Q2010

Anyone get one of these yet? It's a bummer the American version doesn't have that beautiful Piano black lacquer finish and is only matte black.

 

I think it more about looks than function. Heck, if Sony can't make a play for this space, can anyone?

 

I played around with it at Frys for a bit. I gotta admit.. this is the nicest Fujitsu I've ever used! the design is so nice and it's quite thin. Screen is nice too! nice chassis build.. but like most Fujitsus.. i don't care much for the keyboard.

 

so how about the fan? the review on the homepage of this forum says it IS really annoying...is it true? that could be horrible...although that one is a european version, but I believe the hareware configuration inside is pretty much the same.

 

I also spent time with the Q2010 at Fry's. Overall impression - nothing special. Factor in cost, battery life, design, fan noise... I do not feel the Q compares well to the Sony TX or Thinkpad X series.

I wish some maufacturer besides Panasonic and Sony would shake up design elements and make a device that is not generic looking like 95% of commertcial laptops.

 

I hold a grudge against the Q2010 because it killed the lovable S6000 series in North America. All the same, I'd love to get my hands on one and test that keyboard, if they pulled off a decent feeling keyboard on a .7" thin laptop it'll be a first. Haven't heard much feedback on that.

 

Keyboard was a above average, just a slight amount of flex... much better than Sony's TX series -- however, not close to Thinkpad standards.

As to the thin profile, the Q did not strike me or the sales associates as being extrarodinary. In fact, we had to put it next to the TX to verify that it was slightly thinner. All agreed, it was no head turner. I passed it three times before I realized it was the new Q. Side-by-side with the Sony TX, the Q comes in second in screen quality.

When one calculates the cost of the one gig model, extra battery, bay station and tax, the buyer is just south of $4,000.00. For my money the lappy would have to be much more distinctive - even if were just a matter of design. By the way, the 2.2 lbs is nice but the overall footprint is larger than the TX or X series. My guess is, most travelers would prefer the TX or X on the table tray when the inconsiderate passenger directly in front leans all the way back.

 

I beg to differ.

The Q2010 is worth every penny when it comes to elegance, performance and most importatly, the weight factor achieved with a 12"wide-screen machine (as opposed to other <1kg laptops like Panasonic's R5 that also achieves 2.2 pounds but at 10" and a lesser processor).

I did my research, I don't consider the Vaio TX to be a better value for those in search of lightness without sacrificing display real-state and processor speed.

About looks, if *flashyness* is your thing, then by all means get a Vaio or a Mac, but if your definition of good-looking is like mine which means sober yet elegant, the Q2010 is unbeatable.

Toy is pricey though, yet it doesn't take away the fact of being good value for those interested in what it achieves.

Absolutely a pleasure to use!

 

How loud is the fan? Is it really that annoying?

 

Sgt.Strider,

The Q2010 uses an UltraLow Voltage Core Solo procesor (U1400) which allegedly does not require as much use of a fan as its core duo siblings, and thus, the noise from the fan that this particular model houses does not make an annoying sound (just a very quite hissing sound that you get to hear if you get your ear very close to the keyboard) . You should try playing with this sleek machine at a store, and see for your self what I mean.

 

Unfortunately there isn't a Fry's close to my house.

 

Hi, actually, I wrote the review http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=1456276&posted=1#post1456276, but at that time, the fan was loud. Now fujitsu released a new bios, which solves this problem, so the PC is absolutely silent- you can hear just the HDD if Ure accessing it. So some good news, finally! Now the pc is worth the money.

 

Just be aware that the Fujitsu fans seem to wear down after the one year mark - they will work fine but the bearings get loose and fan becomes rattly. Which is just as annoying as a loud fan.