This is my new Fujitsu Lifebook P7010D that replaced my Libretto.
I picked the name because Dilbert works his butt off.

Here are the comments I posted to the notebookreview.com forum.  
The review I mention can be found at:

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Okay, I received my P7010D on Monday.  I made the mistake of
setting it right next to my Libretto L5W when I took it out of the
box, so my first impression was that the thing was huge.  As time
has passed (and once I turned over my L5W to my wife), it's become
quite acceptable.  I still would prefer a smaller computer (I used
only an HP200LX for travel for many years, and still carry it
wherever I go), but to get the features and specs I wanted this
was about as small as I could find.

I haven't had much time to play with the unit until today, but I'm
very pleased so far.  I would say that Brian's review was spot on,
so I'm not going to repeat anything he said.  However, I will add
a few comments on how it compares to my Lbretto L5W (for Big
Calhoun).

First, the unit is very snappy.  I have to log on to a secure
website (LiveLink) for work on a regular basis.  Internet Explorer
(with the Java machine needed) would get very doggy on the L5.  
On the P7010 it responds quite nicely, even with several windows
and other apps open.  I *can* make the P7's fan come on by running
through a slide show that has lots of medical imaging and cine.

I'm also very pleased with the display.  The odd dimensions of the
L5 always caused problems with external display.  Usually they
were minor, but the edges of PowerPoint displays were often cut
off and video clips would not run on both the LCD and external.  
The P7010 runs video clips on both fine, and so far the edges of
Powerpoints are prettty good.  It's also very nice to have higher
resolution available.  One other thing I like is that the P7
remembers what mode it was in when coming out of suspend--the L5
always reverted to LCD only.  One thing I don't like about the
Fujitsu is that it suspends with the display only partly inside of
straight up.  I could close the L5 nearly all the way without it
suspending.  I've inadvertantly put the P into suspend quite a few
times, but I expect I'll get used to this.

The USB 2.0 of the P7 is a great improvement over the 1.1 on the
L5. I use a flash drive to transfer files, and it would take 5-10
minutes to transfer my ~500M Outlook mail file.  This is much
improved with 2.0.  When working at home I like to hook up my
notebook to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse
(grudgingly)--all are USB.  With the L5 the USB keyboard was a bit
dodgy--occasionally a character would simply go AWOL.  I think
this may be a function of the USB, and has not seemed to be a
problem with the P7.

Believe it or not, the keyboard is my biggest complaint as
compared to the L5.  Having never learned to touch type and being
an old DOS retrogrouch, I have what are probably unusual
preferences and the L5 was great.  I avoid the mouse at all costs,
much preferring keyboard shortcuts.  I liked the full-size arrow
keys and the dedicated Home/PgUp/PgDn/End keys on the L5.  The
smaller Shift key never bothered me a bit.  It will take me a
while to get used to having the delete key at the back (it's up
front on the L5), but I like having the Start and Properties keys
up front (they're at the back of the L5).  The smaller arrow keys
and shifted Home/PgUp/PgDn/End will also take some getting used
to.

One thing I don't entirely agree with Brian on is the fingerprint
scanner.  Once I figured out where the software was (the manual is
worng, wrong, wrong), I practiced twice and enrolled two fingers
without problem.  Since then I've succeeded with one scan in
nearly all cases.  This may be due to the tips that somebody (Big
Calhoun?) posted a little while back.

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