Pros

  • Light weight, with a nice display
  • Touch works well, in concert with a good keyboard

Cons

  • Interface seems old compared to actual tablets
  • Pricey for what you get

At A Glance

Fujitsu's T580 offers excellent multithouch capabilities in a small package, but the price is too steep.

Manufacturer’s Description

The LIFEBOOK T580 with its 10.1-inch WXGA LED backlight display provides unmatched flexibility and mobility to our existing line of Tablet PCs with a bi-directional display hinge and a starting weight of three pounds. The T580 also boasts a robust suite of security features including built-in fingerprint sensor, pre-boot authentication and integrated Smart Card slot. Use the pen or the pen and finger touch (with multi-touch gesture support) to easily navigate through applications, take digitally handwritten notes and complete tasks.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number XBUYT580W7000
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i3
Processor speed 1330.0 MHz
Cache size 3.0 KB
Processor count 2
Memory
Memory size 2000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 800.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 10.1 inches
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Touchscreen Multitouch
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 160.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 5400 RPM
Other storage
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA
Slots
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
Dimensions
Width 10.6 inches
Depth 7.4 inches
Height 1.5 inches
Weight with Accessories 3.8 pounds
Weight 3.2 pounds
Sound
Speakers Mono
Included Software
Included Software CyberLink YouCam; Roxio Creator LJ
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
  • Fingerprint Reader
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Pen (Stylus)
  • Touchpad

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 65
Battery
Battery Life 4:51  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 519  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 471  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 390  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Idle power usage 13.5  Watts
Sleep power usage 0.7  Watt hours
Off power usage 0.4  Watt hours
Content Creation
Image Editing 761  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 632  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 838  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 376  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 485  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 293  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 612
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 18.48  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 14  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 14.09  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 10.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 10.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 8.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 13.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 13.1  Frames per second (higher is better)