Panasonic Toughbook F9 Business-Rugged laptop Announced

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

Matthew Chung
Categories: Computers
Tags: Panasonic, rugged