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The Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A1630 is a powerful desktop replacement notebook with a widescreen display, 64-bit AMD procesor and dedicated ATi graphics. It was released as Fujitsu Siemens' flagship laptop series in mid-2004. It is based on the Uniwill 258KA0 chassis.
My old IBM ThinkPad T20 was starting to show its age, and I wanted a new desktop replacement laptop that would provide power and good value for money. I had £500 to spend, plus how much I sold my T20 for ( £250), so that was a total of £750. The main features I was looking for was a fast AMD Athlon 64 processor and a dedicated video card. I originally was looking at the Acer Aspire 1522LMi which had an Athlon 64 3000+ processor and 64mb Geforce FX Go5700 graphics for just over £700. But then I saw the Amilo A1630 with a more powerful processor and graphics card (but 20GB less hard drive space) and decided to get it.
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When I first opened the box, the laptop was quite a bit bigger and heavier than my old ThinkPad. It has a 15.4" widescreen display and weighs 3.6kg, compared to a 14" display and 2kg. The design is fairly simple, grey main structure with silver edging and a black base. Logos are small and the lights are simple green circles. The keyboard is black with white letters, which do get dirty after a bit of use. The screen is fairly solid; there are no ripples on the display when pushing on the back. It does not creak when opened, but wobbles very slightly. The laptop is constructed from plastic, but fairly solidly built. It is not as heavy as some DTRs and surprisingly thin, so can easily be put into a bag and carried around for a bit. But, it is designed to stay on a desk most of the time. It does feel sturdy, although compared to a ThinkPad, it is not up to the IBM standards. But, it costs about a third of the price.
The screen is a 15.4" widescreen, running at 1280 x 800. It is not a glossy type (which would have been nice), but I am not too bothered about this. It is nice and bright, evenly lit and produces a nice sharp picture. There were no dead pixels on the screen and there is no light leakage. You do not get any reflections of light on it either. You can have two pages of text side by side open and it offers more width than a standard XGA display. The viewing angle is also good; it remains clear and readable from all positions. The only minor issue is that there is no little LED light above the screen like ThinkPads for working in darker conditions. If only more manufacturers started incorporating this feature.
There are two stereo speakers below the screen. Like most laptop speakers, they are quiet and have no bass. They are adequate for general bleeps and noises, but for music they are too quiet. I use Sennheiser in ear headphones when away and Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers when it is at my desk (which is most of the time). There are 3 audio ports- headphone, line in and microphone. The AC97 audio configuration lets you use 5.1 surround speakers by changing the line in to rear speakers and microphone for centre/sub. You can also connect digitally because there is an S/PDIF output.