Fujitsu B3010D vs. B6000D?

I'm a student looking for an lightweight laptop with long battery life, and yesterday I found an extremely good deal on a Fujitsu B3010D ($800, compared to retail of around $1500). That's the one with a 10-inch touch-screen. The other specs fit my needs perfectly - and no, I don't need an optical drive.

But I'm worried the screen is really too small and that the stylus won't work well. Can anyone elaborate on this? And, can the user actually write on the screen, as on a tablet, or only touch and click?

To add to my troubles, I noticed that Fujitsu has taken the B3010D off their website and replaced it with the B6000D, which simply expands the screen to a good 12 inches, which is nice. However, the lowest price I can find is about $1600, and I'm definitely not willing to pay that much. My price range ends at about $1000.

I have the last B3010 reserved until Friday. Help, ideas?

 

It doesn't run the tablet os and I don't think there is any handwriting recognition, just point and click more or less.

 

I went ahead and bought the B3010D - should be here by Wednesday. Maybe I'll write a review.

Specs:
1.0 Ghz Pentium M Ultra-low voltage processor
512 MB RAM
60 GB HDD
802.11b/g Intel 2200 wireless
10.4-inch touch screen
2 USB 2.0 ports
Battery life: 5-7.5 hours
3.3 lbs.

 

Actually, handwriting recognition is on the software side so i don't see a problem with that if you can buy the right software to put it in. For me, a student, as long as i can draw things (like say molecules or whatever tissue for my classes) that'll be enough. Typing is faster than hand writing anyways. So it seems like a good deal.

 

Received the Lifebook in the mail today. It seems nice - much faster than my old Dell 600m. Has some interesting features too: The stylus works real well (I can use my finger too, but it's a bit less precise) - not only can I use it instead of the touchpad for pointing and clicking but I can draw in Paint and Photoshop using my finger or the stylus. There's also a group of numbered buttons on the top panel - they're used as a security code for when you boot up and then to launch applications afterwards.

In all, kind of a funky laptop, but I like it quite a bit so far (really small and light, seems well-built too). Now to install Litestep and some emulators and see how it handles Mario Kart 64... haha.