It comes preloaded with Windows XP and all the utilities you need to watch DVDs and get things up and running. Fujitsu have also installed a help application that can introduce you to all facets of mobile computing with them (like connecting to the net) if you're a novice.

Typing fingers strike the edge of the space bar in the millimetres where it ends above the plastic casing of the keyboard. In the LA38G that distance doesn't exist so you frequently miss the space bar, and the solution is to type much slower and be conscious of hitting it deliberately.

The media control console is attractive and you'll get a real kick out of manipulating an otherwise flat surface to control chapter, volume and forward/reverse controls. It comes with a host of preinstalled software and if you want full movie or TV playing capability in a mobile computer, you couldn't do much better right now.