Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 notebooks line includes three sub-models: FPCM10802, FPCM10801, FPCM10803.

All three models are equipped with Intel® Coreâ„¢ Solo Processor Ultra Low Voltage U1400 (1.20 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB) and have 12.1″ Crystal View wide XGA display

Main differences between these models refer to onboard memory amount and HDD capacity:

FPCM10802 - 1 GB onboard DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory and 80 GB P-ATA 100, 4200 rpm hard drive
FPCM10801 - 512 MB onboard DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory and 40 GB P-ATA 100, 4200 rpm hard drive
FPCM10803 - 512 MB onboard DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM memory and 30 GB P-ATA 100, 4200 rpm hard drive

Also, FPCM10803 model lucks Integrated Bluetooth v1.2 which is present in FPCM10802 and FPCM10801. PC Magazine reviewed recently high-end model in this line: Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 - FPCM10802 and wrote:

“For several months now, Fujitsu has been giddy about an ultraportable that’s no thicker than a magazine and can be carried just like one. True to that promise, the Fujitsu LifeBook Q2010 is officially the lightest notebook I’ve ever seen with a 12.1-inch screen. This portability, however, comes at a high price ($3,199 direct).



The Fujitsu LifeBook’s feathery 2.2-pound chassis barely applied any pressure to my scale. With the AC adapter, the travel weight is still only 3 pounds. You will want to add the six-cell battery to your travel bag, which I’ll talk about later, bringing the system weight up to 2.7 pounds. At just ¾-inch thick, the laptop’s chassis is truly an engineering marvel and ranks right up there with an elite few, such as the Gateway E-100M and the Toshiba R200.

Shoehorned into a rugged magnesium frame, the 12.1-inch transflective widescreen is a fine canvas for displaying your photos and watching movies, as well as for reading e-mails and Web pages. Still, I found the keyboard somewhat cramped for typing. At 94 percent of the size of a standard keyboard, the keys are nothing like the full-size ones found on the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s. There are four media keys on the left side of the keyboard that, though nice, are unnecessary. They could have been omitted in favor of a larger, full-size keyboard, which would have been a much better decision.

To achieve such a level of thinness, Fujitsu omits a built-in optical drive. But for an extra $299, you can get a docking base with a dual-layer DVD burner. In an effort to keep things svelte, Fujitsu also eliminates the modem; the Ethernet port and VGA port are accessible via a dongle that plugs into a proprietary port. There are two USB ports and a FireWire port on the right side of the laptop.

The Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 is using the tried-and-true PC Card slot, not the newer Express Card slot, for which there aren’t many products available. The 80GB hard drive is impressively spacious for a notebook this small. You’ll also find a handy fingerprint reader wedged between the two mouse buttons, and a TPM security chip is implanted on the motherboard. An SD-only slot is your only option for media cards. Also included are 802.11a/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios.

The Fujitsu LifeBook’s ultra-low-voltage Intel Core Solo U1400 processor is significantly slower than the dual-core options available on the Dell M1210. My comparatively low Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 SYSmark 2004 SE results for the Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 indicate that Web browsing, word processing, and e-mails are the best uses for this machine. That’s not to say it can’t run Adobe Photoshop—it comes with a healthy 1GB of RAM—but it wasn’t built for that.

My review unit came with two battery options. The tiny three-cell, 12-Wh battery gives you the lightest configuration but also the shortest life: a paltry 1 hour and 38 minutes. The six-cell battery, on the other hand, is a much better solution, lasting a solid 5 hours and 7 minutes, according to MobileMark 2005 tests. I don’t mind the extra weight, which comes to only half a pound. I would have liked to have seen battery life in the 7-hour range, though, given the LifeBook’s ultra-low-powered components. In contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s is still the longevity champion to beat: Though that machine is heavier and uses an extended battery, its battery lasts for more than 7 hours.

At $3,199, the Fujitsu Lifebook Q2010 is expensive. By comparison, the Gateway E-100M is half its price ($1,574) and performs on the same level. Of course, sometimes you just can’t put a price tag on cutting-edge technology and all the oohs and ahs you’ll receive when traveling with the thinnest and most stylish laptop around.” - PC Magazine

This entry was posted on August 9, 2006 and is filed under Fujitsu.