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Fujitsu LifeBook TH701 laptop

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It's the type of product that will have more appeal for professionals rather than home users, yet the finish of the TH701 is very "consumer". Not only is it glossy and slippery to touch, it also has sparkles, although they are subtle. It's a very reflective finish that can be annoying when used in an area with lots of light sources and the smooth and slippery palm rest can feel uncomfortable while typing. Furthermore, the finish can be relatively easily scratched and if the scratch is deep enough if it will expose the metal underneath. We'd much prefer a tougher matte finish for this laptop's lid and palm rest. In contrast, we like the finish of the Fujitsu LifeBook SH771 a lot better, even though it isn't fingerprint resistant.

The TH701's screen measures only 12.1in, so the footprint of the notebook is compact. It's also a bulky notebook, but it does have a lot of features. You get a built-in DVD burner in addition to a comprehensive set of connections: three USB ports (including one USB 3.0 port), HDMI, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone and microphone jacks, an SD card slot and a mini-Firewire port. There is also an ExpressCard/54 slot for expansion, a slot for the stylus (and a facility to tie it in place) and you also get a convenient, front-mounted physical Wi-Fi toggle.

The notebook weighs 2.1kg, which is a little heavy for such a small unit, with some of the extra weight coming from the touchscreen. When the screen is folded over to make a tablet form factor, the thickness of the unit is approximately 40mm and it can be tiring to hold for a long period of time. You can reduce the weight a little by replacing the DVD burner with a plastic weight saver module.

The screen rests on a single hinge that provides both tilting and swivelling actions. It's a bi-directional hinge, which means you can turn it left or right, but it's a somewhat loose hinge. When using the TH701 in its laptop form factor, simple actions such as tilting the screen can cause it to swivel slightly out of place. This is because the hinge doesn't really lock, and there also aren't any locks at the sides to hold the screen securely in place, only a couple of flat resting spots. When you turn the screen around to make the tablet form factor, you can use the latch to lock it into place.

The dual digitiser touchscreen is capacitive, supports multi-touch and it also works with the supplied stylus.

On the bezel of the screen you can find the sliding power button, speakers, a webcam, a fingerprint reader and five buttons. One is a function button that brings up the "Fujitsu Menu", which allows you to control the screen brightness, sound and power saving settings conveniently when in tablet mode. Another button is for quickly accessing the Windows lock screen, two are shortcut buttons, and another is for rotating the screen manually. If you'd prefer the computer to detect the screen orientation automatically, then you can enable the "Auto Rotation Utility" from Windows' All Programs menu.

The shortcus buttons that can be used when in tablet mode.

Once you calibrate the screen, writing, drawing or just pointing on the screen to navigate Windows will be a pleasure. The accuracy of the pen position on the screen was high and it worked even when we used the pen very close at the edges of the screen. That said, we couldn't produce marks at the very bottom edge of the screen as it was off by around 3mm. You can use the pen to write on the screen and you can rest your hand on the screen while you write or draw, mostly without marking the screen if you're in a drawing program.

The TH701 uses Windows 7's built-in tablet features, so it's adept at recognising handwriting and correcting spelling mistakes. Running writing can be handled by the tablet fairly well, and most times it will understand even the messiest excuses for writing. You'll have to get used to the limited space of the writing interface and make sure you insert your writing into your target application regularly.