Fujitsu P1610 tablet PC revamped with 3G HSDPA

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]

[Kev50027 @ Mar 1st 2007 6:40PM]

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.

[dave @ Mar 1st 2007 9:15PM]

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.

[pyro @ Mar 1st 2007 7:24PM]

isnt hspda considered 3.5g?

[exMot @ Mar 1st 2007 9:56PM]

HSDPA

[Kev50027 @ Mar 1st 2007 10:49PM]

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.

[JasonL @ Mar 1st 2007 9:21PM]

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?

[pyro @ Mar 2nd 2007 8:21PM]

I just copied it from the article, which spelled it wrong in the first sentence.

[Tracy in Cary @ Mar 2nd 2007 11:18AM]

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.

[Aaron @ Mar 2nd 2007 10:34AM]

Now if they could only put an active digitizer on these things I'd have the perfect mobile sketchbook.

[Adam @ Mar 18th 2007 9:57AM]

Is the HSPDA a typo? I thought it was HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)...

[dave @ Mar 1st 2007 9:10PM]

Yes, HSPDA is a typo... The Engadget crew have seriously stopped proof reading stuff these days :-/

[Kev50027 @ Mar 1st 2007 9:10PM]

no, it stands for Hyper Super Personal Duck Slapper