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Inquirer Flubs Fujitsu Upgrade Report

This is a funny read. Apparently Mr. Magee is unaware that his Lifebook is not a Series P (probably a Series B) and that Fujitsu has had the Comdex Best of Show-winning P2000s on sale in the US for some time. What a piece of work. Yet, news is news.

regards, wsh



http://www.theinquirer.net/11060221.htm

Fujitsu takes Transmeta to Lifebook family

More life for Lifebook

By Mike Magee, 11/06/2002 19:40:40 BST

JAPANESE COMPANY Fujitsy has decided to use the Transmeta 867MHz Crusoe TM 5800 in the Lifebook P2000.

The popular Lifebook; we've got one, but it's based on Celeron technology; increases battery life and comes with up to 384MB of memory, the firm said today.

The TMTA based Lifebook with the Transmeta chip also comes with ATI Rage Mobility graphics and weighs around 3.4 pounds avoirdupois.

Other features include 1394, S-video, mini-VGA, two USB ports, 20GB or 30GB hard drives, and Windows XP or W2K.

Fujitsu is claiming that the Transmeta chip will give 14 hours of computing life if you use the optional second battery.

We do love our little Fujitsu Lifebook and it was our reliable companion in Taipei last week. But one thing's for sure. The Celeron CPU drains the battery like there's no tomorrow and the little battery indicator turns from blue to white in minutes, not hours.

The TMTA Fujitsu Lifebook costs around $1,500 in North America; presumably it will become available in Europe too.