Fujitsu refreshes Lifebooks with Sandybridge, introduces gaming notebook

Following in the footsteps of rivals Apple and HP, the Japanese PC maker unveiled on Thursday a lineup of Lifebook laptops refreshed with Intel’s Sandybridge CPU and chipset, along with a new gaming notebook boasting a generous 17.3-inch screen.

But while the souped-up hardware promises to be less power-hungry and run faster at the same time, notebook fans will be disappointed that Fujitsu has kept to the shiny and somewhat unattractive design for its top-end SH761 laptop. …