14 DAY TRIAL // After carrying out a very interesting interview with two of Intel's representatives here at CeBIT, we've also taken a short tour of their rather large pavilion, filled to the teeth with technology coming from several of Intel's partners. And among the many ?Intel inside" products that were on display (like the two mother-board walls you can see in the photos), we've also come across the Lifebook P1610, a very interesting hybrid between a notebook and a tablet PC.
Although the comparison with the Eee PC is a bit far-fetched, the devices do share pretty much the same form factor, as well as the rather minute keyboard size. However, the P1610 also offers a rather special feature, namely a swiveling display, which provides users with the aforementioned special feature related to the possible double-usage of this portable computing system.
Nevertheless, as you'll be able to see as follows, the hardware differences between the two are pretty important (after all, they target different market segments, so its no wonder that they are built using very different components).
The design has not changed much from its previous version, yet the P1620 acts like a magnet for the users' attention. The ultra-portable, lightweight notebook can easily morph into a fully-fledged tablet for either taking notes or for facile drawing. The device comes with a 8.9-inch WXGA display, offering a comfortable resolution of 1280x768 pixels - is the ideal size for both road warriors and stationary use. The touchscreen comes in handy while performing mundane tasks such as web-surfing, e-mail reading and so on.
The P1620 weighs in at 1.2 kilograms, because of its solid chassis. Fujitsu surely knew how to strike jackpot with its tablet model, that may be regarded as the ideal travel companion. More than that, Fujitsu's traditional bi-directional hinge makes it a great assistant for presentations.
Live report by Bogdan Popa and Alex Vochin from CeBIT 2008 Hanover, Germany.
