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Fujitsu caused no small amount of head-scratching when they labelled their LifeBook T1010 Tablet PC as “entry-level”, not least because of its $1,775 price tag. The 13.3-inch convertible has a choice of either Intel’s 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU or a 2.16 Celeron-M, together with 1GB or 2GB of RAM; CNET Australia have been playing with the faster processor and larger chunk of memory, but even then they’re not entirely convinced by the T1010.
Part of the problem is Windows Vista which is, as usual, described as “a memory hog”. The T1010 scores a reasonable 4,766 PC Marks in PCMark, but multimedia is lacking primarily because of the integrated graphics. Connectivity is fair, with WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and gigabit ethernet, as well as a legacy modem, and the battery life is decent – playing a DVD solidly for 2.5hrs.
Still, it’s not enough to offset that sticker price. CNET suggest you could get a much better non-touchscreen notebook for the money, and even if you’re determined to get a Tablet PC there are better options. We’d be certainly taking a look at HP’s 2730p, which starts at a hundred or so less than the Fujitsu.
[via TabletPCTalk]
One Response to “Fujitsu LifeBook T1010 reviewed: ‘Lifeless’ Tablet PC”
Brian Wright January 9, 2009
I would just like to say that I am in total Disagreement with this review of the Fujitsu Lifebook T1010 laptop/ tablet convertible pc. And from what I have researched, read, and discovered is that quite a few other people would disagree with it too. I had the wonderful fortune of purchasing this laptop model this past October, 2008, and I have not been disappointed with it one bit. First, the build quality of this laptop is solid. You can feel that when you first pick it up. The size of it is just perfect; it isn’t too heavy and doesn’t feel too light as in being cleaply made. Then we have the processor,; a very smooth running, quiet and super fast Centrino 2 Duo 2.26 GHZ. It works flawlessly and, as I said, is super quiet. Next is the RAM; I think whoever wrote this review didn’t take into effect that this computer is using DDR3 1066 MHZ RAN, which makes the laptop amazingly fast, very speedy Then we have the speakers. The speakers aren’t wall- shaking speakers, i will give the reviewer that. But you have to keep in mind that this is a smaller pc, compact size; it isn’t built for big streo sound, but even at that, the speakers Do put out a very crisp and clear sound. Most people that have laptops connect external speakers to their laptops anyway if they want big partying-type streo sound. I know I do. Then we have the multi DVD burner drive. Now I don’t know about this reviewer, and maybe with all his negativity, he got a Dud Lifebook T1010, but the DVD drive on my laptop plays smooth and brilliant. No freezes whatsoever. I absolutely love it. OK, now on to the battery life. The battery stays charged up roughly about 4 to 6 hours for me, which is moiren than enough for me to quicky jump on for some internet time if I don’t have AC access. From this on, we have the display, which is a touch-screen via a Passive_ Resistive digitizer. Personally, I prefer this type of touchscreen, because it allows me to use my finger on it rather than just pen only. Sometimes I get in a hurry, and don’t feel like pulling out the pen from its location and use it. So I just use the pointer with my finger. And the screen looks just barely shadier than other screens that have the extra glossyness, but it is an anti-glare screen, and that said, the screen, for what it is ( Anti-glare) is sharp and crisp. It is top-knotch for an anti-glare screen. The Intel Series 4 integrated graphics card runs quiet smooth in its own right. It does play high-end online games rather smoothly for me. And what is good about the display is that it has shared video memory, and that memory can go up to 1.3 ghz speed. The more RAM you have in this, the higher the shared video is. The Intel video card also has built-in HD capabilities and DVMT support as well. Personally I actually like the Series 4 video chip. Right now I have 2 GB DDR3 RAM in the laptop. Crucial reported that the max RAM this laptop can hold is 8 GB; Fujitsu has it listed as 4 GB being the maximum RAM. I will check on this further, but I am more entitled to rely on Crucial.com’s information than the computer manufacturer’s own website, simply for the fact that I have done found several mistakes that Fujitsu had listed about this laptop, and after reporting those, Fujitsu did edit their tech specs. But Crucial.com actually scanneed my pc and reported everything about the tech specs of my laptop, and thus reported that its max RAM is 8 GB. And last but not least, the keyboard review. The keyboard on this laptop/t functions so awesomely great, I am just speechless about how much I love its functionality. And I also wanted to make mention that my Lifebook T1010, which is the highest pre-built T1010 that Fujitsu offers, didn’t cost me over $1,700.00 as stated here. Mine, which i ordered from Fujitsu site, costed a mere 1,399.00 I just thought I would throw that in here, since I am trying to cover everything and rebutt this reviewers negative performance review.
Well there you have it; a reply on this negative review, and maybe I have straightened out some of this reviewers misinformation. If you are looking for a good laptop with a sturdy build and solid performance, I highly recommend the Fujitsu Lifebok T1010. Thanks for listening!!
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