(+) cheap,good after sell customer service cn up grade dvd to blue-ray and desent amt of ram (-) low battery life through with 4-cell,Small hard drive space if used to store lot of movies and mus
Advantages: very fast, very cheap Disadvantages: could look better
Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Xi 2528
This is the Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Xi 2528. It is a laptop designed for entertainment purposes whilst still being very cheap in price.
Fujitsu Siemens are well known for their cheap laptops, and are also quite well known for making basic laptops and therefore don?t really have the best reputation in the market.
However that is all changing now, instead of sticking to the mold of cheap basic laptops, there branching out and are starting to make ultra portable laptops that compete with sonys, and dells whilst being a lot cheaper too. They are now also making entertainment laptops with great specifications and features that come in at just a fraction of the price of some of its competitors and the AMILO Xi 2528 is one of these.
The installed ram on this laptop is great, it has a massive 3gb which is ...
Advantages: Good quality, reasonable price Disadvantages: --
I purchased this after a recommendation from a friend, and I was quite impressed with
it, it certainly lives up to it?s sales pitch.
Look
You can?t go wrong with sleek, black and stylish (unless you?re in a Monty Python movie), and the Fujitsu Siemens AMILO L 3220t (why can?t things like this just be called Fred or something?) pulls this look off really well. It fits with almost any computer hardware set. It is of a reasonable size and is not too bulky (4 kg) but doesn?t have you squinting to see the screen (22 in).
Function
It provides a smooth, clear visual output and was very easy to set up, the integrated speakers provided a reasonable volume and clear sound, it does everything you would expect of a monitor well, but unfortunately all my efforts to teach it dog tricks have failed miserably.
Overall ...
Advantages: Great features and design Disadvantages: Battery life
This review is for the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 2540 laptop.
In the box
In the box which you are given you have initially the laptop. The laptop is safely secured and fastened down by some tight plastic sheeting.
On the outside of the sheeting you have the power connector and you have underneath the laptop plenty of manuals. The manuals are guides on how to use the laptop and also information about registering your laptop online.
There is also a few discs included and one of them is a power management disc which is to be used when you need drivers reinstalling on the computer which might be lost and the other disc is for you to install some programs which might have gone missing as well.
All of these items are securely packaged and in a very solid box.
Design
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One of the key reasons for my purchase of this laptop was ...
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 / ATI Radeon HD 3200, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 / ATI Radeon HD 3200 HyperMemory up to 1408MB
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones/line-out
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x storage / Hi-Speed USB - Hi-Speed USB / eSATA
2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Miscellaneous
Features
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password
Compliant Standards
CE, GOST, ISO 13406-2, R&TTE, ACPI 3.0, CE, GOST, R&TTE, RoHS, ACPI 2.0, CE, GOST, ISO 13406-2, R&TTE, ACPI 3.0
Power
Power Device
External
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology
Lithium Ion, 8-cell Lithium Ion
Installed Qty
1
Run Time (Up To)
2.8 hour(s)
Capacity
4800 mAh
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition (Trial), Nero Essentials S
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty, 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 2 years - pick-up and return
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C
Max Operating Temperature
35 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 90%
Manufacturer's product description
The AMILO notebook P series combines versatile performance, great technology and a fascinating design. The spill-proof keyboard protects your notebook against damage caused by accidental spills. It has a tray-shape all around the keyboard. So you have enough time to save your data and shut down your notebook to protect your investment and your precious memories. With its integrated AMILOcam, this notebook is for comfortable video telephony without any additional accessories. Your partner's image appears perfectly on your display, even in dim conditions thanks to the low-light technology. Just click on your silent mode button and the fan noise is reduced distinctly by clocking down the processor speed and the graphic card. You will be able to dedicate your full attention to your work or enjoy listening to music on your notebook in best and undisturbed quality. You can watch and burn DVDs very easily with the super multi DVD drive. It also lets you pack an incredible 8.5GB of photos, videos, music or files on a single disk - anything you store on your notebook you can burn to maximum-capacity DVD. The unique 15-in-1 flash card reader lets you instantly access music, photos and videos stored on 15 different types of memory card. Just pop one in and you're ready to watch, listen and enjoy. The 15-in-1 card reader supports SD, MS, MMC, MSPRO and xD picture card storage cards and additionally 10 further formats via adapter.
