Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 Available in U.S.

Fujitsu today announced the U.S. availability of LifeBook P7230, an ultra-portable laptop PC featuring a 10.6-inch widescreen display with LED backlight.

Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 weights under three pounds and is 1.17 inch thin. It is claimed to be the industry’s smallest and lightest subnotebook with a built-in modular bay that can accommodate a dual layer DVD burner or a second battery delivering up to 9.75 hours of operation between charges.

Based on Intel 945GMS Express chipset, the P7230 is equipped with energy-efficient Intel Core Solo U1400 Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) processor and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. It supports up to 2GB of main memory and has up to 80GB hard drive at 4200rpm rotational speed.

Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 incorporates integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 3945b/g connection or Atheros Super AG Wireless LAN. It also features modem and Gigabit Ethernet, as same as Bluetooth option.

It offers two USB ports, an IEEE 1394 port, a video port, one Type I/II PCMCIA slot and one shared slot for Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Secure Digital (SD) cards.

The new Fujitsu’s ultra-portable laptop is available in chic Leather Black or Leather White colors and comes with Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Professional operating system.

The LifeBook P7230 notebook, with pricing starting at $1,699 for a base configuration, is available through the Fujitsu direct sale, website, channel partners and select retail outlets.

Previous version of the article (12/20/2006): Fujitsu showed its forthcoming LifeBook P7230 laptop PC in Singapore. There are no technical specifications available yet for this notebook, which belongs to ultraportable Fujitsu LifeBook 7000 series. The current LifeBook 7000 laptops feature 10-inch displays capable of outdoor viewing, battery life of “up to 11 hours” and Intel’s ultra-low voltage processors.

Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 “with ultra clean lines and curves” is designed by Kenichi Kimura, Chief Designer and Design Consultant of the Personal Solution Design Department, Fujitsu. He also designed earlier unveiled DJ turntable laptop concept and origami concept notebook, which can be folded into a size of a CD.