So, this one is old news, right? Leaked earlier this week by Virginia Tech's bookstore, the T5010 is a new 13.3"
Tablet and is presumably replacing the now aging T4220 as the fully fledged flagship Fujitsu tablet PC. (whoa, alliteration, and I wasn't even trying) Now, the specs are mostly set in stone, but it seems that there is some confusion about the processors being used in it.
Processor Model: Future Intel based mobile platform.
Processor Speed: 45nm Intel Core 2 processor
Memory: 2GB DDR3 1066MHz (2x1GB)
Screen: 13.3" WXGA LED Backlit Active Digitizer Display
Video: Intel next-gen integrated graphics
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400rpm
Optical Drive: DVD +/- RW Double Layer
Wireless: Atheros 802.11 a/g/n
Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR
Camera: Yes
Fingerprint Reader: Yes
Ports: USB x3, VGA out, LAN, Modem, Microphone In, Headphone Out
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Ion
Weight: 4.4lbs.
Physical: (WxDxH) 12.5"x9.6"x1.4"
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Tablet Edition
Based on what we know of Intel's mobile processor line, and what we know of the preceding T4220 tablet, we can say with fair certainty that this will use the next generation Intel T-series standard mobile processors (unlike the smaller T2010, which uses ultra low voltage U series processors). Due to the fact it uses a future Intel mobile platform, and will be out by the Fall of this year, its a relatively sure guess that the T5010 will be based on the upcoming Intel Montevina mobile platform.
Montevina, which is to be released on July 14, is the fifth generation of the venerable Centrino mobile platform, and is the first to bear the Centrino 2 label. The processors being used in Montevina are the same Penryn chips being used in current notebooks; however, clock speeds will rise (Centrino 2 notebooks are expected to have processors running in the range of 2.26GHz at the lower end to 3.06GHz in the highest performing chips) along with an increase in RAM speeds, due to the faster 1066MHz FSB. Montevina also brings about the use of DDR3 memory, a second generation of Intel's TurboMemory technology, integrated WiMAX wireless technology, and the new GMA X4500 integrated graphics chip in the GM45 chipset, which will presumably be the one used in the T5010. X4500 features support for DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, DisplayPort, HDCP, Intel Clear Video technology, and increased gaming performance, now to the tune of roughly 1000 points in the 3DMark06 benchmark - a very good score for an IGP.
I believe this should eliminate much of the vaguery involved in the processor and graphics of the new Fujitsu T5010, which I must say is a very enticing prospect as far as tablet PCs go, though the price would make me take a second look at something a bit cheaper and almost as good, like the Asus R1.
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