Fujitsu Lifebook T580
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Fujitsu Lifebook T580 Reviews
Fujitsu Lifebook T580
An old-fashioned convertible tablet is hard to come by these days, what with the Apple iPad 2 and hoards of other slates dominating the tablet scene. Fujitsu is one of the few companies that still make convertible tablets, complete with a digitized pen. The Fujitsu Lifebook T580 ($1,337 street) is about the size of a netbook, with a 10-inch touch screen that swivels to reveal a physical keyboard. Thanks to some premium Intel parts and business-class features, it's one of the more advanced convertible tablets on the market, but the small battery (and subpar battery life) and bloated price tag makes it tough to recommend. The T580 reminds me of a netbook, because the urge to cradle it by your hip or rest it on your forearm is clearly there. At 10.5 by 7.3 by 1.3 inches (HWD), it's thicker than the Dell Inspiron Duo ($550 direct, 3 stars) (11.2 by 7.7 by 1 inches)and Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t ($650 direct, 3.5 stars) (11 by 6.9 by 1.1 inches), since it packs in more features. Its thickness, unfortunately, strips it of any chance of being aesthetically pleasing. The T580 comes off as chunky-looking and antiquated, whereas the Dell Duo is thinner, sleeker, and has a unique rotating hinge design.
Fujitsu LifeBook T580 Review
Fujitsu's LifeBook T580 convertible notebook caters to a niche market segment looking for the functionality of a standard ultraportable notebook with the slick interface of a tablet PC. The unit's rotating 10-inch display folds flat over the nearly full-size keyboard, providing users with a dual digitizer display that can be used with an active stylus and up to four fingers. But does this $1,399 device live up to its goal of providing two distinct functions at a decent price? Read on to find out.The LifeBook T580's design is best described as utilitarian. The matte-black lid prominently displays the Fujitsu logo, and the bezel and keyboard follow the same color scheme. The off-white wrist rest slightly offsets the drab design aesthetic. Weighing in at 3 pounds with a standard three-cell battery installed, the T580 is light; however, its weight does nothing to disguise its chunky 1.6-inch profile. By comparison, Gigabyte's 11.6-inch T1125N convertible is a paltry 1.1 inches thick, although it weighs a heavier 3.8 pounds.The T580 is well constructed, with the keyboard, wrist rest, and display bezel showing little to no give when pressed. The convertible's single hinge rotates the screen 180 degrees for use as a tablet. It is thick, sturdy, and offers no unwanted movement.
Fujitsu Lifebook T580
Carrying around and using the Fujitsu Lifebook T580 illustrates everything that's right, and wrong, with the Windows Tablet PC model. First, the upside: the combination of a multitouch screen with gesture recognition and a more traditional, stylus-based interface mesh well together. Given my weird combination of cursive and printing, handwriting recognition works surprisingly well using the stylus. The included Microsoft Touch Pack showcases the Windows 7 multitouch interface quite well. Having a sort of portable notepad seems like a useful thing. On the other hand, the Tablet PC stylus interface seems dated and arcane next to the multitouch, finger-oriented interface. Microsoft really needs to reconcile the two very different UIs. Sure, using a pen is a somewhat different experience than using your fingers, but the user interface doesn't need to be so different. The Lifebook T580 seems light at just 3 pounds, 2 ounces without the power brick, but lugging it around on your arm as a tablet gets pretty tiring after a bit. Compared to a newer tablet, like Apple's iPad, the Fujitsu seems overly bulky. But then, it's also a full PC.
Fujitsu Lifebook T580 review
Last year, Fujitsu released the Lifebook T4410 laptop which converts into a tablet PC courtesy of a rotating screen hinge. The Lifebook T580 is another convertible ultraportable laptop which shares many of the strengths and weaknesses of the T4410. The T580 acts as a standard laptop with the screen up, but rotate the 10.1-inch display 180 degrees and fold it back over the keyboard and you have a touchscreen tablet. The hinge feels relatively sturdy, but we wouldn't want to put much pressure on it, just in case. Many tablet-like features are included, such as a built-in accelerometer that automatically rotates the desktop. A weighty stylus can be pulled from the chassis to manipulate the sharp and sensitive touchscreen, or you can use your fingers which tends to be more responsive. Unfortunately, Windows 7 isn't an ideal interface, with lots of fiddly menus that are hard to navigate through prodding alone. We would have preferred some custom touch-oriented software. The chunky chassis, which weighs 1.5kg, is also difficult to hold with one hand. In tablet mode, we found it easiest to use when rested on our lap or a solid surface. Build quality is reasonably strong, despite the plastic appearance, with minimal flex.
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