One of my favorite ultra-mobile PC’s, the 8.9″ swivel screen tablet convertible Fujitsu P1510d looks like its getting a very nice set of upgrades which could bring it right to the cutting-edge of UMPC technology.
Engadget has reported that details are up on a Japanese website and sure enough, there they are. (Google translation)
The Loox P series uses an Intel U1400 (Core Solo ULV, 1.2Ghz, same as Sony UX90 and the Australian UX17 version.) processor with Intel GMA950 graphics engine and comes in varying flavors of disk and memory. Other highlights include shock-protected hard drives, Gig-E LAN, Fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 2.0 and 1280×768 LED back-lit screen (on 8.9″. That’s almost too much!) This is a very high-end mobile device indeed.
This is only the second LED backlit screen I’ve seen on an UltraMobile device (Sony UX also has LED backlighting.) Fujitsu are claiming 4.4 hours battery life using a JEITA standardised test. For comparison, the Sony UX has a similar battery and is quoted at 3.5 hours battery life using the same test.
The base model looks to be around 1700 Euro in Japan and launches at end of Sept. Expect Dynamism.com to jump on these very quickly.
Steve / Chippy.
Via gottabemobile
Current version (Fujitsu P1510d) data sheet.
August 30th, 2006 at 12:32 am
It also appears to have a PC card suppot!