Fujitsu SPARC64 VI 2.15 GHz processor board

Advantages: Initially appeared to be what I paid for.
Disadvantages: Subsequently turned out to be a "Friday" machine!

...Initially very pleased with performance and versatility, but disappointingly the CMOS battery went on the blink about 2 weeks before warranty expired! Luckily I got it back to The Tech Guys - sent it on a Monday am via courier and it was back with me on the Wednesday am - replaced main board - so full marks to the Tech Guys, but not so many for Fujitsu 'cos it looks as if the hard disk is now failing and the warranty has just expired! Norton said a problem - "run a full scan" - that couldn't complete, so ran Chdsk and this stalled at 25% on stage 4. Various phone calls and lots of chat to technicians have convinced me to replace the hard disk - Oh! and another black mark - no recovery disk came with the machine, so more trouble and expense in re-installing XP Pro and all data. Jack... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: great all rounder
Disadvantages: games

...I really love this laptop, previously siemens haven't really made good computers or laptops but they are now starting to come out with really good products from their Fujitsu ranges. This is a amilo pro V3515, its looks stylish and is quite compact too. It features Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080 / 1.73 GHz processor which runs the 1gb of installed ram like a dream. Also if you use demanding programs and need more ram then this can be upgraded to a maximum of 2gb. This however if quite dear to do and could cost around £50. This laptop has a great 120 GB hard drive to store all your data on, also it runs at 5400 rpm which is rather quick. A criticism to fujitsu would be that this laptop doesn't have a card reader built into it, this is something a lot of people need so i was disappointed to see it didn't contain one. This amilo has a 15... Read review

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Advantages: price
Disadvantages: doesn't work at all

...I bought this laptop as a home machine and upgraded the memory for games use. The laptop has progressively got worse, although it didn't start that great. Depsite a few professionals trying to fix the problems, the laptop crashes within 10 minutes of every use and is therefore unusable. I have followed many other similar cases on the web, and in each case a few hundred pounds has been spent with no resolution to the problems. The overheating in very short time does seem to be the most common issue. Also makes it impossible to use on the lap. What is the point of buying a machine that doesn't work? I would never buy a Fujitsu Siemens product again. I have had good service from Toshiba and HP in the past and would buy from a proper manufacturer again in the future. As well as the latest audio drivers not being supported, the audio from... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful