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More…Fujitsu's LifeBook U810--an ultrasmall convertible tablet and laptop--is a 1.5-pound, palm-size Windows Vista system whose lilliputian dimensions are both its strength and its weakness. By trying to cram in most of the features you'd expect in a larger laptop, Fujitsu satisfies consumers' pleas for a convenient, portable Windows Vista system. But consolidating everything into a 6.5-by-5-by-1-inch chassis sharply reduces the functionality and productivity that the U810 can deliver.
Fujitsu LifeBook U810 Tablet
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Display
| Display size | 5.6 inches |
| Maximum resolution | 1024 x 600 |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Display type | Active Matrix LCD (TFT) |
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| Included network card |
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Pros
Easy to hold in your hands
Nifty swiveling design
Cons
Sluggish performance
Small size makes it hard to use
Bottom Line
Mini-notebook crams in features best left to larger systems.
Fujitsu LifeBook U810 Convertible Laptop
LifeBook U810 Tablet Review, by Michael S. Lasky November 26, 2007
Armed with an 800-MHz Intel A110 CPU and 1GB of RAM, the unit sports a smallish 40GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a biometric fingerprint reader, and Windows Vista Business Edition. It has one USB port and both an SD Card slot and a CompactFlash slot, along with a double-duty port inconveniently located below the minuscule spacebar; the port works with the included ethernet cable or a port replicator (optional, $80).
WorldBench 6 Beta 2 performance was poor: The U810 received a score of 19--the lowest mark we've seen to date. Battery life was fairly impressive, though, at 4 hours, 30 minutes in our tests. In my informal trials, streaming video was on occasion jerky.
The U810's clamshell notebook screen swivels to become a tablet that's light enough and small enough to hold in your hands, with a passive touch screen on which you can make handwritten notes. A dedicated button atop the screen lets you toggle the tablet from the standard landscape layout to an easier-to-use portrait format. Alas, the 5.6-inch screen has a native resolution of 1024 by 600. Even after I switched to a mode intended to make the text larger and more readable, I thought I needed to put on my eyeglasses--except I was already wearing them.
Fujitsu throws in a Windows XP disc for an OS swap; we recommend using it, since Vista is optimized for more-powerful systems. But you'll have to buy an external USB CD/DVD drive to load it; Fujitsu sells one for $149.
The cramped keyboard will not work for touch typists, but the ability to use the included stylus or your finger on the touch screen partly compensates for the keyboard.
So who is the target audience for the LifeBook U810? People with Superman vision, really small fingers, and plenty of patience.
--Michael S. Lasky
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Reviewed by: tr6954
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: The strengths of the U810 are it's size, the convertible screen from mini laptop to tablet, great battery life, easy to navigate while in laptop mode, and it's utilities.
Weaknesses: The keyboard is difficult at first and it's not a computer you would want to add a lot of extras to.
Overall: I very much enjoy my Fujitsu LifeBook U810. It is convienent, easy to use and affordable. I have owned other ultra portable pc's and this is the best one I have used. It's CPU is only 800-MHz, but it is as fast, or faster, then the ones I have used that were 1 or 1.2-GHz. To add a lot of extras though to the U810 would slow it down. It runs much cooler and quiter. The screen is small, but by increasing the DPI I have had no problems in using it. The key board is awkward at first, but it didn't take me long to become comfortable in using it in laptop mode. As a handheld thumb board though, it is still awkward. I also like it's lay out with it's trackball and mouse keys, which make it easy to use in any of it's modes. I purchased this little computer with Microsoft's OneNote and I use it all of the time and would recommend it to anyone. Terry C.
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