[geeks] OT Question - workhorse laptop

[Sheldon T. Hall]

Nadine Miller wrote:
> 
> While I liked the build quality of the Fujitsu portables I've had (tablet and
> a Transmeta)--they were very well made, the thing that nixxed me buying any
> more Fujitsu's is the lack of driver and BIOS updates.  You just cannot count
> on using their machines long term.

Not to mention that the lack of driver updates makes their 
always-running "Fujitsu Driver Update" app just so much 
CPU-cycle-consuming crapware.

On the other hand, the main thing needing a driver update, the WiFi 
card, is an Intel unit, and the drivers are available from the Intel 
website.

On the third hand, you really need that update, as the driver delivered 
with my Lifebook wouldn't actually do WEP.

-Shel