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The Fujitsu LifeBook U810 skirts the line between an ultraportable convertible tablet and a UMPC (that's ultramobile PC, if you haven't been paying attention). We've always liked UMPCs in theory--shrinking a laptop down in size to something you can almost pocket--but these systems, including the OQO model 02 and the Sony VAIO UX390, shed so much usability and so many features along the way that they are more like souped-up smart phones than actual computers. There's only so much one can do with a BlackBerry-style thumb keypad or, worse, an onscreen keyboard. And, sadly, they've been priced more like computers than smart phones.
The new $999 LifeBook U810 with battery like Fujitsu EFS-SA-XXF-04 Battery , Fujitsu EFS-SA-XXF-06 Battery , Fujitsu FPCBP250 Battery , Fujitsu FMVNBP186 Battery , Fujitsu ESPRIMO Mobile U9200 Battery , Fujitsu FPCBP222 Battery , Fujitsu FPB0227 Battery , Fujitsu FPCBP42 Battery , Fujitsu LifeBook C2100 Battery , Fujitsu FPCBP260 Battery , Fujitsu SQU-905 Battery , Fujitsu FPCBP232 Battery takes a different approach, mimicking a traditional laptop's design, shrunk down to a 5.6-inch swiveling touch screen, along with a fairly full-featured keyboard, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi (but no mobile broadband yet). It also runs Intel's mobile A110 CPU, which may account for its sometimes sluggish performance, as even full-size, dual-core laptops can struggle with Windows Vista. Though certainly ambitious, the U810 suffers from the same flaws we've seen in every UMPC to date, most notably, the awkward input options make it nearly impossible to take advantage of the full-fledged OS. Another, we found the 5.6-inch screen to be too small for everyday use and a bit too large for a portable Internet tool (perhaps the iPhone is better suited for that task). Still, for under $1,000, this is the best UMPC deal we've seen to date.
With such a small footprint, you're not going to find a lot of ports and connections built into the LifeBook U810. There's only one USB port and no video output, but you do get both SD card and CF card slots (although we don't know who still uses compact flash). Fujitsu says mobile broadband is coming in the near future, via AT&T, but for an ultramobile device such as this, clearly meant to be used on the go, we'd rather see it at launch.
To make up for the lack of connections on the actual unit, Fujitsu offers an $80 docking station that adds four extra USB ports, a VGA out, and an Ethernet jack (there's also a small portable dongle for using an Ethernet cable with the U810 itself).The dock also holds the system at a raised angle for easy viewing (which we put to good use this past weekend referencing online mojito recipes with the U810 sitting in its dock on the kitchen counter).