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What Doesn't Break a Toughbook Makes It Stronger: How They Test the Hell Out of Them

Deep in the northwest corner of Kobe, Japan, there's a factory hidden away among green rice paddies, and sleepy farming villages of tiled roofs. If you were to travel here, to Takatsukadai—the middle of nowhere—you'd find Panasonic's Toughbook plant quietly making notebooks with the world's lowest failure rate. Well, not so quietly, actually. They employ a regimen of over 500 different tests, smashing, dropping and soaking Toughbooks, with over a thousand sacrifices each year. This is where I learned how the old computer plant manages to pull it off, miraculously, almost all under one roof. More »

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4:00 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Tim Hornyak
20,057 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: I dropped one from my kitchen counter onto the floor and the plastic cracked in 3 places. So much for being tough. I was reviewing the product for a magazine, and when the PR people found out they asked why more »

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Panasonic ToughBook CF-U1: Pricing and Specs of the Rugged Little Intel Atom UMPC

Panasonic may have "announced" the ToughBook CF-U1 back in March, but it's only now getting around talking speeds, feeds and wallet drain. Even though it uses Intel's "low cost" 1.33GHz Atom Z520 processor, the little ruggedized UMPC will arrive in August (or later, if the rumored Atom delay is true) at a starting price of $2,500. Obviously, it's geared towards customers who need a super serious, military-grade resistance to the elements. It runs Vista (with XP downgrade option) from a removable 16GB or 32GB SSD, packs tons of wireless options, weighs 2.3 lbs. with two batteries, and runs for 9 hours. If you can get over the teensy 5.6" screen, you got yourself the perfect PC for spelunking, fly fishing or whatever it is you call "extreme." (See more details below.) More »

11:40 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,987 views, 17 comments

Latest by odysseus: We've been playing with one of these at work, very bulky, keyboard is hard to use, and the screen is too hi-res it's hard to read. We scored it a fail, although it rated highly on the entirely accidental more »

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Panasonic's Atom-Based Toughbook UMPC Is Mini Hercules

The Toughbook UMPC spotted around CeBIT has been made official by Panasonic. The ultra mobile sports an Atom CPU and runs Vista on its 5.6-inch LCD screen. It is impact resistant like other Toughbooks, and we hope it's just as spill-proof as their notebooks. One thing we can't wrap our heads around is the number pad. It's smack-dab in the middle of the letters. Anyone care to help us out with that? [Impress]

2:55 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,258 views, 17 comments

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We Dump Coffee, Coke, OJ and Milk All Over a Shiny New Toughbook: Did It Survive?

On Tuesday we asked you about the one thing you wouldn't want spilled on your keyboard, and we were surprised how much you had to tell us. We have a brand new Y7 Toughbook laying around the apartment, which Panasonic claims can handle six ounces of liquid poured right into the keyboard. We decided to put some of your answers to the test. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Benny Goldman
29,315 views, 62 comments

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Panasonic Toughbook Y7, T7 and W7 Are Built to Take a Business-Class Beating

Panasonic's newest Toughbook Y7, T7 and W7 are designed to combat the Homer in you: that is, they're for people who work with sensitive data yet are prone to dropping laptops, spilling drinks and generally messing stuff up. Forget accelerometers, the hard drives in this can take a serious hit at 2.5 feet and on 26 different axes. The LCDs, typically shatter-prone glass, can survive a one-foot drop without cracking. As far as proofing against the inevitable beverage malfunction, the Toughbook can take over six ounces of liquid continuously, meaning if you spill half a can of soda on that sucker, you can pour an equal amount of water through there to flush out the bad stuff. Just pour slow: if the drain backs up, you can still cause damage. Here's how the three different systems fall into place:

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6:00 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Wilson Rothman
4,956 views, 1 comment

Latest by jamar0303: I'm perfectly fine with my T5, but man, the T7 looks nice. BTW- for college students, the R7 is far more affordable. Go to Dynamism for that one. more »

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Panasonic Set To Throw Updated 7-Series Toughbooks On the Ground

Panasonic's set to release an updated 7-series version of their Toughbook laptops that can drop 76 centimeters, or 2.49 feet, while on and still function correctly. Although 2.5 feet isn't all that tall, it's about the height of the average desk, which means you can safely launch the so far Japan-only Intel Santa Rosa-based laptops onto the ground and still be able to work some spreadsheet magic afterwards. No US pricing or availability yet. [PCWorld]

7:30 PM on Thu Sep 27 2007
By Jason Chen
1,507 views, 4 comments

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Panasonic's Toughbook CF-52 Gets Widescreen and 3G Upgrade

Panasonic's Toughbook line got a widescreen upgrade this morning. The new semi-rugged CF-52 has a 15.4-inch WUXGA screen along with a shock-mounted hard drive, spill resistant keyboard, and a magnesium alloy shell. The notebook also comes with the option of embedded EV-DO or UMTS/HSDPA (nice way to stay connected if you're always on the go). The standard version will start at $1,649 while the optimized version will go for $2,499. Full specs after the jump. More »

9:45 AM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Louis Ramirez
7,260 views, 1 comment

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Panasonic's Toughest Toughbooks, Now Faster and Brighter

The most hardened versions of the Panasonic Toughbooks have been updated with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and brighter touchscreens. Since most of these laptops will be used in broad daylight, that extra screen brightness will certainly be welcome. More »

8:54 AM on Thu Dec 21 2006
By Charlie White
912 views, 3 comments

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Panasonic Boosts its Ultraportables with Sprint Rev A EV-DO

