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| Fujitsu LifeBook U1010 (3.5G) Notebook Review |
| 2 - Battery and Connectivity |
| 3 - Screen and Input |
| 4 - Conclusion |
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Conclusion:
The U1010 is impressive, there’s no doubt about it, something this small with this much functionality for only AU$1720 has to be admired, and I do admire it for sure. If you need something ultra (ULTRA!!) portable, then the U1010 should definitely be considered. But it should never be your only computer, it’s too hard to use for real work or anything that involves a lot of typing, and its performance is painfully slow.
It will however fit in your pocket (providing you have a fairly big pocket), it runs a full and proper version of Windows Vista, it can and will run proper Office 2007 and browse internet pages in their full size, all things that a PDA could never do. The inclusion of a HSDPA modem and 3.5G connectivity only make the U1010 even better for people on the go.
It would be better if the battery could last a bit longer, as 2 hours (let’s say 2.5hours to be nice) really doesn’t come close to so many other portable devices these days, and considering how long this thing takes to boot and load programs, it needs all the battery life it can get.
Overall it’s a very impressive machine in terms of its technology and design, and Fujitsu have really shoe-horned in as many features as they can for a surprisingly low cost, normally the smaller the notebook the higher the cost, not so in this case. It’s great as a portable device or toy to play with and show off, but I couldn’t live with having to do real work on it every day.
OzHardware Rating – 7.8/10
This product can be purchased online at www.techbuy.com.au (Direct Link)
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|88.122.245.xxx |2008-05-08 18:19:52 F.Moreau - M.Seems an interesting machine, if only Fuji did not install that crappy bloatsystem that Vista is on it... I'm sure XP would fly on this system, and would make the battery last longer.
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|124.170.255.xxx |2008-05-25 14:36:44 Daniel W - 3.5G/AUSStrangely enough, all the mobile broadband over SIM cards in Australia (except Telstra, of course) run over 2100Mhz HSDPA (What you would call 3.5G). So I can only assume either the SIM is actually quite old (no 3G network access rule), or Vodafone won't let the notebook register on its network.. I'd have no clue why though.
Or maybe you just forgot the *99# dialer? :)
