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    12/04/08

    In reply to Fujitsu Amilo GraphicBooster External GPU Actually Looks Like a Great Idea
    JDisnidiet seems to have a severe case of penis envy.
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    12/03/08

    In reply to Fujitsu Amilo GraphicBooster External GPU Actually Looks Like a Great Idea
    would this drive the laptops screen at all or only for external displays?
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    12/01/08

    In reply to Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die
    hmmm... anyone know if this applies to all fujitsu notebooks?
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    12/01/08

    @Segador: just Lifebooks
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    12/01/08

    In reply to Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die
    It's not as good a deal if Fujitsu is somehow able to decrease the lifespan of its customers.
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    12/01/08

    In reply to Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die
    Saving the receipt is easy. Tape it to the bottom of the laptop (or something similar).


    As far as Fujitsu is concerned, I was pretty happy with my old Lifebook. It is tempting.

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    Image of Preyfar Preyfar
    12/01/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: A receipt won't last long on the bottom of a laptop. Depending on the size of the receipt you could possibly put it inside the battery bay, as batteries don't often need replacing/swapping. Only issue with that would be if the battery explodes, but... I think at that point you've got more issues to worry about than a crispy receipt.


    And I deal with Fujitsu Lifebooks at work (older ones from 3 to 5 years of age) and they're pretty solid. Not all that pretty, but solid.

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    12/01/08

    @Preyfar: That's a clever idea to put the receipt in the battery bay... unless it's a thermal receipt, like most ones from retail stores are. Then, I'm guessing that 2-3 charge cycles later you just have a black sheet of paper.
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    12/01/08

    @greatpear411: Then again, thermal receipts tend to fade away as it is. I've had thermal receipts become near unreadable after a month or two (I sometimes think it's a "get out of warranty free" card for the companies). I think most computer receipts, ones printed by via mail order direct, are just printed computer paper. Should be fine. Fold it up, plop it in.


    Or just do the smart thing and keep all important documents in a safe.

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    12/01/08

    @Preyfar: Fire safe FTW. Which reminds me, I need to get a fire safe.
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    12/01/08

    In reply to Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die
    "Under this programme, should you purchase any notebook from our LIFEBOOK range you will be eligible to receive a brand new LIFEBOOK of like for like specifications every 3 years for the rest of your LIFE!" [www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk]
    From this statement, I think part of the deal is that you'll keep getting a lower-end model than the one you previously had -- not thast it will eb worse, but compared to what's new it will be worse that what yours was compared to what was new when you signed up. That is until you start injecting more cash in to get bumped up to a higher model. So that you'll end up replacing your system more often, sticking with Fujitsu, and paying for the next model up.
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    12/01/08

    @Zlevee: sorry for the mangled writing. I don't proofread before hitting send.
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    12/01/08

    @Zlevee: and what happens when they end lifebook range, then your screwed
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    12/01/08

    @takemetoyourtoaster: Good catch on the Lifebook proviso
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