Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pa 1510

My Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pa 1510 heats up so much that it has actually burned and scorched my leg. I made the mistake of using it on my lap (I know it says not to, but it IS a laptop after all). It is quite heavy compared to other laptops I have used but it is quite easy to use and looks reasonably smart. The power cable/adapter stopped working after a couple of months and I noticed that it had split although it was treated gently. I am studying with the Open University and my Amilo 1510 serves a purpose for typing and submitting essays etc., but I wouldn't want to depend on it for business purposes. It is rather slow when searching and the battery life is only ...  Read the complete review

A basic laptop at the lower end of the price scale. The Amilo Pa1510 is a noisy machine as the fan is almost constantly running, and the right hand side of the machine tends to heat up rather badly. The difference in the heat can be felt through the keyboard. Not a laptop that you can take and use out of the house or the office because the battery life is appalling. Even when the power plan is set to 'Power Saver' the battery only last just over one hour, when set to 'balanced' the battery lasts approximately 45 minutes. 1gb of ram means its sometimes struggles with Windows Vista, and often hangs when doing more than one thing at a time. The keyboard is ...  Read the complete review

This is very much a low-end laptop with only a basic spec and generic casing. It is, however, from Fujitsu Siemens which is a big-name brand which I have always found reliable in the past. I bought this laptop about a year ago and it has been suitable for all my needs which have occasionally included Photoshop and video editing. So although this is a basic laptop I have found that it is capable of performing intensive tasks if necessary. The keyboard is very comfortable for typing on. I don't have much experience with laptop keyboards but this seems easy to type on too me. In fact I'm using it to type this! With the display I again have ...  Read the complete review