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Page 3 of 4 The lack of a keyboard is sometimes an inconvenience (how do you press ctrl-alt-del?) when trying to perform ordinary PC tasks, but if you do need to use a keyboard you can either bring one up on the screen and tap away with the stylus, or plug the Tablet into an optional docking station which comes complete with keyboard and an optical drive (as well as other connectivity options) for loading any programs you can’t do in an alternative way (such as over the network, or USB drive). There is also the option of a wireless IR keyboard from Fujitsu, with the ST5112 having a dedicated keyboard IR port in addition to its regular IR port on the opposite side. You won’t always require the docking station though, at least for simple tasks, as there are several multi-function shortcut buttons on the side of the Tablet to help you do simple tasks like press Enter or Esc, change the screen orientation (from portrait to landscape, or upside down either way), open a browser or email, alt-tab through windows or open task manager. If these functions aren’t appropriate for your needs you can always program in your own. A finger print reader is included to aid in logging in securely, and doubles as a mouse scroll wheel. The battery life of the ST5112 is quite impressive, up to 6 hours with the standard 5200mAh 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery (less with high screen brightness or wireless turned on etc...) or up to 9 hours with the optional long life battery. Even with high screen brightness and wireless turned on, the battery life was still over 5 hours with the standard battery, very impressive. Performance of the ST5112 is adequate for most tasks, full screen XviD video plays with no problem, web browser windows are nice and fast and office applications load and perform as good as you’d ever need them too. We ran PCMark05 of the ST5112 and it achieved a score of 2305, similar to the ultra-thin Fujistu Q2010 notebook we tested a few weeks ago which shares the same CPU, but it’s certainly no powerhouse, however it doesn’t need to be for what its intended use is.
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