Laptops > Panasonic Laptops > less than 512 MB

Advantages: Tablet style flip screen, built in functionality
Disadvantages: ???

...years of working with the Panasonic CF-34 as an IT consultant with manual workers from another company I finally got to produce a build and play with some Cf-18's. There are many obvious advantages this machine has over it's predecessor, namely the available built in functionality (all at a price of course) plus the ease of use for those with the larger finger. Options include integrated GPRS / GSM slot, WiFi & Bluetooth. Previously you would have ...
...is also good now as Panasonic have incorporated Centrino technology which utilises the Pentium M 900Mhz CPU which consumes the least power of the range of processors, giving a significant increase in battery life, we can now almost get a full days use out of these things (7 hours). Durtability has also been much better than it's predecessor, they don't feel as strong on the outside as the 34 but Panasonic have realised the amount of hard disks that ... Read review

Advantages: Looks
Disadvantages: Not tough, poor battery life

...someone has to !). The Panasonic toughbook was meant to be the answer with its ruggedised casing and splashproof keyboard. Well, in my experience the slightest hint of moisture in the air and the whole thing packs up. The screen goes dark and the computer will keep shutting itself off. I will admit that when it works the laptop is nice to use, with pentium4, a smooth mouse pad and nifty black handle that pulls out from the front end of the laptop. ...
...this day and age there are laptops with a 10 hour battery life but this one rarely gives you enough juice to last more than 40 minutes. The rugged housing is deceptive....some of it looks like it's aluminium but it is in fact plastic. I would not trust the thing to drop it on the ground as I reckon it would smash to pieces. The dodgy screen is my main worry, however. If the laptop has not been used for a few days or the air is a bit humid or the ... Read review

Advantages: Very robust and sturdy case
Disadvantages: A little slow when compared to newer laptops

The Panasonic CF-28 comes in many flavourers, the CF-28 I use has the following specification. RAM: 512MB CPU: Pentium III Mobile 800 MHz Hard Disk: 512 GB Operating System: Windows 2000 Weight: 3.6Kg Physical Characteristics Left Hand Size CD and Floppy Disk Drive Module Bay. Back Serial Port, Parallel Port, External Video, Port Replicator, Mic and Headphones sockets, Single USB port, Keyboard or Mouse PS2 port. Right Hand Size ...
...PCMCIA Port, Modem Connector, Network Connector Underneath Removable Hard Disk Drive, Battery These CF-28’s come with the touch screen option install and the touch sensitive glide pad. The normal glide pad works using the electrical charge of the person’s finger and will not work when tried with an inanimate object. The touch screen works in combination with the glide pad or external mouse (if one has been connected), generally the touch screen ... Read review

Advantages: Tough enough for all environments with best of breed battery life.
Disadvantages: Keyboard cannot be detached, weighty, lacks power for multi application use.

...ST4120, Toshiba Portégé 3500 and Panasonic Toughbook 18. What follows is a brief discussion of the Panasonic Toughbook 18 which I hope will give users some guidance and prove informative. The Panasonic Toughbook range is arguably the market leader in robust tablet devices. It is the first device which truly stands up to hazardous condition testing and certainly is the most robust device for our specific requirements within the Trust. It has the ...
...with mild power management settings. Another big advantage with the Panasonic Toughbook over the other devices is that it comes with a three-year warranty. At £2,000, Panasonic's price tag leads the pack as well, but if you're rough on your equipment, this Tablet is built for the long run. ... Read review

Advantages: Fairly Robust, small, touchscreen
Disadvantages: Slow performance, some reliability issues

...car chargers are available from panasonic to enable charging on the move. Whilst you can drop these things on the floor and they'll probably still work, (and Panasonic claim you can drive over one with a landrover!) hard disks have had a fairly high failure rate but I guess all that banging around will upset the disk heads at some point. We have a bronze level support aggreement with Panasonic and any parts are replaced (at a premium obviously). ...
...the replacement model, has better keys, centrino technology (extended battery life), built in WiFi, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM, Tablet style screen etc and is a much better offer but looking bck it wasn;t too bad a start for panasonic in this range of toughbooks, there's still room for plenty of improvement! ... Read review