Fujitsu unveils LifeBook P1610 and T4125 convertible tablets

Fujitsu is going ultra-portable and uber-portable with its new T4125 (right) and P1610 (left) Tablet PCs. Both LifeBooks feature convertible displays, allowing for usage in both laptop mode and tablet mode, but while the T4215 sports a decent-sized (for a tablet) 12.1-inch display, the P1610 gets by with a mere 8.9-inches of real estate. As for specs, the 1.4-inch thick P1610 gets along fine, with a 1.2GHz Core Solo U1400 processor, WXGA resolution display, 512MB of RAM, 30GB HDD, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g WiFi and a fingerprint sensor in the $1,649 base model. Unfortunately, the included 3-cell battery only manages 3.5 hours of battery, but you can spring for a 6-cell battery which promises 7 hours for $45 more. The T4215, which tapers from 1.4 to 1.1-inches thick, bumps the processor game to Core 2 Duo, ranging from 1.66GHz to 2GHz, adds a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and squeezes in a card reader, but the 12.1-inch display runs at a mere XGA resolution. The base configuration, with 512MB of RAM and a 40GB hard drive will run you $1,799. Both laptops look to be available now.

Read - LifeBook P1610
Read - LifeBook T4125

[Rick @ Nov 7th 2006 2:25PM]

Take a closer look at the spec page for the t4215. Processor can be as high as 2.16 GHz and there is a display option for SXGA+ available as well.

[Rohit Kapur @ Nov 7th 2006 2:30PM]

So if they're both tablets and laptops, do they become... tabletops?

[saq @ Nov 7th 2006 2:44PM]

Very nice! I want a p1610! Its the UMPC thats powered like a real laptop.

[Brian @ Nov 7th 2006 3:26PM]

All the new tablets are so fat! When will some slim beauties be thrown into production? Steam-roll a Sony UX to a usable size and it'd be perfect.

[Mike @ Nov 7th 2006 3:48PM]

I own an older T-series convertible. Best of both worlds, it can be nice to have a keyboard to work with text documents, but the real treat is that I use it for school to scribble notes. Using these guys with OneNote your prof's slides makes for a great tool. Also, makes the guys who I work one drool when I bring it to meetings where I work. Fujitsu is pretty good about the waccom interfaces tool. The model I have has an older design with a "smooth" feel to it. The problem is that it is easy to scratch. The newer ones have a nice coating to them that make them feel more "papery." Mine didn't come all bloated with software installed on it. It came with some optional software to install.

If you get one of these get at least a gig of ram and opt for a secondary battery. I find that having both of those additions now are worth while. When new and a secondary drive battery I got close to 9 hours of runtime on a charge.

Mike G.

[Clif @ Nov 7th 2006 4:13PM]

I bought the earlier P1510, which has a passive touch screen like those on PDAs. Most tablets use active touch screens which require a special stylus. With a passive touch screen you can use your finger or a PDA stylus to control the cursor. Comes in handy.

[Markcus @ Nov 7th 2006 4:22PM]

Any retailers have these yet?

[enzo @ Nov 7th 2006 7:00PM]

as soon as they get flash HDD, it's a wrap.

[Erik the Red @ Nov 8th 2006 7:57AM]

Fujitsu is not very well-known in the U.S., but I have an older Fujitsu P-series. It has really been a good computer. Extremely small, tons of features, reliable, only problem is that it is slow (I knew that when I bought it -- it was designed for battery life, not playing "Half Life"). I would seriously consider upgrading to another Fujitsu, like one of these new tablets.

[Ross @ Nov 8th 2006 9:32AM]

The older P1510D model squeezes about 2.5 hours (max) from the 3-cell and 4.5 hours from the 6 cell, are the times listed above because of performance improvements from the new model or just unrealistic "best case" scenario's?

A great machine, though I'll wait for a core 2 Duo model before upgrading my 1510 :-)

[westie @ Nov 20th 2006 7:08PM]

Does the P1610 have a pressure sensitive touch like a Wacom?

I need the pressure sensitivness for Photoshop.

[lucy @ Jul 13th 2007 3:21AM]

Try www.fujitsu-siemens-shop.co.uk