell - uncomfortably so. Even when it is doing nothing. I have not actually seen a laptop that feels as cheap and flimsy as this, and given the end of the market that is pitched, it is scandalous. I have seen one of these sitting beside an Acer 17inch in a shop: The acer had a faster processer, faster RAM, the same graphics card, a TV tuner, Bluetooth, Infra red - basically everything the Fujitsu had and far more besides, yet the Fujitsu was €200 more expensive!! I cant comment on past Fujitsus, because I have no experience with them, but they are clearly living off their brand name, and supposed impression of quality that they have earned from past glories. But they will (hopefully) only get away with this for a while... because if forums like this are anything to go by, people are not happy with the dire quality of products that they are currently churning out.

 

I for one will probably never buy another Fujitsu laptop. I've had just too many issues with my N6010. Fujitsu's support is among the worst. This notebook has been sent back several times for various repairs. Three times for the same problem.(it hangs before it boots to windows, the only way to power it down is pull the battery) I've had this laptop for 1 1/2 years and there has not been one driver or bios update. That tells me they are not interested in keeping their products up to date. I owned a Dell previously and I thought I was taking a step up. At least Dell does a very good job of keeping their drivers and firmware up to date. The two things that I do like on this particular laptop are the screen and the number pad. I will be purchasing another laptop after the first of the year. As of now I'm hoping that Apple has their issues taken care of with the Macbook. If so I will probably purchase one of those since you can now dual boot from OSX to Windows via bootcamp. If not a may go with Sony. And more than likely I'll buy it from P1.

 

That is my story as well. I have been very, very happy with my Fujitsu. It has taken 20+ trips with me over the last year and it just keeps on going without a single problem.

 

I have got one question: is Fujitsu LifeBook E8110 T5500/1G/80G with Intel Core 2 Duo 64bit for AUS$2000 a good deal for money?
I want to use my laptop for some video editing and I am not sure if it has a video memory inbuilt? If not, can you buy a separate graphics card of say 256mb and do the job? I read that this is primarily a laptop for business but doeas that matter? I am not sure if core 2 duo makes any differece with regards to video editing? I am still thinking of getting a MacBook but this Fujitsu sounds good. I have to make up my mind very soon. Software is not a problem as I can get it from a friend. Please any help will be appreciated.

 

I used to own a Fujitsu S6020 (or a number like that....purchased Oct 2003). It is still my number 1 laptop I owned. I currently own an IBM T30 which I got new from work, thus I had to give up my S6020 to my parents who love it (their only gripe is that the battery is basically gone, which is really a non-issue since batteries don't last very long anyway). I am now looking at getting a macbook, sony 13.3" or a fujitsu T4210 which would be my top choice if I had $2500 to spend on it. This is my only problem - price. I am waiting for the Core 2 duos to come out for these so that I can decide.

The S6020 was the best in terms of size, weight and it NEVER crashed once. My T30 crashes at least once a day, despite reinstalling everything over and over again.

So to sum it up, I loved my Fujitsu and am contemplating getting another.

 

I would think that the fact that this forum is verrrry quiet compared to many of the other NBR forums is an indication of Fujitsu's quality (ironically), as the complaints seem to be few and far between.

My personal impression of having seen but never used a Fujitsu is the build quality is outstanding on all their laptops, and it is also good to keep in mind that they consistently have some of the highest customer satisfaction/reliability feedback according to PC Magazine's annual reader survey (only Lenovo/IBM and Apple score better...both of which have hard-core user bases that likely skew their results). My only complaint would be that they are relatively expensive compared to other notebooks, and Fujitsu seems to really take its time upgrading its model lines (Core 2 Duo anyone?) Even these days I have encountered numerous retailers still hawking the Pentium M models (of course the Pentium M is a great processor but still.)

 

I'm still loving my P7010 and it's coming up on 1.5 years of ownership no problems at all and I'm glad I got it for my travelling duties.

I took a chance and even got mine in Hong Kong last year on holidays and haven't looked back.

I don't think you need to worry, if you are considering getting one make sure you get it at an authorized dealer and you should be good to go. I didn't get extended warranty since I was getting mine from another country and I haven't needed to have any servicing done on it.

Take good care of you rig and you should be fine. Good luck!!!!

Tony