As an established notebook computer manufacturer, Panasonic's rugged Toughbook product line has a history of more than 25 years As early as 1996, the company launched the first Toughbook "Three Prevention book", which has led the development of the industry for a long time. For example, cf-m34, launched in 1999, is the first mobile data terminal equipped with Bluetooth connection function. Then in 2007, the CF-18 was the first mobile device equipped with a rotary touch screen (which can be transformed into tablet mode).
(from Panasonic official website)
At the same time, Panasonic Toughbook product lineup is also well known for providing various modular function options. However, this article will introduce 2022 Toughbook 40 models.
On Tuesday, Panasonic announced a new Toughbook 40 with many improvements over the previous generation. In addition to functional upgrades (such as a larger screen), its weight has also been reduced by more than a pound.
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Panasonic said that Toughbook 40 is mainly for customers in law enforcement, federal agencies, public utilities and other fields. Users can the enterprise can greatly improve the operation efficiency of each department and reduce the operation cost by changing the company's products.
In terms of configuration, the machine adopts liantel's 11th generation Borui (vPro) processor. In terms of graphics, the on-board amd display or Intel iris Xe core display can be selected. It is worth mentioning that the machine is also the first to introduce 5MP webcam into similar products.
The screen size is 14 inches @ FHD resolution, and the brightness is up to 1200 nits. Optional 16 ~ 64 GB DDR4 memory + 512gb ~ 2TB nvme SSD for storage, and the modular design means that customers can easily maintain or replace.
Other features include 4G / 5G modems - support for millimeter wave, C-band, and sub-6 connections - and Toughbook 40 allows consumers to use physical SIM or ESIM cards for data connections.
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In addition, Toughbook 40 supports Bluetooth 5.1 + Wi Fi 6, provides usb-a and usb-c ports, and can last up to 36 hours after adding a second battery of modular design (mobilemark 2014).
The price of Toughbook is set to go on the market at the end of 20240, and the final price is about $6399.