Looking for a rugged laptop that won’t break your back? Panasonic has just announced its latest thin-and-light Toughbook F9 business-rugged laptop. When they say light, the company means that it weighs just 3.6 pounds, making it the industry’s lightest 14-inch class laptop. The F9 has survived drops of 30-inches, protects against liquid spills of nearly 7 ounces and is designed to withstand more than 220 lbs of compression. The Toughbook F9 will be available in the US from July 1st, with the street price estimated at $2,899. Technical specifications of this laptop include:
- Windows 7 (with XP downgrade option)
- Intel Core i5 2.4GHz processor
- 320GB shock-mounted, flex-connect, removable hard drive
- 2GB RAM, expandable to 6GB
- 14.1-inch 1440 x 900 pixel LCD display
- Anti-glare screen treatment
- DVD burner
- Up to 7-hours battery life
- Optional WiMAX
- Optional WWAN / Gobi2000 mobile broadband
- Intel Centrino Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Optional fingerprint and SmartCard reader