Meet the 634g Japanese wonder notebook that runs on Intel's latest CPU — it makes the Dell XPS 13 looks overweight, but shame about the battery life

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Fujitsu FMV Zero laptop
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Fujitsu has launched nan FMV Zero notebook, which astatine only 634g (1.4 lbs), looks to declare nan title of nan world’s lightest 14-inch laptop.

This ultra-light instrumentality is portion of FCCL’s FMV LIFEBOOK UH bid and features Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors pinch integrated AI Boost NPUs for hardware acceleration of AI services specified arsenic Copilot connected Windows 11.

The WU5/J3 is powered by Intel Core Ultra 5 125U aliases Core Ultra 7 155U processors and weighs betwixt 634g and 639g, depending connected nan configuration. For comparison, nan non-touch surface type of nan Dell XPS 13 weighs 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs), astir 92.43% heavier than nan FMV Zero.

Short artillery life

The FMV Zero is presently only disposable to bargain successful Japan done Fujitsu’s shopping tract Web Mart, and comes successful 2 models: WU5/J3 and WU4/J3. The WU5/J3 will beryllium disposable successful mid-November 2024 for 197,900 yen (approximately $1,320 USD), and nan WU4/J3 will beryllium released successful precocious October 2024 for 193,300 yen (around $1,290 USD). Both models connection a scope of configurations, pinch representation options ranging from 8GB to 64GB and SSD retention capacities from 256GB to 2TB.

Fujitsu says it achieved this lightweight creation by optimizing nan LCD panel, battery, and thenar remainder materials, arsenic good arsenic redesigning nan soul components to trim their weight by a fewer grams present and there. While nan extremity consequence is simply a super-light laptop, nan quest to trim arsenic overmuch weight arsenic imaginable has massively impacted artillery life. If you’re watching video aliases performing intensive tasks, you’ll tally retired juice successful nether six hours, though it tin negociate up to 15 hours successful idle mode.

The WU4/J3, somewhat heavier astatine 888g, offers a longer artillery life of up to 11.5 hours of video playback aliases 30 hours of idle time. It is powered by Intel Core Ultra 5 125H aliases Core Ultra 7 155H processors.

The FMV Zero is equipped pinch AI-powered devices for illustration sound cancellation, Umore makeup, and Quick Capture, pinch enhanced speaker nickname features.

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