Performance
The LifeBook E8210 turned in a respectable score on CNET Labs' mobile benchmarks, equalling the performance of the Dell Latitude D820, which had a faster processor, and trouncing the Micro Express EL80. At the same time, the LifeBook E8210 ran a negligible 3 per cent faster than the significantly less expensive HP Compaq nx7400. Nevertheless, the Fujitsu has more than enough power for any business application mobile users would want to run.
Unfortunately, that performance came at a cost -- the LifeBook E8210 didn't fare as well in our battery tests. With a paltry 3 hours, 24 minutes of battery life on its high-capacity battery, it died 2 hours, 39 minutes before the Micro Express EL80, 1 hour, 27 minutes before the Dell Latitude D820 and 13 minutes before than the HP Compaq nx7400. Workers who want to spend a significant amount of time away from the wall socket should consider investing in the modular bay battery that can fit into the optical drive bay.
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
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BAPCo MobileMark 2005 performance rating |
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
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BAPCo MobileMark 2005 battery life in minutes |
System configurations:
Dell Latitude D820
Windows XP Pro; 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo T2600; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM PC5300 666MHz; Nvidia Quadro NVS 120M 512MB; Fujitsu MHV2100BH 100GB 5,400rpm
HP Compaq nx7400
Windows XP Pro; 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo T2400; 512MB DDR2 SDRAM PC4300 533MHz; Mobile i945GM Express 256MB; Fujitsu MHV2080BH 80GB 5,400rpm
Fujitsu LifeBook E8210
Windows XP Pro; 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo T2400; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM ; ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 256MB; Fujitsu MHV2080BH 80GB 5,400rpm
Micro Express EL80
Windows XP Home; 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo T2600; 2GB DDR2 SDRAM PC5300 667MHz; Nvidia GeForce Go7600 256MB; Hitachi TS72108G 80GB 7,200rpm
Edited by Michelle Thatcher
Additional editing by Kate Macefield
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