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    First Thoughts ? Fujitsu LifeBook P7010D

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Brian, Jul 21, 2004.

  1. wolwol

    wolwol Newbie

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    i know this is a pretty old thread....
    but somehow i haven't find the answer anywhere....well, i guess am kinda n00b here.....
    what is the difference between P7010 and P7010D?
     
    wolwol, Dec 15, 2004
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Go ahead and post any more questions like this in the Fujitsu forum. As for the model numbers though, the D indicates an Atheros wireless card where the other model uses the Intel wireless card. That's the only difference.

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    Brian, Dec 16, 2004
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  3. zippy

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    Hi all. I found this thread via a search on P7010D and fan. Like Brian, I own a P5000 series (P5020D) and a P7000 series (P7010D).

    My P7010D's fan is significantly louder than the P5020D.

    My configurations:

    P5020D: 1GHz CPU, 1G RAM, 80G Hitachi HD (Laptopsinc), dual battery
    P7010D: 1.1 GHz CPU, 2G RAM, 80G Hitachi HD (Laptopsinc), dual battery

    In a quiet environment (at home, at night) I can barely hear the P5020D - the fan spins at its lowest level, and I rarely notice it.

    By contrast, the P7010D fan regularly spins up to half of its maximum speed. It sounds like a hairdryer on low. This happens even if I'm doing a very lightweight task like entering text for this post - the CPU is at 15% or less, the disk isn't doing much, yet the machine runs hot enough that the fan is running fairly fast.

    In an office environment, I doubt I would notice the difference between the two machines - offices have enough background noise that the P7010D's fan isn't noticable.

    But for home, the P5020D is the winner. It's so quiet.

    --Pat
     
    zippy, Dec 21, 2004
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  4. moemoe

    moemoe Newbie

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    Is there a DVD writer option available for the p7000 or p5000 series yet? Please say there is.
     
    moemoe, Jan 25, 2005
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  5. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Yep, $100 extra from www.portableone.com

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    Brian, Jan 25, 2005
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