Specs Laptop

Q550 can be divided in the form of the fire-centric consumer media tablets, but this slate PC is designed to handle the shock, drops and sprays. Strong magnesium alloy chassis is built to meet the tests of military resistance, vibration, altitude, temperature and humidity, but light enough to travel to a businessman just £ 1.87. E 2.1 kilos lighter than the Acer Iconia Tab BZ467-W500 ($ 549.99 direct, 3.5 stars) and 1.93 pounds ViewSonic ViewPad 10 ($ 729 list, 2 stars), but still heavier than the Apple iPhone 2 (1.35 pounds). Size 0.63 10.83 7.56 inches (HWD), is also nearly twice the thickness of the iPad 2 (0.34 inches), but thinner than the Acer W500-BZ467 (0.77 inches).

The 10.1-inch touch screen is covered with chemically strengthened glass, designed to resist scratches and finger stylus taps, and reduce glare. The display features 400 nits and a 1280 by 800 resolution, so you can enjoy the video 720p. A standard size HDMI port, you can also enjoy the content on an HDTV. The display is combined with a mono speaker, and although the sound was terrible, the lack of stereo disappoint some.

The Q550 uses the same digital pen as CL900 Motion Computing (1250 USD Street, 3.5 stars), a pen of power, which takes a single AAAA-yes, four double a battery. For some tasks, like writing pen is a perfect tool. It is also the best way to offset the fact that most of the display shelf, it is difficult to use your fingers to click on icons and scroll bars in Windows 7 A button on the stylus, you can perform the equivalent of a right-click with your mouse without pressing the key maneuver is used on most Windows tablets.

The digital pen also comes with its own set of questions. On the one hand, there is no place to store when not in use, only a place to put a leash. It just kept when not in use, or let it hang freely. The pen will also need the occasional battery replacement and scanner tip. Although it is the advanced replacement comes with the digital pen is not so great to see some of the tablet changes hands and be used all day by several people that can not be programmed on the screen or stylus. Replacement batteries can be purchased anywhere that carries AAAA size battery, but the replacement tips can be found at the site of Fujitsu. Stylus replacement sets sell for $ 25 (direct Fujitsu).

Perhaps the strongest feature of the project are available in the users Q550 is available in battery, which can be removed and the switch off. Most slate tablet PCs and we have seen in recent times to seal the battery inside the frame, and requires a visit from a technician for replacement. Two other exceptions are Toshiba Thrive (Wi-Fi) ($ 579.99 direct, 3.5 stars), which is similar to replace the battery, but it puts you behind the removable back plate and the Panasonic Toughbook U1 Ultra, which is a dual-battery setup, so you can use both batteries and the switch or the other.

Feature

Magnesium chassis Q550 has a lot of business-friendly. Many of these features are focused on safety, such as a fingerprint scanner, smartcard reader and embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM). A USB 2.0 port and a full-size HDMI allow for greater flexibility than most tablets offer consumer devices connecting and external displays. Docking connector allows you to combine dock Fujitsu brand, but are sold separately ($ 69.99 direct, Fujitsu). Connector on the bottom, you can connect to the mains.

Q550 is located on the front of the VGA 640 480 webcam video chat. Another 1.3-megapixel camera behind the tablet provides a more accurate picture, but it is not able to replace the phones camera.

The touchscreen interface is complemented by a selection of physical checks. At the right edge of the platform, there is a physical on / off switch, a dedicated button Ctrl-Alt-Delete and the button turns the screen, which used to change direction. Wireless connections, including Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0, you can turn on and off with a dedicated switch. Although these controls are practical, these buttons are grouped on one edge is not the best idea. You should be careful in carrying out the tablet on the side for not wanting to turn the power abruptly or rotate the screen.

The Q550 has a 62GB solid state disk (SSD), which replaces the traditional spinning hard drive in flash memory. In the absence of moving parts to worry, this storage solution is more durable and reliable than standard hard disk spinning. If 62GB of storage space is not enough, the Q550 also has an integrated SD card reader, which allows you to increase the storage space of up to 32 GB per card. The 62GB drive is a relatively free software, with a single tablet of some specific services and a bootable version of Microsoft Office 2010 loaded on it by the manufacturer. Fujitsu also covers style Q550 year warranty with a line of technical support 24 hours.

Performance

Q550 features an Intel Atom Z670, a 1.5GHz single-core processor is optimized for use with the tablets. The final iteration of Intel "Oak Trail" in the model series, Z670 is tailor-made to handle 32-bit version of Windows 7 is the same processor found in the Motion Computing CL900. Processor Features Intel GMA 600 integrated graphics processor, which can be a powerhouse, but it gives more than enough to graphically supported by most programs and web browsing.

In Cinebench R11.5, Q550 scored 0.18 points, almost matching competitors such as ViewSonic ViewPad 10 (0.20 points) and Motion Computing CL900 (0.22 points). But he fell behind Acer Iconia Loss BZ467-W500 (0.39 points), which has an AMD C-50 series APU processor much more sophisticated than what Intel currently offers the tablets. In actual use, I found the Q550 to be quite agile for a Windows 7-compressed, but even the fastest Windows Tablet quickly fall behind competitors that run operating systems that are tailored to the strengths and weaknesses material tablet.

Due to some compatibility issues with software, Q550 could not run our SYSmark benchmark test, but it is not surprising. None of the tablets of Windows, we tested recently, was able to run this test. He did, however, work with the battery test MobileMark 2007. Using the extended 4-cell (38WHr) battery, Q550 lasted 7 hours and 42 minutes on a single charge. He survived the ViewSonic 10 (4:03) and almost beat CL900 Motion Computing (7:24) and iPad2 that lasted 7:30 in the video summary tests. The Q550 is still alive, compared with Panasonic U1 Ultra, which lasted about nine hours with his twin 21Wh battery. Toshiba prosper, which has a user-accessible battery lasted 7:10 Similar tests summary video.

With its collection of works and safety, Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 business functionality successfully marry a factor in tablet form. Although hampered by some of the same problems seen in tablet form many windows, such as lack of a keyboard and a judicious touch user interface clunky, manages Q550 spend a lot of difficulties due to its combination of pen and dedicated control physics. If your needs are not related to an operating system, Apple iPhone 2 is always the best tablet out there. But if your company needs the Windows computer in a portable, hands on the package, Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 one of the best options available to you.