Fujitsu updates Loox, Biblio laptops
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 15th 2007 7:46PM
posted Jan 15th 2007 7:46PM
Fujitsu looks to be clearing house with its latest round of laptop upgrades, announcing a slew of new models packing various degrees of improvements. Standing out the most from the pack is the ultraportable Loox T70U (pictured above), weighing in at a mere 2.6 pounds with a 10.6-inch XGA display, 1.2GHz Core Solo U1400 processor, Intel 945GMS Express chipset, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, a DVD burner, built-in webcam and, perhaps most importantly, a promised 10.4 hours of battery life. Also announced in the same form factor are the Loox T50UV and Loox T50, which dial things back to the Celeron level and cut a few hours off the battery life. For those not as concerned with portability, Fujitsu's let loose a number of new models in its Biblio line, including the MB75U, MG55U, MG50U/V, and MG50U, all packing 14.1-inch XGA displays and processors ranging from a lowly Celeron M430 all the way up to a Core 2 Duo T5600. Rounding out the lineup is the Loox P70U/V convertible tablet PC (check it out after the break), with an 8.9-inch WXGA display and Core Solo U1400 processor, and the "WEB Mart limited model" Loox Q, with a 12.1-inch display and the same Core Solo U1400 CPU. Look for the whole lot of them to be available later this month (in Japan, of course) with prices ranging from 180,000 to 280,000 Yen ($1,500 to $2,300). 
Are those audio-technica clip ons I see in that picture?
I like very much. Very nice!
I love the Loox T70U. How much for one in the States?
The Loox P70U/V looks just like a P1610 and has the same specs. You can buy the p1610 in the US.
Unfortunately neither the Loox or Biblio models have ever been marketed in America :( A shame though, as I've had the best experience with Fujitsu LifeBooks out of all four of my laptops (dating back to a Pentium 233).
The P1610 has an estimated battery life of just 3 hours, while the T70U has an estimated battery life of 10 hours. That's a huge part of it's appeal to me. I want an ultraportable laptop with really long battery life, and that's what the T70U looks like to me.
i have a p7010d that i bought in the states, it's my main laptop, i can't stand anything bigger or heavier or more expensive.