Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P1610

screen, portability

usability

50% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Convertible form factor, compact, lightweight, fingerprint scanner

Cramped keyboard, poor battery life, squint-inducing resolution

It's rare to find a notebook as versatile as the LifeBook P1610. There are certainly compromises to be made for its tiny frame and convertible design, but if blistering performance isn't essential, the P1610 is well worth a look.

That's because, unlike the P7230, there’s no optical drive, and as a result no space for the second battery. Given the size of this tablet this isn’t a great surprise and, as myself and others have pointed out in the past, of all the things we at TR...

HSDPA support ; Highly portable

Disappointing battery life ; Only mid-range processing power

An interesting addition to the Tablet PC ranks, but it loses points in a couple of key areas

Ultralight weight makes it easy to carry ; Touchscreen is convenient

Keyboard is a bit cramped ; Performance is sluggish

Attractive touchscreen notebook for use on-the-go, this model packs a lot of functionality into a tight space.

Small, light

Not that powerful, poor battery life

The Fujitsu Siemens P1610 is great to use and its light weight means you aren’t tied down to carrying a brick around with you. However, its battery life really lets the useability side down. It may be great to use in meetings but we’d recommend using...

Convertible form factor, compact, lightweight, fingerprint scanner

Cramped keyboard, poor battery life, squint-inducing resolution

It's rare to find a notebook as versatile as the LifeBook P1610. There are certainly compromises to be made for its tiny frame and convertible design, but if blistering performance isn't essential, the P1610 is well worth a look.

Its decent screen and usable keyboard gives the P1610 an edge over the UMPC clan, but it’s underpowered compared to other ultra-slim laptops

Extremely portable; sturdy screen hinge; strong performance for a single-core processor; biometric fingerprint reader.

Tiny keyboard and screen; less battery life than comparable systems; can't be configured with a dual-core processor; cheap stylus; lacks a built-in optical drive.

The easy-to-carry Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 is simply the most portable tablet on the market, but there are better, less-expensive options for those who can carry a bit more weight.

One of the most usable and powerful ultra-portables ; Portable and compact ; Excellent touch screen

Gets hot during operation ; Typically small keyboard ; Low battery life

The only problem we can find with this machine is that the notebook gets hotter than most of its size, so if your carting it around in your hands all day it may get uncomfortable.