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Panasonic → Panasonic Announced “Santa Rosa”-Based CF-74, CF-52 Toughbooks
The European Panasonic has announced that its refreshed CF-74 and CF-52 Toughbook ruggedized laptops, featuring the latest Intel mobile “Santa Rosa” platform, will be available in June and July respectively. “The new Intel mobile technology platform is centered on an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with an 800 MHz front-side bus, mobile Intel 965 Express chipset, Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN wireless module, and Intel Turbo Memory,” Panasonic explains.
Panasonic → Laptop Battery and Heating Test: Panasonic CF-51 the Best
Among six tested notebooks which were not affected by massive Sony laptop battery recall, Panasonic Toughbook CF-51 is the best choice for all around value in a notebook computer, and one that runs a lot cooler than most, delivering incredible battery life. But for those users who prefer a cool-running notebook with a more powerful processor and a widescreen display, the Jetbook 9700P delivers the best value, says CRN Test Center.
Panasonic → Colored Panasonic Toughbook eLite W5 and Y5 Unveiled
Panasonic announced updated Toughbook eLite notebook PC line, which now features various laptop chassis colors for W5 and Y5 PC series. Toughbook eLite W5 and Y5 offer magnesium alloy cases and shock mounted hard drives. The Y5 also includes a water resistant, “spill through” keyboard.
The ultraportable Toughbook eLite W5, featuring 12.1-inch anti-glare display, is now available for purchase in Steel Gray, Merlot, Galaxy Black, Glacier White, Blueprint, Rosehip and the new Crown Blue colors. The eLite W5 has an 8-hour battery life, and weights 2.7 pounds, the press release says.
Panasonic → Panasonic Announced CF-30 and CF-19 Toughbooks
Panasonic today introduced two new rugged computers: Toughbook CF-30 laptop and Toughbook CF-19 convertible tablet PC. Both the CF-30 and CF-19 are constructed of magnesium alloy and include shock-mounted touch screens and hard drives. According to Panasonic, the new computers deliver “the brightest displays available today, without compromising battery life”. The 13.3-inch screen CF-30 boasts “an industry-leading” 1,000 Nit (candelas per square meter) LCD, while 10.4-inch screen CF-19 features a bright 550 Nit screen with a new low-reflection coating .
The Intel Core Duo powered Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 and Toughbook CF-19 are certified to the MIL-STD-810F standard, tested to withstand drops, shocks, vibration and extremes in temperature.
The CF-30 and CF-19 have WLAN, WWAN, GPS and Bluetooth wireless options and battery life of approximately 6 hours.
Both the CF-30 laptop and CF-19 convertible tablet PC are equipped with a cable lock slot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM v1.2) security chip, and feature optional fingerprint scanner. The Toughbook CF-30 can also be configured with an optional SmartCard reader.
The new Toughbooks will be available in December 2006. The base model CF-30 will be available at an estimated street price of $4,699.00. The estimated street price for a base model Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 will be $4,199.00. These and other Toughbooks are available exclusively through authorized Panasonic Toughbook resellers nationwide.
Panasonic → Panasonic updates its Notebooks
This morning Panasonic updated its Notebook collection and especially the 5 series, nothing spectacular except going from 1.5 GHZ to 1.66 GHZ with a Duo Core L2400 for the Y5 version and a Core Duo for the W5 version, equipped with a 1.06 GHZ U2400.