Compare Prices : Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S7220

Review summary: The 14.1-inch LifeBook S7220 is a worthy mobile workhorse that offers decent performance, solid build quality and plenty of useful features, such as integrated mobile broadband and a good webcam. Also sporting a spill-proof, comfortable keyboard, this ...

Pros: Integrated mobile broadband ; solid chassis, albeit with some flex in the lid ; good webcam and associated software

Cons: Slightly dull screen ; power-saving mode is difficult to work with ; small touchpad

Verdict: Fujitsu's LifeBook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1-inch laptop with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics

Review summary: Integrated mobile broadband Solid chassis, albeit with some flex in the lid Good camera and associated software Tags: Battery, Fujitsu LifeBook, Graphics

Pros: Integrated mobile broadband Solid chassis, albeit with some flex in the lid Good camera and associated software

Cons: Slightly dull screen Power-saving mode is difficult to work with Small touchpad

Verdict: Fujitsu's Lifebook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1in. notebook with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics.

Review summary: Fujitsu's LifeBook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1in. notebook with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics.

Pros: Integrated mobile broadband, Solid chassis, albeit with some flex in the lid, Good camera and associated software

Cons: Slightly dull screen, Power-saving mode is difficult to work with, Small touchpad

Verdict: Weighing 2.2kg and measuring 33.4cm by 24.2cm by 3.7cm, the LifeBook S7220 falls into the 'thin-and-light' rather than 'ultraportable' (sub-2kg) category. But what you lose in portability, you gain in screen size

Review summary: A standard-issue corporate laptop with suspect ergonomics.

Verdict: The screen isn't much better: it's 14.1in across and sports a bog-standard 1280 x 800 resolution, but we'd expect more of a laptop costing more than $2500. Although the backlight is even, the colour quality isn't, with washed out, muted tones the ...