Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 aka LOOX U/B50N in Japan + Fujitsu Netbook
August 21, 2008
Akihabara News got a hands-on look at the Intel Atom-powered 5.6-inch Fujitsu LifeBook U2010, akak the LOOX U/B50N (aka U820). They worked with the 60GB HDD version, rather than the 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD) version.
They mentioned that the 4-cell battery provides for 11.1 hours of use.
This is really interesting: “We asked Fujitsu when they’ll release a notebook like Asus’ EeePC or the MSI Wind. Apparently, a new notebook should be available next fall with an Intel Atom processor (probably the same as the LifeBook U2010), Windows XP, but without a SSD drive.“
Pocketables has pictures of a few different models, including some special edition models. They report a starting price of around $1125 USD.
Read:
- Pocketables
- Akihabara News
Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 / U820 - Colors
August 11, 2008
With the recent press release a few days ago concerning the 5.6-inch Intel Atom-powered Fujitsu LifeBook U820 / U2010, one of the interesting things to come out of it was that Fujitsu LifeBook was adding several colors to help brighten up the lineup.
This also helped differentiate it from its predecessor, the Fujitsu LifeBook U1010 / U810, as the U2010 represents a large change in the direction of the U-series, including a move to the Intel Atom platform.
They’ve been nice enough to send up some sample images representing the new colors.
The colors are:
- Ocean Black
- Pink Gold
- Cool Silver
- Fuchsia Red
- Luminous Blue
Read: Fujitsu U2010 / U820 Gallery
Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 / U820 Press Release
August 8, 2008
The day after the Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 / U820 was spotted at the FCC, a formal press release was issued by Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific.
We wondered about the FM module that featured so prominently in the FFC filings - turns out it’s there to allow you to use the U2010 to broadcast over nearby radios.
It does indeed have a 1280×800 resolution on its 5.6-inch display. They’ve upgraded the color selection to five colors: Ocean Black, Pink Gold, Cool Silver, Fuchsia Red and Luminous Blue. It has a 1.3MP webcamera and the Bluetooth connectivity has been upgraded to version 2.1. It appears to have a 1.8″ drive - storage options are 60GB normal/conventional, or 64GB SSD.
Battery life has been given a boost, with up to 8 hours using the 4-cell battery and 64GB SSD option (the Intel Atom helps as well).
Read: Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific
Thanks to Tim for the link
Fujitsu LifeBook (U2010) U820 at the FCC
August 5, 2008
The 5.6-inch Fujitsu LifeBook U2010 is headed to North America as the Fujitsu LifeBook U820. It has been submitted to the FCC and is awaiting their approval.
It has quite a few updates over its predecessor, the Fujitsu LifeBook U810:
- Display is 1280×800 instead of 1024×600
- Using Intel Atom CPU
- Change in keyboard - 6 rows instead of 5
- Optional built-in 3.5G and GPS Modules
- Atheros Wireless
- Realtek Ethernet
It was referred to as both U210 and U820, and overall as part of the Fujitsu LifeBook U SEries. The product # was FPC02163AK and the part # was CP390505.
There was an FM transmitter mentioned prominently in the FCC filing (from 89MHz to 98MHz). What the purpose of it is, I’m not sure yet.
The user’s manual was posted as well.
Read: FCC Application
(Thanks to Tim for the heads-up)
Fujitsu LifeBook U2010: More Pictures, Specifications
July 26, 2008
Some more pictures and specifications of the upcoming Fujitsu Lifebook U2010 have been published. As you can tell from the pictures (see link at bottom of article), it’s only slightly bigger than a Western Digital My Passport external hard drive.
While it resembles it’s predecessor, the Fujitsu U810 / U1010 quite a bit, it has slightly different styling and this time around the 5.6-inch Fujitsu ultraportable offering is powered by an Intel Atom CPU.
Some additional info from Tinhte.com:
- Possibly 1.8GHz Intel Atom
- 80GB HDD
- 1024×768 resolution (should be 1024×600)
- Secure Digital (SD) media slot
- Bluetooth (maybe optional)
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business
- 3-cell 2200mAh battery
- At least 1GB of RAM
- Weight: 0.68kg / 1.5 pounds
Read: Tinhte.com (Vietnamese)
(thanks Tim)
Dual-Core Intel Atom in September?
July 24, 2008
If Fudzilla is right, a dual-core Intel Atom CPU could be introduced as soon as the end of September. An introduction date of September 21, 2008, is cited.
The Atom is in quite a few popular netbooks / sub-notebooks, such as the Acer Aspire One, Asus Eee PC 901, and MSI Wind U100.
The model number listed is the Intel Atom 330. The current single-core Atom sells for $29 while they mention that the dual-core wills ell for $43.
As they point out, it probably won’t be seen until the fourth quarter - Intel is just now catching up on the demand for single-core Atoms (and there is some debate over that, but you can at least find Atom-based netbooks at the major retailers, in stock for the most part).
Specifications:
- Intel Atom 330
- 1.6GHz
- 533MHz Front Side Bus
- 1MB L2 (2x 512KB - i.e. 512KB per core)
- Pin comatible with single-core (BGA 437)
Read: Fudzilla
