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Amilo L 6820 (part of the K / L / EL Series)
A review by barnfold on Fujitsu Siemens Amilo EL
April 7th, 2004


Author's product rating:   Fujitsu Siemens Amilo EL - rated by barnfold

Speed Fast 
Look & Feel Good 
Comfort & Portability Good 
Robustness & Durability Good 
Value For Money Excellent 

Advantages: A great entry level laptop, good price
Disadvantages: lacking a dvd writer

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review
As with every computer manifactuer they have so many options and choices, change one number or letter and you have a completely different setup. I guess its a good thing for the consumer offering such a range of choices if a little baffling, and i would not reccommend the advice of the highstreet store helpers half of whom wouldnt know a gigabyte from a megabyte.

But back to this laptop ( the comparison specs for the series can be found here http://support.fujitsu-siemens.de/KnowHow/GB/Produkte/AMILO/Vergleich_Amilo_K_EL_L.htm )

I brought this as part of a package at Comet in the new year came with an average printer, one of those that is cheaper to buy a whole new printer than the ink cartridges ! It also came with a nice carry case. All for £699

Id like to think im a fairly advanced user of computers using them often for my university work and film pieces. My first instinct was wanting a high spec laptop to complement my high spec desktop. But i realised that this laptop although an entry level was more than adequate for my needs, writing essay, editing the odd small video and most important watching dvd in bed !

Specs:
Celeron 2.4 Ghz
256 DDR ram expandable latter
40 gig hardrive
combo dvd/cd-r/rw
firewire and s-video out
internal sound, modem, Lan
2hr battery life, lithium based (li-ion)
( for full specs refer to web address supplied earlier. )
comes with windows xphome
works
nero burning software
windvd
and a few other bits and pieces

An average user will not really be able to tell the difference between the Celeron and a P4, or Athlon processor.


it has a reasonable lcd monitor and the overall look is very nice, not to square around the edges. The finger pad is good but you have to get used to the way it works, bring your finger back down and it counts as left click. Im sure its weight is not the lightest available but isnt to heavy as to cause a back injury.

the only real problem i have with the laptop is that the fan keeps kicking in while watching a dvd, And i find the keyboard feels like it is just overlayed and not quite integral, but works fine.
Oh and the biggest niggle about any computer brought from a highstreet is the pre-installed software you cant get rid of !!!! drives me mad. Aol, tiscali, blah blah blah.

But i can highly recommend this Laptop to a new user and even an average user. For the price i payed im more than happy !  
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Memory / capacity Good 
Ease of use Very easy 
Range of Extra Features Good 
Instruction manual Good 
Manufacturer Support Good 

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