Well, yet another in line! The Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 is the ultra portable netbook from the house of Fujitsu. The only thing in (my opinion) this netbook that helps it to give a boost is the extended warranty. The ergonomics are not really interesting enough to give the boost it has really achieved. However, Fujitsu has complete confidence on the robustness of netbook.

Into the details

Fujitsu Lifebook M1010

To be honest, the standalone goodie is the two year warranty of Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 netbook. This is no doubt a welcome feature of a netbook as it is generally a case to be found in a notebook. Apart from this, the quirky feature that I found to be catchy was the clip-on lid that acts as a testament of the emphasis that the netbook makes put on personalization! Well, the company made a move towards adding an option of change to the color and you are free to do that as frequently as you change your socks!!

It also features a transparent lid but can be changed to the color of choice. Fujitsu did a smart thing in allowing us to make a choice of colors!

How will you do that? This is what I found: though the basic color is white, the transparent lid allows you to slot in other colors of your choice. However, take my advice, transparent one is not that bad as you can save a bit of money if you are planning to buy a Fujitsu Lifebook M1010.

Design and looks

I have always seen since my childhood that there is an affair been black and white and the same has once again been reflected in Fujitsu Lifebook M1010. The main chassis is edged in white while the screen bezel, speakers and the side stripes are given a black tone! However, the style is found to resemble that of Toshiba N10. This has undoubtedly given the netbook a crisp and clean look.

An element of wonder

The fact that a lot of open space has been wasted on area just above the keyboard and the speakers has actually put me back from saying a few good things. This is something that I will not call smart engineering. The reason is simple. It could have been used more economically to give a great user experience. For instance, Fujitsu could have gone that extra mile to accommodate a larger keyboard. I could feel the keys on either side while I was busy typing. If you have large fingers, you will be really annoyed! Other than having a cramped keyboard, the keys are also quite noisy. However, they are not very flimsy but nowhere are they close to the HP Mini.

Trackpad is also small. The click buttons are placed on either side of the trackpad and thereby giving it a close look to the Aspire One style. Yet again there is wastage of space which has annoyed me. The buttons are somewhat polygonal in shape and have therefore eaten up unnecessary space.

Watch and click

The screen has a modest resolution of 1024×600 pixels with some good color and sharpness. There is very little flex on the screen. The webcam is a modest 1.3 MP and there is an inbuilt mic. These elements can together be very handy for teleconferencing. With a quite sturdy built and a solid base and a solid hinge, the feeling of robustness is delivered by Fujitsu Lifebook M1010.

Performance and Battery

It has a four celled battery and there is ample room for replacing it with a larger capacity. It is powered by an N270 Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. The machine remains clean even under intensive testing conditions. Under maximum resource usage, the battery lasted for a respectable 2hrs and 27mins. However, it increased to 3hrs and 8mins under light usage conditions.

Additional Praise

Additional it comes with ThinkFree Office mobile which allows synchronizing documents online and then working with them offline. This deserves some respect as hardly enough guys can provide this. It comes bundled with Windows XP as OS and there is a WiFi available. There are two USB connectors and it uses 1.6GHz N270 Atom processor. The screen size is just 8.9” which is exactly what is expected out of a netbook!

Conclusion

In an overall conclusion, I only like to say that Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 could have been better in terms of specifications and optimal space usage. The current configuration seems too less for the associated price tag!