Fujitsu Lifebook TH700 brings convertible tablet magic at a more affordable price

With a 2.26GHz Core i3-350M processor and a $1,149 asking price, the Fujitsu Lifebook TH700's no netvertible, to be sure, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a tablet with more bang for the buck. Near as we can tell, this svelte 12.1-inch convertible's built on the same chassis as the Lifebook T730 we saw last month, with half the RAM and a slower CPU but all those lovely goodies intact. That means for $700 less than its older brother, you're getting a pen-and-capacitive-touch dual digitizer on top of that LED-backlit display, fingerprint and ambient light sensors plus a removable dust filter -- not to mention the standard 320GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, DVD burner and HDMI port. With a $50 mail-in rebate presently available to celebrate its stealthy arrival, it sounds like a done deal to us -- assuming, of course, that no other corners were cut.

[Rem DX Posted Jun 29th 2010 2:49PM]

The question is this or wait for the exxo pc

[Ingus Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:47PM]

@Rem DX

or the HP TM2t with the new core i3...

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 29th 2010 5:24PM]

@Ingus I'm liking the TM2T, but in reality whichever one goes on buku sale first is the one I'll probably get, heh. I don't mind waiting a bit to avoid paying full price.

[Dig Deep Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:38PM]

@Rem DX

Good questions. I'm thinking a Tablet would be sweet but the full keyboard is nice too... The tablet needs to not have an Atom proc tho...

[Dig Deep Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:39PM]

@Dig Deep

I meant slate... Not tablet.

[kingu Posted Jun 29th 2010 6:45PM]

@Rem DX
Im holding out for the new Touchbook from alwaysinnovating.

[Shadowfax07 Posted Jun 29th 2010 2:51PM]

That thing looks really bulky!

[bathellfire Posted Jun 29th 2010 4:16PM]

@Shadowfax07 +1

[JonHolstein Posted Jun 29th 2010 2:55PM]

This or the HP...
well they'll be fiting for my money now.

[theweeklymancast dave Posted Jun 29th 2010 2:56PM]

Still thinking a refurbished Dell Latitude XT

[taylorsmith246 Posted Jun 29th 2010 2:59PM]

It looks like somebody crapped on an iPad.....

[Ninjakid4 Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:01PM]

Even thought I know they don't, every time I see them I'd swear that hinge is one lid closing away from breaking.

[NickNev Posted Jun 29th 2010 4:54PM]

@Ninjakid4

It is a surprisingly durable hinge...and unlike other manufacturers, it is bi-directional.

[RehabMan Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:01PM]

They should have cut out the optical drive in an effort to make it thinner and lighter. Heck, I'm even thinking of not including an optical drive in my next desktop build. You can always attach a USB optical drive in a pinch.

[incendy Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:43PM]

@RehabMan

Agreed.. no need for an optical drive in any device these days. As long as it has usb I prefer it stay away until I need it.

[chris2 Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:17PM]

they'll sell dozens.

[darthgault Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:23PM]

yawn ... wake me up when someone makes something new.

[tyrex Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:25PM]

Great price for a Fujitsu and dual mode tablets get best of both worlds - touch + pen. Fujitsu makes high quality tablets that may look ugly but have durability with features like spill resistant keyboards as standard.

[Johnny Rockets Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:31PM]

Why doesn't this article have a laptop tag?

[Sarig Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:38PM]

Eh, nah, I'll stick with my Touchsmart TM2!

[cng480 Posted Jun 29th 2010 3:46PM]

Wow, I was about to buy the t4310 which is almost identical to this model. The only real difference that I can spot within the specs is the cpu. Aside from that, for the same price as the t4310 I'll get this instead.

[flex10 Posted Jun 29th 2010 4:37PM]

is there a link to the alternative to this?

[marco916 Posted Jun 29th 2010 4:48PM]

Just my 0.02 cents, unbiased opinion on the Lifebook line. I just setup two Lifebook T900's about a week ago at one of the facilities I support. The concept is cool, not sure how long that pivot point will hold up with all the wear and tear and twisting. I found the screen to be a bit flimsy when using it in laptop mode with keyboard. I was stuck using a Windows XP Sp3 image on them due too the apps we use. I found the stylus pen to screen touch not that sensitive, had to tap on the screen a few times to get it to recognize. They were a bit heavy in your arms when using them in tablet mode. If you’re going to use this in a Hospital environment, check around to see what else is out there. If you can get away with using an iPad, I would go that route. I really like Fujitsu hardware, they make really nice gear, but the Lifebook line, not really sure of. Depending on what you’re going to use it for.

[fuisti Posted Jun 30th 2010 1:56AM]

Thats some ugly sh*t.

[journalismnazi Posted Jun 30th 2010 7:29AM]

It is always relevant to state whether a touchscreen is multitouch or not. please do so.

[Ahslan Posted Jul 1st 2010 3:03PM]

I have always loved Fujitsu tablets...I own an old T4010D tablet that I used for college and it was absolutely amazing. For school, I would take a tablet (the original tablets...not an ipad tablet) over a regular laptop any day!