Fujitsu P1610 tablet PC revamped with 3G HSDPA
By Jeannie Choe 
posted Mar 1st 2007 5:58PM
posted Mar 1st 2007 5:58PM
While the slick Lifebook Q2010 was Fujitsu's 3G HSPDA pioneer, most of its notebooks will soon feature the same connectivity, including the ultra-portable Lifebook P1610 tablet PC with embedded 3G WWAN. Aside from upgraded UMTS / HSDPA connectivity in addition to EDGE / GPRS / GSM and Bluetooth, the Windows Vista-ready P1610 still keeps previous specs like a 8.9-inch touch-screen LCD, Core Solo processor, 512MB - 1GB of RAM, and 80GB hdd. With a generous 4-hour battery life, the svelte 2.2-pound tablet just may cause a frenzy among on-the-go connection-hungry fiends.
[Via Core Duo News]
[Via Core Duo News]
Why would this create a frenzy? I would still far rather just use wifi and not pay an outrageous monthly bill just so I can surf the web where there's no wifi. Wifi is everywhere now, seriously.. I routinely surf the web just fine with my Nokia N80.
Kev, I guess you must live in the center of the universe.
Here, there are 2 options. 28.8kbps max dialup, or 3.6Mbps HSDPA. Not everybody lives in your world mate.
isnt hspda considered 3.5g?
HSDPA
I just copied it from the article, which spelled it wrong in the first sentence.
Is the HSPDA a typo? I thought it was HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)...
Yes, HSPDA is a typo... The Engadget crew have seriously stopped proof reading stuff these days :-/
no, it stands for Hyper Super Personal Duck Slapper
A college campus and my house.. and lots of restaurants i go to have free wifi. If I don't have wifi, I really have no need to surf the web.
The LG C1 is a far more capable Tablet laptop with 10 inch widescreen and CORE DUO. Plus it is about a grand less for similar features (LG C1 comes with two batteries and a USB powered dvd burner).
Why is Fujitsu so overpriced?
Oh did I mention the Fujitsu screen is washed out?
Ah you're in college. That explains everything!
I had a friend in college that had your mentality. He was buying a 386/25. I was buying a 286/20 which in his eyes was dumb because the 386 was the real deal. But anyone buying a 386/33 or 386/40 was just wasting their money because nobody needed anything that fast.
He repeatedly had this mentality with things other than computers too. Below his standard? Foolish. Above his standard? Wasteful.
I for one have no idea where you are or what you need. But I'm sitting in a government facility right now where wifi is not available. And plugging my personal laptop into the nearest live network wire could result in a visit by people with guns.
Yes, we're talking megahertz and I really am that old.
Now if they could only put an active digitizer on these things I'd have the perfect mobile sketchbook.