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Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 review
Reviews On the outside, the Toughbook CF-30 looks less like a notebook computer than some sort of case for hazardous material. The Toughbook CF-30 is a great deal larger and heavier than the semi-rugged CF-W5.
[July 19, 2007, 12:43]
Panasonic Toughbook CF-R1 review
Reviews The Toughbook CF-R1 is a completely different proposition. In fact, anyone familiar with the original is going to raise an eyebrow when they see where Panasonic has taken the Toughbook idea. As we've said, the Toughbook is a small notebook, and...
[March 4, 2003, 9:19]
Panasonic Toughbook mini review
Blog Well, it said it was a Toughbook. And it was a Toughbook, one of the few brands that can quicken the pulse of the most careworn hack. I won't miss being worried that I was going to break the darn thing, something you don't expect with a Toughbook.
[March 6, 2007, 7:49]
Panasonic Toughbook CF-W5 review
Reviews The Toughbook CF-W5 has an Intel Core Solo processor at its heart — the Ultra Low Voltage U1400 running at 1.2GHz. The Toughbook CF-W5 doesn’t look chunky enough to handle the rough and tumble of ‘challenging’ conditions.
[February 6, 2007, 15:23]
Panasonic Toughbook Executive CF-T8 review
Reviews The Toughbook Executive CF-T8 runs Intel's 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor, which has 3MB of L2 cache and an 800MHz frontside bus (FSB). The Toughbook Executive CF-T8 is a 'business ruggedized' 12.1in.ultraportable weighing 1.38kg.
[February 25, 2009, 15:03]
Photos: Panasonic Toughbook CF-T8 review
Reviews Panasonic's Toughbook brand naturally brings to mind 'fully ruggedized' notebooks designed to operate in hostile environments. We reviewed the Toughbook CF-T7 a little under a year ago, and were impressed.
[January 26, 2009, 12:48]
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 review
Reviews Panasonic's Toughbook CF-52 is a 'semi-ruggedised' system with a toughened case, a shock-mounted hard drive, some covered ports and a spill-resistant keyboard. Despite its 'semi-ruggedised' classification, the Toughbook CF-52 is a seriously solid...
[April 30, 2008, 13:55]
Panasonic Toughbook Executive CF-T7 review
Reviews Panasonic's Toughbook CF-T7 is a 'business ruggedized' notebook that can withstand more mistreatment than the average laptop. A rubber hand strap helps you use the Toughbook CF-T7, which has a passive touch-screen, when standing up.
[April 11, 2008, 9:53]
Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 and CF-30 announced
Blog Panasonic is not the only maker of notebooks for rugged conditions, but it does produce its Toughbook range to a consistently high quality. Two new additions to the Toughbook range have just surfaced in the shape of the CF-19 and CF-30.
[February 6, 2009, 8:20]
Optimising Treatment on the Move With Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology and the Panasonic Toughbook
White Papers Netcare 911 launched a pioneering mobile healthcare solution by introducing Panasonic Toughbook CF18 laptops powered by Intel Centrino Duo processors to 20 emergency response vehicles. As one of South Africa's largest privately owned medical...
[April 25, 2007, 1:00]
Photos: Dell Latitude XFR E6400 review
Reviews In looks and specifications, the Latitude E6400 XFR is a match for rugged notebooks from Panasonic's specialist Toughbook range. In fact, Dell puts the Latitude XFR E6400 up for direct comparison with Panasonic, claiming that it's up to twice as...
[September 14, 2009, 16:40]
Panasonic and General Dynamics launch rugged PCs
News Panasonic's new Toughbook 52, which replaces the 51 series, is aimed at business users, as well as government, utility and safety workers. Though it's semi-rugged (as opposed to fully rugged), Panasonic still promises the Toughbook will survive a...
[June 4, 2007, 12:21]
IDF photos: MIDs and the world's smallest mobo review
Reviews The Panasonic Toughbook MID — you can drop it, kick it and throw it, and it'll still keep on running your PC software. Although the Toughbook MID's keyboard looks swish, it isn't suitable for heavy-duty typing.
[April 2, 2008, 11:20]
HP notebooks built for battle
News It will face competition from several other companies, including Panasonic, which has been selling a beefed-up notebook line, dubbed the Toughbook, for years. Panasonic recently released its Toughbook 29, a magnesium chassis notebook that includes...
[March 19, 2004, 10:50]
Measurement madness
Blog I recently finished writing my review of the Panasonic Toughbook Executive CF-T8. While running through the notebook specifications I, of course, noted the weight.g. That’s pretty precise. I’m used to seeing width, height and depth measurements...
[February 25, 2009, 16:18]
Dual-core AMD Turion: slow out of the gate review
Reviews With a Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor running at 1.8GHz, the HP Compaq nx6325 produced an overall SysMark 2004 score of 155, which trails by a healthy 17 to 18 percent the scores from similarly outfitted systems, such as the Panasonic ToughBook 74...
[June 26, 2006, 10:35]
Sony VAIO PCG-Z1SP review
Reviews The general look and feel is sleek silver and black, and while it's nowhere near as sturdily constructed as Panasonic's Toughbook CF-R1, the build quality seems solid throughout. Design If it's design you're after, Sony is the notebook maker to...
[March 12, 2003, 11:52]
Atom-based ultraportables at IDF
News Panasonic's new Toughbook is billed as the toughest of the line yet, and has a large screen but a rather crunched keyboard. More than a dozen ultramobile computers, powered by Intel's new Atom CPU, were on display at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF...
[August 22, 2008, 9:21]
Dell launches its first rugged notebook
News Panasonic sells rugged notebooks under its ToughBook brand, while HP simply sells the HP Rugged Notebook. Dell has launched its first rugged notebook, taking on the likes of HP and Panasonic. The "All-Terrain Grade" (ATG) Latitude notebook is...
[January 17, 2007, 13:42]
New York - PC Expo: Show will reflect PC evolution
News The Toughbook 71 is built with a magnesium chassis and features an Intel 266MHz Pentium II processor, a 12.1-inch thin-film transistor display, 32MB of RAM and a 4GB hard drive for $3,499 (£2,146). Few of the products expected to roll out at the...
[June 15, 1998, 11:09]
