I have installed Windows 8 Developer Preview on the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550. Unfortunately, not all device drivers are available for this. The buttons on the page do not work then. Turning can be the screen on the desktop but better anyway. Since the button durchswitcht every 90 ° positions. It's frustrating. Windows 8 is designed among other things for touch screen operation. This can be seen clearly. The new start-Desktop and the included games and applications from Windows 8 can be as smooth scrolling like a smart phone or iPad2. The context menu can be opened by holding down the finger on the touch. The on-screen keyboard has been improved significantly. Unfortunately, the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 is a bit too weak for the performance requirements of Windows 7 and 8. It rakes and jerky very often. I have already enabled the optimization for good performance and disables the processor throttling on battery power. The processor is very common to min. 60-90% capacity. Some applications therefore often do not respond to the touch of any functions due to the high utilization. If you want to read with the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 PDF files, should use the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The entire document should be prepared for reading (done Adobe Acrobat). Text documents with little pictures can scroll very smoothly. Scanned documents or converted image files such as manuals with many pages and images can only scroll very limited and the profile. Here the weak processor makes itself felt.
*** Positive ***
+ No fan, silently
+ High resolution
+ 2GB of RAM
+ Anti-glare display
+ Very wide viewing angles
+ Smart Card reader
+ HDMI interface
+ High compatibility (software, Active Directory, driver)
*** Negative ***
- Battery life (max 5 1/2 hours at medium brightness and turned on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.)
- Weak processor
- Relatively high weight (about 800g)
- Windows is not very well suited for touch screens
Conclusion: If you really need a Windows currently (03/2012) tablet, the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 should buy. Who on a Fujitsu Stylistic with min. Can wait 2 Ghz (where it is used), should wait.
I am of the opinion that the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 is unsuitable for business purposes. Office products to use with the touch screen keyboard is annoying. For the Fujitsu Lifebook T731 is better suited. It weighs which includes 1 kg more. The Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 is very suitable for reading e-books on the sofa, or for quick Internet access while on vacation. To play it is totally inappropriate.
