Difference between revisions of "Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic Mobile 501 510 510 AGP"

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== Durability and repair-ability  ==
== Durability and repair-ability  ==
The mediocre plastic quality means most of the chassis can crack, although of damage of internal plastic screw stands are less visible due to the chassis being mostly fixed onto a strong and heavy metal underframe. Disassembly and assembly operations are normal, with few screws that are difficult to remove or tighten. Access to the hard-drive is straightforward, requiring only a single unscrew. Unfortunately, the LCD screen lamp is mounted vertically and it is very difficult to replace, requiring a full disassembly of the display. This means that you rarely can repair a screen without damaging or affecting something else with dust or slight manipulation mistakes. The rubberized coating that flakes over time is one of the most annoying feature of the laptop, as the smell, dirt and stickiness of its gets worse as the laptop aged. It can be cleaned with careful wiping using a smooth sponge and mild concentration iso-propyl alcohol or another alcohol solution.
The mediocre plastic quality means most of the chassis can crack, although of damage of internal plastic screw stands are less visible due to the chassis being mostly fixed onto a strong and heavy metal underframe. Disassembly and assembly operations are normal, with few screws that are difficult to remove or tighten. Access to the hard-drive is straightforward, requiring only a single unscrew. Unfortunately, the LCD screen lamp is mounted vertically and it is very difficult to replace, requiring a full disassembly of the display. This means that you rarely can repair a screen without damaging or affecting something else with dust or slight manipulation mistakes. The rubberized coating that flakes over time is one of the most annoying feature of the laptop, as the smell, dirt and stickiness of its gets worse as the laptop aged. It can be cleaned with careful wiping using a smooth sponge and mild concentration iso-propyl alcohol or another alcohol solution.
== Greatest features & flaws ==
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| Good Windows 98/95 3.1 2D Gaming platform || No 3D hardware acceleration, poor power supply build quality
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| Flexible removable bay for floppy or CD-ROM drive || Mediocre screen, poor SoundBlaster compatibility, poor speakers
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| Average keyboard, comfortable palmrest || Various compatibility quirks due to BIOS and hardware implementations
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| Quite good CPU and RAM expansion || Very poor cooling design, fragile, easily crackable case, poor LCD LVDS connector
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== Review ==
== Review ==