Fujitsu's U2010 goes for 11 hours strong with extended battery

Fujitsu's cute-as-a-button U2010 (or U820, for you USers) was shown off over in Japan at a company event, and while most of the specifications were already hammered out, one particular tidbit at AkihabaraNews took us by surprise. With seemingly every other netbook out there getting blasted for lackluster battery life, the U2010 will reportedly support an extended cell that offers up 11.1 hours of run time. We've no idea if that's a "maximum" number based on "optimal" usage, but no matter how you dice it, it sure beats the (also respectable) 5.3 hour rating given to the standard battery.

[Via BoingBoing]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 6:54AM]

11hrs of porn FTW

[Kizorblade Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:29AM]

I'm pretty sure it'd start hurting after a while

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:03AM]

On the downside, the spacebar does appear to be "fun size"

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:36AM]

Don't forget that Japanese keyboards have extra keys on the spacebar row for changing scripts and whatnot, so the US version would have a more sensibly-sized keyboard.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:05AM]

That's the kind of battery life that all netbooks should have. They're supposed to be portable...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:28AM]

Sure beat that Dell Laptop with 19 hours battery life...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 10:01AM]

You mean that 19 hours spent with the crappy ARM CPU and Linux?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 9:12AM]

Fugly, but functional. I've been using an 810 for the past 1.5 years, and like it. Just switched to the Kohjinsha SX, which is great, though I'm tempted to get a 820 as a replacement for that old 810.

Kid

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:08PM]

I wouldn't say fugly, more like...chugly. Yes, chugly.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 8:19AM]

Sure beats my laptop with 1 hour battery life.

[PanAsianPanda Posted Aug 21st 2008 9:19AM]

New World Record!

(sorry, too much Olympics these days)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 9:23AM]

Great. Now let us know when it gets a real operating system (like vendor supplied/supported ubunto mobile that works with all of the hardware) and hopefully/maybe an HSPA modem.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 10:25AM]

Pretty good, but Dell sort of made something with 9 that won't give your hands arthritis.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 10:33AM]

Headline:

( Reduced LCD Size + Increased Bezel Size = Lower Power Requirements ) + Additional Battery Cell(s) = More Battery Life.

So, the next netbook can run Even Longer! if they just:
1) Increased Bezel Size! (marketspeak for: Reduced LCD Size!)
2) Additional Battery Cells! (marketspeak for: Bigger, Heavier Battery!)

The bottom line is that additional cell(s) don't noticeably increase/decrease the efficiency of the unit. I mean, why not carry around a car battery for the thing that'll give you 200 hours?

[CMA Posted Aug 21st 2008 11:14AM]

Make a non-tablet version and I'd be all over it. No need for a tablet, and I'd rather not have the weight penalty.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 5:52PM]

Press release on Fujitsu website says extended battery life on the U2010 is 8 hours, not 11.1 .

http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/news/pr/fpcap_20080806_sg.html

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 7:12PM]

An atom processor with wifi and bluetooth running Vista for 11hours? That's awesome!! You could almost get it to boot!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2008 12:27PM]

Ehh, my HP 2510p gets 10 hrs+ on a 9 cell battery. And i get a 12'' LED with a real duo core processor.....

[scotter Posted Aug 21st 2008 10:07PM]

Anybody else notice the lack of a trackpad or a trackpoint?
IMO, everything looks too cramped