22. Conclusions

The Fujitsu Lifebook P1510D ultra lightweight laptop offers many features and capabilities in a very small package. If you need a small-size system and can overcome the limitations of its small keyboard and joystick mouse using Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC, then this laptop is definitely for you.

Fujitsu is to be commended for taking the risks inherent in producing such a tiny laptop and having the engineering smarts to make the P1510D so usable in spite of its size. MobilityGuru gave the original non-Microsoft Tablet PC version of the P1510D its Editors Choice Award. With Tablet PC the ultra lightweight laptop continues to be a unique and market leading product. So, MobilityGuru again presents its Editors Choice Award to Fujitsu and its Lifebook P1510D.

Much of the credit for the usability of the upgraded P1510D goes to Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. I have used the computer as a standard keyboard-oriented clamshell laptop, as a basic stylus oriented tablet and as an MS Tablet PC powered device. There is no question in my mind that the P1510D is most functional running under Tablet PC. This deeply rooted enhancement to Windows XP Professional, with its handwritten and voice input options as well as its simple system for organizing both handwritten and OCRed electronic text, turns a nearly too small laptop into an intuitive productivity companion.

For a more detailed set of conclusions regarding the four lightweight laptops reviewed in this article, take a look at MobilityGuru's recent comparative review of the Toshiba Libretto U100-S213, Fujitsu's pre-Tablet PC P1510D, Dell's Latitude X1 and Sony's TX670P.