If last week's ToughBooks were a little too big for your needs, Panasonic today bestowed its ultraportable W5 and T5 ToughBooks with built-in mobile broadband. The cool thing about these notebooks (aside from their slim waist line) is that they're the first rugged laptops compatible with Sprint's EV-DO Rev A network, which delivers download speeds of 450 to 800 kbps. (They're also backwards compatible with EV-DO Rev 0 networks). Both notebooks feature a 12.1-inch screen and weigh under 3.5 pounds each, the T5 however is a Tablet PC and features a touch-screen display. Both systems will be available next month starting at $2,249. – Louis Ramirez More »

3:36 AM on Tue Dec 19 2006
By Louis Ramirez
281 views, 2 comments

Latest by craig: Under 3.5 lbs? The W5 weighs under _3_ lbs. These laptops are terrific...my W2 has survived nearly three years of constant abuse and it has been rock solid. Would definitely buy another Toughbook if this one ever more »

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Panasonic ToughBook Joins the WWAN Party

Just when we thought we had seen them all, Panasonic has given its ToughBook line of laptops mobile broadband capabilities, which means you can use your ToughBook to connect to the interwebs from anywhere. The CF-19 ($4,199) and the CF-30 ($4,699) will both support UMTS/HSDPA networks as well as Sprint and Verizon's high-speed EV-DO network. The laptops are still highly underpowered and overweight for their price tag (the CF-30 comes in at 8 lbs), but to date they're the only rugged notebooks with built-in WWAN. More »

6:37 PM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By Louis Ramirez
878 views, 5 comments

Latest by ugh138: This is not the ONLY rugged laptop with built in WWAN. The Intronix GO Book XR-1 has built in WWAN modules that are user replaceable. If you want to change the type of WWAN card in your Toughbook more »

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Denise Richards Attacks 91-year-old with Laptop

In an attempt to prove that laptops make for better weapons than BlackBerrys, Denise Richards went on a laptop-hurling rampage at a casino near Vancouver recently. Richards, who was tired of being harassed by paparazzi, got into a fight with them and ended up chucking their lappies from a hotel balcony. The flying laptops then grazed the arms of two innocent women, an 80-year-old woman and a nearby 91-year-old woman. For the sake of the paparazzi, we hope they were ToughBooks. – Louis Ramirez More »

6:00 PM on Fri Nov 10 2006
By Louis Ramirez
4,599 views, 9 comments

Latest by Grifter: OK. this is just funny. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH. Grandma watch out. That flying laptop is going to make you rich beyond your wildest dreams... Oh damn you are so old and your going to die soon. Maybe more »

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Panasonic Gives ToughBook eLite W5 the Rainbow Treatment

Design-wise, Panny's ToughBooks have always been a little rough around the edges. In an attempt to fix that, the new eLite W5 now comes in seven different color tones ranging from Merlot to Blueprint. We think the system is still under powered (it's packing a 1.2GHz Core Solo processor), but for running basic office apps, the 12.1-inch laptop is highly portable weighing in at just over 2 pounds. The rugged notebook is priced high though at $2,339. Dual core fans will be able to get the $2,569 eLite Y5 starting in December which squeezes in a more acceptable Core Duo processor and bumps the screen size up to 14.1 inches while gaining only 1.4 pounds. – Louis Ramirez More »

12:06 PM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By Louis Ramirez
982 views, 3 comments

Latest by Blathering1: The Toughbook Y5 will be an awesome machine! I used the Toughbook Y2 for over a year, and its weight to power ratio was incredible. The 14" screen was a welcome size, the 1400 pixel wide screen great for Excel more »

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CF-19 and CF-30 ToughBooks Have Brightest Screens Ever

Put us in an alley with Panny's new ToughBooks and chances are they'll kick our asses. And they're also packing 1000cd screens—that's 2.5 times brighter than the screen on a 30-inch cinema display by Apple! More »

8:10 PM on Mon Oct 16 2006
By Louis Ramirez
1,934 views, 9 comments

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Panasonic Toughbook T5 Has an Armstrap

Alright, laptops are laptops. But this ruggedized Toughbook has of all things, an arm band. To keep your rugged notebook attached to your arm while you AIM and run from pumas? Yes. It also has a 12-inch touchscreen, and WLAN cellular data jammed inside of its magnesium-alloy shell. More »

2:03 AM on Wed Sep 13 2006
By Brian Lam
837 views, 9 comments

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Panasonic Toughbooks: Hardened Cases, Long Battery Life

Here's some clean design from Panasonic, adding a trio of Toughbooks to its laptop portfolio, the CF-W5, the CF-T5, and CF-Y5. All three have magnesium alloy cases and shockproof drives that can take the kind of beating road warriors routinely dish out, but they're not exactly tough enough for military use like some hardened notebooks we've seen. More »

9:45 AM on Tue Sep 12 2006
By Charlie White
616 views, 8 comments

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Panasonic Toughbook WirelessDisplay

The Panasonic Toughbook WirelessDisplay was developed specifically for the healthcare industry, allowing doctors and nurses to wirelessly enter and receive info from a server. It weighs 2.6 pounds, and has a 10.4 inch touchscreen LCD. There's a good reason why this device is so light—it has no hard drive or software on board. It connects wirelessly via WiFi from up to 300 feet away with either a Citrix metaframe, Windows Server OSes or web servers. Or, it can be used to view and control a PC that's wireless-LAN enabled. Panasonic says its battery will last 10 hours, and it's also Bluetooth-compatible. Available this spring for $1750. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Feb 15 2006
By Charlie White
425 views, 3 comments

Latest by GroupMobile: This display is mainly for people in health care because it is secure. All of the information is stored on the server it is hooked up to. If someone were to steal the display, they wouldn't be able to access more »