Fujitsu gets official with U810, T2010 tablet PCs

Thanks to the oh-so-disclosing FCC, we already knew that Fujitsu's U810 and T2010 were headed this way, but now the firm is making things official. The 1.56-pound U810 will boast a snazzy LED-backlit display, last up to 5.5-hours on a single charge, will don the "world's smallest tablet convertible" label, and will be available for you to cuddle next month. The larger T2010 (pictured) weighs in at 3.5-pounds and also manages to pack a LED-backlit screen, but this pen-enabled convertible boasts a whopping 11-hours of battery life on the extended cell, or an impressive 9-hours on the standard iteration. Best of all, folks interested in the latter machine can get their orders in now starting at $1,599, and those eying the cutesy U810 will be coughing up a minimum of $999 when it's available.

[Via Wired]

[Erwos @ Aug 14th 2007 12:03PM]

A grand for the U810 is practically nothing compared to what other markets are paying. Nicely done, Fujitsu.

[DickHardknocks @ Aug 14th 2007 12:38PM]

HP is selling a model at Circuit City and Best Buy for less than $1300 which is TABLET and has a built in webcamera.

The 11 Hour battery life is nice, but I couldn't see myself getting a laptop without a built in camera.

[SHC @ Aug 14th 2007 1:52PM]

the hp you are talking about does not have an active digitizer...ie wacom

[Sam @ Aug 14th 2007 3:09PM]

Don't bother with the HP. I bought one the ones that you are talking about and it sucked. The digitizer is awful and it only got a little over two hours on the battery. On the bright side it was cheap. Nebraska Furniture Mart pricematched it to a refurbished one online. I think it was $1050. I still returned it. Still looking for a replacement for my TC1100.

[DarkAardvark @ Aug 14th 2007 12:42PM]

can it play doom?
thatd be fun... doom on a tablet pc...

[ch4s3r @ Aug 14th 2007 2:52PM]

I have tried it....... It was not as fun as I thought it would be :(

[michael @ Aug 14th 2007 12:44PM]

Sigh. I wish someone would create a nice sleek touchscreen tablet PC.

One that's no super heavy, super bulky, ugly, built-in features, and just appealing.

Today's are great function wise, but design is boring. Sigh. Some day.

[Extinction @ Aug 14th 2007 2:55PM]

Those are called UMPCs

[wickedpheonix @ Aug 14th 2007 2:59PM]

you try the Thinkpad X61 tablet? Pretty good set of features, great battery life, etc. Only thing is its slightly on the heavy side (4.5 lbs with extended battery) and slightly expensive (nicely configured is around $2700 - $3000, but it starts at $1700 or so).

Otherwise:

Those specs look pretty good, wait for the reviews though, there are a lot of tablets out there that look good on paper but are terrible in real-life conditions. I'm waiting for a Thinkpad tablet refresh, get it a little lighter, Penryn, etc. by next June or so before I go off to college, because Thinkpads always have the highest quality even after being sold to Lenovo. If in the market now, I'd still get a Thinkpad unless this Fujitsu system turns out to be really outstanding.

[Man @ Aug 14th 2007 1:17PM]

That's the keyboard from my Lenovo T60p. As evident by the fact that I know it by sight scrolling through a bunch of blogs, yes it is a very good thing. IMHO, the best by far in the laptop business. I won't get my hopes up (it's only a grand), but who knows it may be well manufactured and turn out to be a steal.

[Michael Geary @ Aug 16th 2007 12:00AM]

Say what? The keyboard on the machine in the photo is not the same as a T60p keyboard. It's black, and it has a pointing stick of some sort, but it's not a T60 series keyboard at all.

[Man @ Aug 16th 2007 8:57AM]

It is. It's the same mechanical structure, though obviously labeled differently. Look at the layout and proportions, the two fwd and back keys above the left and right arrows, and placement of the super and menu keys.
Keep in mind that Lenovo doesn't design or manufacture that keyboard, they outsource the work to smaller companies; so it's not uncommon to have two EOL computer manufacturers with similar parts.

[Extinction @ Aug 14th 2007 2:56PM]

The u810 mentioned in the first sentance is one of those UMPCs
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/fujitsus-lifebook-u810-hits-the-fcc/