Panasonic gets tougher

Posted March 31, 2006 at 11:29 PM by Adam Berger

Section: Laptops

Panasonic has upgraded their well known Toughbook. The new rugged PC has embedded EV-DO (Verizon or Sprint), an Intel Core Duo chip, longer battery life and expanded security features. Built with a magnesium alloy case, integrated handle, spill-resistant keyboard, daylight-readable screen and battery life of approximately seven hours, the Toughbook-74 is designed to let work happen wherever it needs to. New security features, including an optional finger print scanner and a Trusted Platform Module (TPM v.1.2) security chip, help protect sensitive information.

It has an 80GB shock-mounted HDD and a standard 512MB SDRAM (DDR2), which is expandable to 4,096MB. The laptop has a 13.3” 1024 x 768 (XGA) transmissive, 460 Nit daylight-readable TFT Active Matrix Color LCD with touchscreen, is 5.95 pounds with nice dimensions: 1.7"-2.4"(H) x 12"(W) x 11.6"(D) (with handle). The Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 will be generally available in April, 2006 starting at an estimated street price of $2,999.00.

[Press Release]