Fujitsu's new Lifebook SH771 is about as close to an ultrabook as you can get without actually naming it one. Featuring a 13.3in panel with standard 1,366x768-pixel resolution, Fujitsu calls it the ‘thinnest and lightest Lifebook ever’ and it is pretty light — although we measured it at 1.45kg, not 1.22kg as claimed by Fujitsu. What is impressive at this weight, however, is the built-in DVD burner and 10.8V/6200mAh battery. And with 2.8GHz dual-core Core i7-2640M processor and 8GB of RAM, it's got more grunt than ultrabooks with their ultra-low-voltage processors.
For example, with its score of almost 70 on our UserBench Encode HD media-encoding benchmark, the SH771 is around 12% faster than ASUS's high-end ultrabook, the ZenBook UX31E-RY010V. There’s only Intel HD integrated graphics, so it only offers casual gaming at best. But given that good-size battery, the Lifebook lasted almost 4 hours on our demanding UserBench Battery benchmark, although strangely it wouldn’t allow us to use the battery’s last 10%. The 750GB Hitachi hard drive and Windows 7 Professional adds to the Lifebook's appeal.
On the other hand, it's worth noting that Dell’s XPS 14z offers the same basic hardware as the SH771, but at around $700 less. While the SH771 is considerably lighter, it’s not as good value for money at $2,200.
