Review: Fujitsu Lifebook A6120

The Fujitsu Lifebook A6120 is a desktop replacement multimedia machine, which has a great design and is quite light for desktop replacement category. It catches our eye, and we review it for you.

Design

The notebook has a sturdy feel to it, and it is very simple in looks, and its simplicity strikes a great chord. The screen is a 15.4” widescreen XGA with 1280x800 max resolution, and the quality is simply outstanding. The color, contrast and brightness all score well, and a stunning experience is delivered. The keyboard set is also good, with the regular layout and so is the touchpad, which is large and wide. The keys and the touchpad are very responsive, and have a good feel to them. Above the keyboard are some media center short cut keys, which carry out regular tasks like web-browser launch, search, volume control and 2 programmable keys. The connectivity options include 5 USB 2.0 ports, 5-in-1 card reader, PC Card slot, Firewire, Ethernet,S-video, VGA, modem and headphone/MIC jacks.

Performance

A Core-2-duo T8100, 3GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB hard drive is what drives this machine. The notebook scores 4,061 PCMarks 05 and 509 3DMarks, which is an average score business productivity and almost a no-no score for gaming. The multi-tasking was a breeze, and the Penryn processor was easily able to handle them. The battery life is somewhere around 2 hours 40 minutes at maximum load, and it can easily be taken to 3.5 hours in Power-saving mode. Overall performance of the notebook is great, and it performed well in all the tests except the GPU tests.

Conclusion

Fujitsu Lifebook A6120 is a great notebook for Desktop replacement, and has an array of connectivity options and good performance to boot. Miss it if you intend to use it for gaming, rest everything should be good for sometime to come.

Pros

+ Good performance
+ A nice set of connectivity options

Cons

- A bit heavy as compared to others
- Poor GPU

Value For Money

Our Rating