[MWC] Today, Panasonic announced the latest model of its Toughbook series, the H1 Field. Geared toward field sales personnel, maintenance workers, first responders and healthcare professionals, the new Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field gets the optional Qualcomm Gobi2000 mobile broadband technology allowing multi carriers connectivity, the IP65 and MIL-STD-810G certification – with a six foot drop rating-, Smartcard, RFID and barcode readers, making the device highly mobile and productive in extreme conditions.
The Toughbook H1 Field packs serious performances including a 1.86 Ghz Intel Atom Z540 processor, six hours of battery life complemented by twin hot-swappable batteries, a 10.4″ dual-touch display for both tablet and touch screen use, 2 GB RAM and a 64GB SSD. The device will be available worldwide in March 2010, for an estimated price of $3,379.
Find more info at http://www.toughbook.com and read the complete feature list after the jump.
Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field – features:
- Genuine Windows 7 (with XP Tablet downgrade option)
- Intel Atom processor Z540 (1.86GHz)
- 2GB RAM
- 64 GB reinforced flex-connect Solid State Drive SSD
- 10.4” XGA sunlight-viewable 500 nit dual-touch LCD
- Circular polarizer with anti-glare and anti-reflective screen treatments
- 6 hour battery life
- Twin hot-swappable batteries
- 3.4 lbs (with both batteries)
- Fully-Rugged
- MIL-STD-810G certified (6 foot drop)*
- Magnesium alloy chassis – encased in polycarbonate
- IP65 certified sealed all-weather design*
- Reinforced flex-connect Solid State Drive (SSD)
- Wide operating temperature range (-20C ~ 60C or -4F ~ 140F)
- Embedded Connectivity
- Optional integrated WWAN / Gobi2000™ mobile broadband (EV-DO and HSPA)
- Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth® v2.1 + EDR
- Integrated Options
- Global positioning system (GPS) receiver
- 2D barcode reader (also 1D capable)
- 2.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual LED lights
- RFID reader
- Optional Security Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Contactless SmartCard reader
- Insertable SmartCard reader
- Integrated docking connector
- 10.4” (L) x 10.6” (W) x 1.3” – 2.3” (H)
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