Fujitsu have announced a coming update to their top of range Tablet PC (Lifebook T900) – Fujitsu Lifebook T901.
There are two variations due for Australian release in April and June 2011.
Updated features for April model include:
- USB 3.0 – For faster connectivity to USB devices (Memory keys, Hard Drive etc)
- Better screen bezel – The space between the edge of the LED screen and the bezel has been widened making it easier to get into the corners… The bezel also has a gentler angle to allow your fingers into the corners.
- Slightly revised design but using the same battery and accessories as the T900
- “Sandy Bridge” processor – an improved and updated version of the powerful Intel Core i7.
Updated for June model (in addition to the above):
- NVIDIA Optimus dedicated graphics
For several years now, there has only been one Tablet that offered integrated graphics (HP Tm2), but it wasn’t up to business standards. For customers who wanted to do things like run AutoCAD, Advanced Video Editing or Graphics work there were simply no great options… until now.
The new T901 will be the only Tablet PC available with dedicated graphics (HP Tm2 is no longer sold in Australia). Coupling the NVIDIA Optimus GPU with the Intel Core i7 should make the T901 the most powerful Tablet PC on the market by far.
Take a look at a preview of the T901 below:
For detailed specs, visit the Fujitsu US website. Bear in mind that the Australian configurations have not yet been announced and selected configurations from this document will be available.
I was in CeBIT last week with Fujitsu, as a LIFEBOOK4Life insider. I meet Oliver Flaiss, head of Fujitsu Germany mobile devices department.
He said to me that the T901 will not have dedicated graphics since the new Sandy Bridge processors are powerful enought. 🙁
I hope they do follow through with it. It’s not about power, it’s about perception… Cmon Fujitsu, make a smart choice for once!
I guess I’ll have to reserve judgment until there’s solid benchmark s to validate whether Intel’s built in graphics are “good enough.” While they may be much better than prior intel offerings it’s hard to imagine that a dedicated gpu wouldn’t offer a substantial performance gain.
where are you getting the ‘nvidia optimus coming in june’ info? i have not seen ANY official comment from fujisti. just a lot of frustrating hearsay. please site your source.
The initial information came from this Shogmaster Video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE5xtAMQ4lA.
I was told June by a reasonably senior Fujitsu executive when I asked about it. We’ll see what happens.
Just got this link from their press team.
Looks like optimus will be an upgrade?
Fine by me.
http://fujitsunews.com/2011/01/fujitsu-showcases-broad-portfolio-of-notebooks-and-tablets-at-2011-international-ces/
All I want is a decent tablet for a digital artist. I’d like to be able to use Toon Boom Animate with it, but there is no system that can handle it – I bought an old Toshiba M400 with 1400×1050 resolution (requires 1280×1024, and all tablet pcs seem to be a measly 1280×800 max – what is so hard about putting in a better resolution screen?), but it lacks the required graphics (NVIDIA® or ATI® Video card fully supporting OpenGL with 128 MB of RAM). Is this too much to ask? Apparently. A shame… all the manufacturers would have to do is add something like ArtRage Studio ($80 retail – I’m sure they could get a volume discount) and then enter partnerships with art schools to market it as a “complete portable studio in a tablet”. Do what the EP121 did – slate form factor with a bluetooth keyboard and I think it would sell.
Hi Verbosity, many of the new 10″ tablets are 1366×768 which is a slight improvement, but I agree that a higher resolution is desirable. The ASUS EP121 is one example of a Tablet that is targeting the digital artist market (despite its 1280×800 res), and it does ship with a full version of Art Rage installed.
If any system could handle the demands of your Animation product it is this T901, even the current version with the updated Intel HD graphics would possibly do the job. Bear in mind that this is the first tablet with the latest “Sandy Bridge” Intel Core i7 chip, so the graphics capabilities are apparently much improved over previous i7s.
why would one want a dedicated GPU in these? The SandyBride integrated one is plenty fast for tools… games are just better off being played at a cheaper, yet far more powerful desktop.
These working machines should not compromise on battery life for such things!
The best thing about Tablet PC is the endless choice available. If you wanted to run CAD on a Tablet PC for example, you would be desperately want this Nvidia Optimus solution (very clever power saving tech BTW, it only turns on when it’s needed and defaults to the Internal HD 3000 first). Of course you can buy the T901 without it too, and it’s new Intel HD 3000 GPU is on par with the previous generation ATI Radeon mobile GPU, but as you rightly point out it uses a lot less power. It’s all about choice, and believe me there are lots of people waiting for this choice!
or maybe they just wanna game more fluently 😛
no, just kidding. I see what you mean, the Nvidia Option would be great for all kinds of GPU accelerated apps of course. I create an occasional Google Sketchup Illustration for presentations/papers and that one takes advantage of a proper GPU of course. Then again I would work on something like this on a very beefy desktop anyways. Granted, not everybody would have another machine to do it.
I wonder about the implementation though, have you seen it? Can one, in Windows, manually force it to be and stay offline for the battery’s sake even if an app could utilize it?
Hi
where in Brisbane can we find T 901 ? how it compares with Asus EP 121?
I need to know this urgently please as I have to buy a tablet pc with windows 7.
Kind Regards
Vibha