Friday, October 4, 2013

Fujitsu Lifebook U554, U754 review

We had seen appear in the catalog last August , but only now did Fujitsu official, will also inform the technical details. We talk about the new Lifebook U554 and its variant touch, Lifebook U574 . The two notebooks are actually identical, but differ in size (as well as the touch panel): the Lifebook U554 fact measuring 322 x 225 x 17.5 mm with a weight of 1.5 kg, while the LifeBook U574 measures 322 x 225 x 19.5 mm, with the weight that rises to 1.6 Kg In both cases, however, it comes to portable thin and light , comfortable to wear behind even during prolonged displacements. The shell is typical of the Fujitsu Lifebook, made ​​of magnesium alloy and aluminum and characterized by clean lines and pleasant. The color is silver with red accents that add a touch of aggressiveness and dynamism. The display with anti-reflection instead has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and there are not even the typical features of Fujitsu Professional, including the spill-resistant keyboard, functionality PXE Boot , the module TPM and the Advanced Theft Protection , which allows you to remotely lock and start erasing the data of the notebook in case of loss or theft.

Within the other hand, you can choose between processors Haswell Intel Core i3 or i5 , along with 8 GB of RAM and solid state drives up to 256 GB or, alternatively, a bigger hybrid hard drive 5400 RPM and 320 or 500 GB with 32 GB of NAND flash memory to speed up the execution of the operating system. The latter can be chosen from the Microsoft Windows 7 and the latest Windows 8 . USB 2.0 and 3.0 (with adapter RJ-45 port for connecting to wired networks), digital video output HDMI , HD webcam with integrated microphone, sound system with support for DTS, WiFi and Bluetooth modules and, optionally, also 3G or 4G -LTE , will complete the equipment. The Fujitsu LifeBook U554 and U574 notebooks will be available in the coming weeks if the words of notebooksnews.com are to be believed, but the Japanese manufacturer has not yet announced prices.