The ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 is your gateway to professional mobile working. It is the professional companion for the price-conscious, casual user. This notebook is the ultimate... more
A review by lel1969 on Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 January 7th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Excellent
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Quick and easy to set up, eeasy to use
Disadvantages:
Lack of software
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Over the past few months my son (14) and my daughter (10) have both become increasingly interested in the computer. They are both very much into BEBO and MSN and my son is using the computer more and more for his schoolwork. This is now causing no end of hassle! as I too enjoy using the computer frequently and believe it or not so does my hubby! We now find ourselves hovering while someone is on the computer and when that person happens to move it's a mad dash to see who can reach the chair first!
As neither of the kids had asked for anything specific for their Christmas just "surprises" we decided to buy them each a laptop. We just wanted basic models at a reasonable price, nothing at all fancy for their first computer. After scouring many shops and the internet and being completely bamboozled by technical information and sales pitches we decided to opt for the Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 from Staples at £299.99.
I will give you the following technical information, which may be useful to someone but I personally really don't understand at all. I'd prefer to spend more time telling you about the actual performance of the laptop.
Technical Information
System Type - Notebook Built-in Devices - Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial Dimensions - w 36cm x d 26cm x h 3.9cm Weight - 2.7kg Processor - Intel Celeron M 530 / 1.73 GHz Data Bus Speed - 533 MHz Chipset Type - SIS M672 Cache Memory - L2 Cache 1 MB Ram - 1 GB / 2 GB (max) DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz Storage Controller - Serial ATA Storage - 80 GB - Serial ATA 150 - 5400 rpm Optical Storage - DVD + RW (+R double layer) / DVD - RAM - integrated Display Type - 15.4" TFT active matrix Max Resolution - 1280 x 800 (WXGA) Widescreen Display
Packaging
Well packaged with polystyrene to hold neatly in place in a brown box, along with the laptop came the power cable, instruction booklet and 2 back-up discs.
First Impressions
My first impressions were good. This is a really nice looking laptop with a black base and a dark silver/grey lid. It has 4 little rubeer feet on the base to stop is sliding about during use. It is easy to open with a sliding catch at the front. On the left hand side of the laptop there are connections for the power supply, the internet (if you don't have a wireless connection and an external monitor if required. To the front are connections for a microphone and also headphones and to the right are 3 USB ports. The keyboard is black and the screen is great being 15.4" and widescreen.
Set-up
Set-up was really easy, although took a bit longer than the suggested 20 minutes, I would say overall set-up probably took about 1 hour. Once plugged into the power the instructions for set-up appeared step by step on the laptop screen and were very easy to follow. We already have wireless broadband and again connection to the internet was also very easy, the only information I needed was a reference number from my router.
Performance
These laptops have basically been on every day since Christmas for about 4 - 5 hours per day and to date have performed very well. My daughter uses her laptop for storing her photographs, so far she has over 700 stored on her computer, the internet and playing games. Performance is very good, internet connection is good with good speed. My son uses his laptop for storing music, he has over 30 albums stored on his laptop, which he listens to all the time, he also stores photographs and also enjoys the internet. I have had no complaints from either and certainly have not experienced any problems at all.
Battery life is probably not very good for someone planning to travel with their laptop as we have only really managed to get 1 hour from a fully charged battery, but again these laptops were not bought from travelling so again suit the purpose they were bought for.
The kids love the keyboards and both find typing with them very easy, although I personally don't like the keyboard, I find the keys too close together, but I am a medical secretary and type all day using a desktop, so it's just not what I'm used to.
The touchpad mouse took a bit of getting used to but the kids and myself all find it very easy to use and navigate around the screen, the kids now even prefer this kind of mouse.
Software
This laptop comes with Windows Vista Home Basic pre-installed this is the only complaint I would have with this laptop. It hasn't really caused too many problems but as the name would suggest it is VERY basic. Although the laptop comes with a DVD rewriter with Vista Basic you can only copy DVDs, you can't watch them through your laptop. This was a bit disappointing for the kids as the large screen is a great size for watching a DVD in bed but we were able to download a driver from the internet for a couple of pounds, which now allows them to watch DVDs through their laptops. Another problem we encountered with Windows Vista Basic is that with it being a new system some hardware won't work with it. My daughter got a digital camera for her Christmas and although all the software is installed on the computer it won't let you upload photos from it, as it will only work with Windows 2000 - XP.
Overall Views
I would definitely recommend this computer for a first time computer for an older child, teenager or even an adult just starting out. It is very easy to use, looks good, has a good-sized screen and performs very well. Great value for money but I would probably recommend upgrading to Windows Vista Premium, although we have managed to download all the extras we needed very easily from the internet all for a couple of pounds.
