Hardware manufacturer Fujitsu has this week been Windows 7 tablet Stylistic Q550 released. In the tablet, which is on business users is addressed, there is a new, efficient Atom cpu, codenamed Oak Trail, which is specially designed for tablets.
The Stylistic Q550 will cost 689 euros, excluding vat, runs Windows 7 and has 2GB of internal memory. The tablet comes with a ssd of 30 or 62GB, though it is unclear what the additional cost for a larger ssd. On a full battery, the tablet 8 hours of life and during that time, can the device via a capacitive touchscreen with a diagonal screen size of 10.1″ and a resolution of 1280×800 pixels to be operated.
The device measures 27,5 at 19.2 inches and is 16.2 mm thick. Connectivity comes in the form of wi-fi n, bluetooth and umts. Also, there is gps support on board. Features for business users there are, among others, in the form of a fingerprint reader and, moreover, the optional tpm module. According to Benno Zollner, chief information officer of Fujitsu for Europe, is another advantage for business users that the tablet on Windows 7 is running, which makes this example easy in a corporate network can be placed.
At the same time Zollner that Windows 7 is not suitable for tablets. “Windows 7 is made for desktop pcs, not tablets. When you cross the screen swipe, the animations are less smooth than on an iPad”, said Zollner opposite Tweakers.net. The company will, in the tablet, therefore, an update to Windows 8, as soon as that operating system on the market, probably in 2012. It is unclear whether users of the device in your possession, then a free update will get.
Also think Fujitsu after the release of business tablets with Android, said Zollner. “About that, we are in consultation with our research department in Japan,” said Fujitsu president. Previously reported Digitimes already have a Fujitsu tablet with Android, but it went to a consumer. The question is how likely this is; Fujitsu focuses almost entirely on the business market.
