Is Fijitsu joking?

BlueMak · Apr 30, 2009, 01:24 PM

How can they possibly ask £1700 for this? Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8020 Specs, Laptop Reviews on CNET UK

Why would anyone buy this over a netbook, or if asking for more power, an Apple Air?

Am I missing something?

comp_ali · Apr 30, 2009, 02:06 PM

It is just an artifact that should be put in a museum instead. all specs are dated.
2GB ram , no respectful graphics adapter , mini screen 12.1'' and C2D 1.4

How did they give it 8.0/10 ??

On the other hand look at Dell XPS specs and it's half the price but took 7.5/10
Dell Studio XPS 13 Specs, Laptop Reviews on CNET UK

BlueMak · Apr 30, 2009, 02:20 PM

The XPS 13 destroys the Lifebook. And for half the money...amazing.

ET3D · Apr 30, 2009, 03:27 PM

There's an inflection point that's yet to die. Used to be when you dropped below a certain weight, prices went sky high. Now you have two options, either the high price or an underpowered netbook. There's still no good middle. The XPS 13 is in another weight category, and can therefore be less expensive.

ET3D · Apr 30, 2009, 04:00 PM

And BTW, how does $1800 translate to £1700?

Apr 30, 2009, 01:24 PM	#1
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Is Fijitsu joking? How can they possibly ask £1700 for this? Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8020 Specs, Laptop Reviews on CNET UK Why would anyone buy this over a netbook, or if asking for more power, an Apple Air? Am I missing something? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Apr 30, 2009, 02:06 PM	#2
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: Is Fijitsu joking? It is just an artifact that should be put in a museum instead. all specs are dated. 2GB ram , no respectful graphics adapter , mini screen 12.1'' and C2D 1.4 How did they give it 8.0/10 ?? On the other hand look at Dell XPS specs and it's half the price but took 7.5/10 Dell Studio XPS 13 Specs, Laptop Reviews on CNET UK __________________

Apr 30, 2009, 02:20 PM	Thread Starter #3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Is Fijitsu joking? The XPS 13 destroys the Lifebook. And for half the money...amazing. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Apr 30, 2009, 03:27 PM	#4
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: Is Fijitsu joking? There's an inflection point that's yet to die. Used to be when you dropped below a certain weight, prices went sky high. Now you have two options, either the high price or an underpowered netbook. There's still no good middle. The XPS 13 is in another weight category, and can therefore be less expensive.

Apr 30, 2009, 04:00 PM	#5
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: Is Fijitsu joking? And BTW, how does $1800 translate to £1700?