This is as good a place as any to request an URGENT review of the Fujitsu against the LG C1 XNote. I am just about ready to part with my hard-earned and learn that the LG is Core-Duo with a very slightly larger unit.
Please?
Thanks and Happy New Year guys
Robert

anyone tried the tablet case from the pouch? http://www.thepouch.com/tablet.html
I would be interested to see how it compares as it looks very similar except that it has a thin plastic film over the screen.
Etrik

I have been using this same case for my p1510d for almost a year now and I agree with James that it works great. I would add to his points that if anyone was ever concerned about heat issues, this case takes that all away since you are no longer touching the tablet itself. With the mesh on the back side and the cut out for the fan, the heat gets disapated out out and you hold on to the case.

Like Skip though, I did ruin my eject button for the compact flash slot when I didn’t realize it was in the out position and I tried removing the tablet from the case. It just ripped right out. I can still use the slot but no more eject button.

Unlike Skip, the straps on the back are as thight now – securely holding my hand – as they were when I first acquired the case.

As for the screen, nothing directly protects it, but since the padding around the screen rises about half a centimeter above the screen it acts as somewhat of a buffer where potential sharp objects have to come straight on to hit the screen.

Steve

so nothing protects the screen while the tablet is in this case, right?

Another point I forgot to add in my past comment. The back elastic straps on my Motion bump case are very springy and have a strong stretch factor to them. The minute I put the straps over my hand on the Fujitsu it felt washed out and like the elastic had been stretched out and not strongly holding the unit to my hand. Do you experience this at all?

James,
Funny you would post this today. I just did a post on GBM about this same subject this afternoon. I totally trashed out my eject button on my 1610 yesterday. The case is very stiff and snug and when I slid it on, the PC card eject button/lever bent big time as I did not see it hanging up on that side as I slide it on. Because it is such a snug fit I did not feel the snag on the lever. My PC card still goes in and out but the eject button is shot and I can only pull the card out when I want it out now.

I have the same bump case on my Motion LE1600 and like you love it but the Motion bump case is nicer, softer and feels more like leather. My 1610 case feels more like a black burlap bag. The concept for carrying the unit is great though and I would also recommend it highly. Just be careful when you put the case on and off.

Doc,

It is secured in the case by the snug fit and the flap at the handle in that secures with Velcro. It’s a very simple system and is so snug that it can be a little difficult to take the 1610 out of the case.

JC, I do not like screen protectors on any device and never have. I’ve tried them (even the clear ones) and they affect the brightness of the screen so I don’t use them. I would be especially leery using one on a P1610 due to the palm rejection technology. I believe it might interfere with how well it works and make writing on the screen more difficult.

I do believe that Fujitsu will sell a Vista version of the P1610 when it’s available. This is not based on any knowledge on my part but having installed Vista Ultimate on the Fuji I know it runs well so there’s no reason for them to not capitalize on that. As for upgrading the hardware components, I’d like to see that but I’m pretty sure the small size of the P1610 will make putting some h/w inside, like a Core Duo. I suspect it will make heat an issue, but then I”m not an engineer. Of course, if you buy one today the h/w will be upgraded next week. You know how that works.

Dave, the P1610 stylus fits snugly in the pen holder but since the stylus silo is easily accessible through the case I just keep it there. A thicker stylus would probably fit in the holder but it would be a very tight fit until it got stretched out a bit.

Re: the inking problems mentioned on the GBM forums. I do not have problems with ragged inking nor vectoring as a couple of people have mentioned. I don’t doubt that they have those problems but I have not experienced them ever so I can’t conject what their problem might be. I do know that the fingerprint reader when navigation is enabled (scrolling with the reader) is positioned so that it’s easily touched when inking in portrait orientation. For that reason I have turned off the navigation and it’s not an issue. I wonder if some of the problems mentioned on their forums are related.

Happy new year to you too!

Nice! Ever see anything close to this for the TC1×00? I want one.

Can you take more pictures of this? Especially how the TPC is secured in the case. I might be able to make a copy of this for my TC1100.

Hey James, happy holidays. Thanks for all your writing on the P1610, as I have been following most (if not all) of your articles for the past weeks.

Do you recommend screen protectors on tablet PCs? Some say it reduces the image quality. Some say touchscreens are durable enough to not need a screen protector. What is your thought?

Do you expect P1610 to ship with Vista pre-installed in a couple of months? Do you think it’ll be a year before the next upgrade? I’m a medical student considering the P1610 for its portability, but it is pricey and I’m wondering if/when there’ll be an upgrade of the hardware (Intel Core Duo, hard drive faster than 4200, whatever else required to be Vista ready as opposed to Vista capable, etc). I think about this because I almost ordered the Sony UX180 through a friend that works for Sony and just before I was about to order it, the UX280 came out, and, as you know, most people who bought the 180 were pissed.

Lastly, any articles (whether yours or someone else’s) comparing the P1610 to the Flybook heads-up? I haven’t found any direct comparisons.

Happy 2007.

JC

JK –

Thanks for the great pics! One thing I’ve never really understood is why so many manufacturers don’t take loads of real-world pics to show off their products. Seems really idiotic.

Two things: first, this looks like it was modeled very closely after the Motion bump cases, which is a near-perfect product (same third-party oem, maybe?). Second, it looks like the stylus is a little loose in that holster…or, is it pretty secure? I know on my Motion case that the oem stylus and the Cross black and silver stylus fit snugly because they’re thicker.

And, one more thing: I’ve read on the GBM forums of some misgivings by a couple of users on their inking and screen experiences. I’m still waiting for mine to show up so I can’t yet say for myself, but could you chime in again on those two topics? In other words, are you still as fat-n-happy about the inking and the screen as you were when you shot the video review?

Happy New Year!

– Dave