Thanks for reading and I hope it has been helpful.
I recently bought this Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 from ebuyer for £300 including vat. I had been looking around previously for a new laptop, but nothing too expensive, as I just need a cheap simple one to use until I can purchase a better one.
After looking around for a few weeks I came across this one on this site, I looked around for the same laptop and because I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else, I bought this one from them.
It ... ...safely and In fully working order.
The design of this laptop is ok, like I say this isn't anything special but it's a great laptop if you want great value for money. It looks quite business like, meaning it's a bit basic, however it wouldn't look out of place in a teenagers bed room either.
Its really portable too, it only has a 15.4 inch screen however if you do want something to carry around with you through most of the day, this is a great thing. ...
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10.12.2007
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Advantages: Compact & Style Disadvantages: Less Speed, No Varieties & Models
System provided only 1 GB and it occupies space quickly and result in hanging and slow in action. The style is not much compared other models. Aesthetic is also not in line with better model. The Brand Name is very good and technical parameters very nice. Battery run time may be given higher level. Rates are not competitive. DVD provision is very good and i have also collected from my friends also product life is satisfactory but they cannot installed ...
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Advantages: Sleek And Robust! Disadvantages: Not Good For Gaming!
I brought this laptop and was very satisfied with it. There are some positives and some negatives to the product. I will start with the disadvantages.
It is not as fast as a laptop which has an Intel Core Duo Processor as this product contains a Intel Celeron M. a Core Duo means it can do the 2 things at the same time at the same speed 1 thing would be done on the equivalent Celeron M.
I went to get this changed in mine to a Core Duo but it cannot ... ...so please be aware before you buy to get the one that you would like.
Also the video card is not good and on the Windows Opta Index Rating it is given 1.0 which is poor and again in this computer cannot be updated unless at a higher cost than a new laptop. Again seriously consider!
The battery life is very poor on this machine on high performance it last only 1 Hour and 3 Minutes.
There are many advantages to the product with its sleek design ...
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22.06.2008
Quick review of Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 - Celeron M 530 1.73 GHz - 15.4\ Review ofFujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535by
djac1213
after spending £350 on my laptop with specs of 1.87 ghz processor 2gb ram and a 120 gb hdd a 15.4 inch tft screen
a was fairly dissapointed withthe was it worked it was really slow for th specs the graphics quality was poor and the sound is realy quiet and the battery dies realy quickly but other than that it works on the wireless and all else works as it should do so im happy
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20.07.2008
Quick review of Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 - Celeron M 530 1.73 GHz - 15.4" TFT Review ofFujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535by
DJIM
My Gran bought the v5534 as she was looking for a basic, cheap laptop. The first month of owning the product was excellent, although it was a little slow. However, after 4 weeks, a large crack appeared in on the screen, Tesco said that this was caused by my Gran, who had not done anything differently, the sales assistant then cracked the screen further when demonstrating how durable it was, or in this case wasnt, then denied it. Tesco have not been helpful, and I have spent 2 days waiting for Fujitsu Seimans to call back, a computer repair man has said the fault is caused due to a weakness on the screen,not my Gran!!!
I wouldnt reccoment the laptop, or Tesco to anybody in the future!
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...Advantages: not bad laptop
Disadvantages: gaming
I recently bought this FujitsuSiemensESPRIMOMobileV5535 from ebuyer for £300 including vat. I had been looking around previously for a new laptop, but nothing too expensive, as I just need a cheap simple one to use until I can purchase a better one. After looking around for a few weeks I came across this one on this site, I looked around for the same laptop and because I couldn't find it cheaper anywherecently bought this FujitsuSiemensESPRIMOMobileV5535 from ebuyer for £300 including vat. I had been looking around previously for a new laptop, but nothing too expensive, as I just need a cheap simple one to use until I can purchase a better one. After looking around for a few weeks I came across this one on this site, I looked around for the same laptop and because I couldn...
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Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional TwinLoad, Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Norton Internet Security (90 days subscription), Nero
Microsoft Office Ready: Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
Manufacturer's product description
The ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 is your gateway to professional mobile working. It is the professional companion for the price-conscious, casual user. This notebook is the ultimate balance of valuable performance and best-in-class mobility at very attractive prices. You have the brilliant large 15.4-inch widescreen display for a maximum viewing comfort and an ergonomic full-size keyboard. Ideal for users working both on the road and in the office, it features a built-in super multi DVD writer and LAN. The Wireless LAN module offers unlimited freedom of connectivity wherever you are.
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