Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P7010

Good battery life, lightweight, multiformat DVD burner

Small screen, flawed keyboard, sealed hard drive

If you consider battery life and light weight the most important laptop criteria, give the LifeBook P7010 a close look. You could probably live with this 1.5-kilogram unit's less-than-perfect keyboard and screen.

Includes a fingerprint reader

Sluggish WorldBench performance

If you consider battery life and light weight the most important laptop criteria, give the LifeBook P7010 a close look. You can probably live with this 3.4-pound unit's less-than-perfect keyboard and screen.

Full-featured laptop delivers long battery life but has a frustrating keyboard and an undersize screen.

Includes a 3-in-1 memory card reader. Modular media bay for upgrade or swapping. 802.11a/g wireless.

No DVD-RW included. Plastic port covers are flimsy and detachable, so may be lost. Matte black finish acts as a magnet for fingerprints.

If you're after light weight and you'll mainly use your notebook for watching DVDs, the Fujitsu is it. But if you want performance as well as light weight, look to the IBM ThinkPad X40.

Includes a 3-in-1 memory card reader. Modular media bay for upgrade or swapping. 802.11a/g wireless

No DVD-RW included. Plastic port covers are flimsy and detachable, so may be lost. Matte black finish acts as a magnet for fingerprints

Although the P7010D showed only mediocre SYSmark performance, those of you who enjoy taking digital photographs or shooting video with digital camcorders will appreciate the multimedia features and low weight of this system.

Light and stylish with a quality screen

Lacks powerful graphics

If you have thought, as we had, that if you were to opt for an ultraportable then it would have to be a Sony, then it’s time to think again. The Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P7010 looks as good as the competition, works just as well but costs less - how’s...

Neat design; respectable spec; DVD drive is swappable for another battery, giving a supernatural life in excess of ten hours.

Slippy outer casing is a potential drop hazard; reflective screen can be annoying even in moderately bright light.

Although the highly reflective screen and slippy chassis are turn-offs, overall the Lifebook is an appealing proposition. Fujitsu Siemens have made an impressive effort to integrate a powerful laptop chip into a compact unit. It may not render the next...

Lightweight; bright screen; biometric security; loaded with connections; CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive; solid performance; excellent battery life; moderate price.

Picky fingerprint recognition; crowded keyboard; lacks a lid clasp.

Although it's small, the excellent LifeBook P7010D makes no sacrifices on features, connectivity, or performance.