First Fujitsu P1620 pics from Mobile Tech Manor
The Fujitsu P1620 has arrived and is performing the first Vista boot now. Here's a couple of pics to tide you over until I can get something else up. First up is the little P1620 performing it's first Vista boot. Second up is a pic of the Fuji next to the diminutive HTC Advantage to show how small this baby really is.
I have a P1610 with 1GB of ram, running vista.
It is sometimes very slow to present the finger print login. As you can imagine, that can be very frustrating. I look forward to hearing if you have that issue with the P1620.
Posted by: James | February 27, 2008 at 10:51 AM
If it helps James, since installing SP1 on my P1610 (I'm running Vista on it) I've noticed that the Omnipass login software comes up straight away every time and almost never fails (sometimes it used to refuse to allow me to swipe my finger and would insist that I login).
To the other James, now I'm a bit jealous. I've just spent the day playing around with a new Home Server from HP and you've gone and ruined my new gadget fun :)
I'd be interested to see the P1620 in action if you have time to do a short video review at some stage. Maybe something that demonstrates how it performs with the faster processor and the extra RAM.
Posted by: Jake | February 27, 2008 at 11:38 AM
I own a Fujitsu U810 and am very interested in upsizing to the P1620. I mostly want to use the tablet for note taking in OneNote (and very little to no finger touch), so will be extremely interested in your thoughts on frequent inking with the passive touch screen -- especially compared to active digitizer tablets like the Lenovo X61, Fujistu T2010 and HP 2710p.
Thanks! :)
Posted by: Urban Strata | February 27, 2008 at 11:57 AM
@Urban Strata, why don't you check out the review James did of the P1610 last year, while you wait, as I believe it covers many of your questions.
The P1610 (and I expect the P1620 to be the same) is very nice to ink on considering that it doesn't have an active digitizer. Fujitsu's palm recognition technology is excellent and I never get any vectoring. The only downside is that you can't really use your finger to tap on the screen because it's too firm which I think negates the benefit of a passive digitizer. Nevertheless, it is very nice to write on.
Posted by: Jake | February 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Sorry, here's a link to the P1610 review:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/11/watch_jkontheru.html
Posted by: Jake | February 27, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Congratz, James on your new toy, I mean portable productivity device!
;-)
Look forward to your comments...
Mark
Silicone Valley Digerati
Fujitsu U810
Posted by: ArchiMark | February 27, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Jake,
Where did you download SP1?
Is it available now as a free download?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by: James | February 27, 2008 at 12:37 PM
I got it off MSDN I'm afraid (I have a subscription through work). However, I hear that the x86 version will be released to the public in a couple of weeks.
Posted by: Jake | February 27, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Geez, why are so excited over the size?! Isn't the same as the 1610, only different guts?
It would have been more exciting if Japan had shipped Godzilla.
In pieces.
In leaking packages.
With instructions in Russian.
Posted by: Mike Cane | February 27, 2008 at 01:01 PM
Nice to see your new toy arrived. Look forward to hearing more about your long-term experience with it.
Posted by: Xavier | February 27, 2008 at 03:00 PM
Looking forward to more info, especially the differences between the 1610 and 1620 along with performance.
Posted by: Rockville | February 27, 2008 at 05:30 PM
By chance, I found myself watching JK's video review of his new computer, THE 1610! A very enthusiasic and wonderful review. Strange indeed tho, as we look forward to JK's video review of his new computer, THE 1620.
Posted by: Al | February 27, 2008 at 06:25 PM
I also own a P1610 & decided to "downgrade" from Vista to XP. Simply too slow for me - hopeless! Been looking at the 1620 but cant justify the price - alternative is to upgrade to 2GB of RAM that P1620 has. However like James I keep getting completely different views from Fujitsu as whether it compatible with P1610. Suspect you can but they don't want to make it public as cheaper alternative than buying P1620.
I am waiting for confirmation in writing before I buy it.
Posted by: stephen | February 27, 2008 at 07:22 PM
I also own a P1610 & decided to "downgrade" from Vista to XP. Simply too slow for me - hopeless! Been looking at the 1620 but cant justify the price - alternative is to upgrade to 2GB of RAM that P1620 has. However like James I keep getting completely different views from Fujitsu as whether it compatible with P1610. Suspect you can but they don't want to make it public as cheaper alternative than buying P1620.
I am waiting for confirmation in writing before I buy it.
Posted by: stephen | February 27, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Perhaps JK will post some P1620 "geek porn" similar to this:
http://www.notegear.com/Content/content_view.asp?spage=12&gotopage=&TNum=709&kind=2&SearchString=&Search=
Posted by: nomo | February 27, 2008 at 09:04 PM
James,
I'm happy you finally got it. While you were waiting your P1620 I was waiting for my Ducati Hypermotard and, believe me, I think I can understand your feelings during the waiting. Funny enough we received our toys almost at the same time :). I hope you will enjoy your's as much as I do with mine.
stv
Posted by: stv | February 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM
I too find it hard to get excited about this. Usual 1.2Ghz machine with 1GB ram... so what is it that everyone is so excited about? I'm after something along the form factor of the Sony TZ series but with at least 2GHz and 2 preferably 4GB ram... ok, I'll be happy with 2GB, but 2GHz Core 2 duo processor please!
Posted by: Mike | February 29, 2008 at 03:45 AM
Mike, this has 2 GB of RAM and why I own one.
Posted by: James Kendrick | February 29, 2008 at 06:29 AM
You've said that you will use this and the 2710p but if you didn't' have the 2710 would this machine qualify as your main work machine? What would you miss from the 27l0 if anything? Reason I ask? I don't get too have 2 machines.
Posted by: jc | February 29, 2008 at 07:15 AM
I could easily use this as my main work machine. Don't forget I did use a P1610 for my main work machine for a year.
Posted by: James Kendrick | February 29, 2008 at 07:28 AM
James, do you use Mindmanager on the 1620? if so you must feel like you have enough screen real-estate to use the app effectively I guess, right?
Posted by: jc | February 29, 2008 at 10:23 AM
jc, good question. I do use MM on the P1620 and since the resolution is high (same as the bigger HP) I find it adequate on the smaller Fuji screen. Keep in mind that MM uses the pen better than just about any other app and it works very well even on smaller screens. There are very good zoom options in MM.
Posted by: James Kendrick | February 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
James in your article ourlining which accessories you ordered, you said that you ordered a 2 gig SD card so you could run readyboost. Have you had a chance to see if this works yet? Didn't see it on earlier posts.
Thank you.
Posted by: jc | February 29, 2008 at 01:06 PM
jc, I addressed that in the main review:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2008/02/first-impressio.html
Posted by: James Kendrick | February 29, 2008 at 01:48 PM