Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 Notebook

Targeting soldiers, Panasonic has designed its latest rugged notebook, Panasonic Tough book CF-19 Laptop. Since it can withstand extreme levels of mud, dust, sand, water and cold, the military persons can make good use of it. You can stand upon it, pour water on it, and even drop it violently; but you cannot find out even a scratch mark on it. It is even shrouded by the historical feat of saving the life of an allies’ soldier in Iraq, when the operation Desert Storm was at its climax.

Tough Design

The grey chassis of this notebook asserts that it is specifically designed for military. The tough hinge of CF-19 laptop guards the whole laptop from opening even if it falls down. Although, it seems bulky with its dimensions of 271 x 216 x 49mm (WxDxH), it weighs just about 2.25kg effectively explaining the expression, portability under the circumstances. The smooth silver interior with a combination of grey emulates the military uniform. The shift angle monitor that can be rotated in 360° angle, adds colour to its specification table.

The 10.4 inch XGA LCD display of this notebook unleashes a 1024×768 pixels resolution with crisp and clear pictures even in bright sunlight. It is designed in such a way that you can read easily in daylight with out any strain. The speakers are incorporated beneath the screen bezel delivering quality audio output. The keyboard and touchpad are jam packed in the bottom panel providing amble space for wrist rest. The alphabetic and numeric keys are shaded with light grey tint. The functional keys along with other control keys are highlighted with a dark shade. To the left side of the toughbook, some LEDs are etched to keep an eye on the processes undertaken by the laptop.

Outstanding Features

The built-in hard disk drive has a storage capacity of 80GB and is enough shock proof to protect your valuable data from water, drop, sand and mud. It runs on Windows XP Professional Operating System making it immensely user friendly. The built-in Intel Core 2 Duo processor implements Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology for swift outcomes. A pre-installed 1024MB memory renders fast results as in one of the the latest laptops, Acer Extensa 4220 Laptop. But this memory can be very much expanded to 4GB with the help of a SD memory card.

The integrated 802.11 a/b/g IEEE standard lets you to connect it with wireless LAN and wireless WAN network ranges. You can connect your laptop wirelessly to any peripheral devices through Bluetooth, or engage its USB port for a wired connectivity. This way you can synchronise your mobile phone with your laptop too. A GPS receiver installed in this device, guides you throughout the way you travel well backed up by the maps, pre-installed. The pressure sensitive touch screen can be manipulated either with your fingers or with a hidden stylus that comes below the screen.

The 2 USB ports, HDMI port, SD memory card slot, LAN port, Modem port and mic/headphone port makes it a multimedia gadget as well. The removable shock resistant HDD and a battery pack occupy the left side of Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 Rugged Notebook. The stylus holder, PC card slot and Express card slot occupies the rear side. The optional finger print reader relieves you from remembering tough passwords as well as keeps their insecurity at bay.

The full magnesium alloy case with handle provides comfort to you while transporting. The monitor, keypad, touchpad and hard disk drive are shock resistant offering a run time of 8 hours with its rechargeable lithium ion battery. It supports Mobile broadband to stay in touch with loved ones even if you are in the middle of a war.