Out in the field or down in the dirt, the durable Panasonic Toughbook 30 is built to take a beating. This brawny workhorse is encased in magnesium alloy, with durability designed... more
Advantages: great look, good screen, ok reliability Disadvantages: crashes occasionally, not greatest speed
This is one COOL laptop, its abit heavy judging by how thick the base is, but it is a mean looking piece of machinery.
The specs on this computer arent the best but man doesnt it look brilliant, with its silver screen border branching into varied shapes and the black at the bottom with silver segments making it look like some robot!
It worked pretty well, took some time to load a few DVD movies and videos but overall it was good. Crashes were very ...
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Out in the field or down in the dirt, the durable Panasonic Toughbook 30 is built to take a beating. This brawny workhorse is encased in magnesium alloy, with durability designed into every seal, hinge and connector. Plus, as the industry's fastest fully rugged mobile PC, it's built for lightening-quick processing and wireless connectivity. Communicate in real time from remote areas, access databases online and run sophisticated software applications even in the harshest environments. The Toughbook 30 is vibration and drop-shock resistant.
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless NIC: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
Memory
1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - type II
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
Interfaces:
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
1 x serial - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x docking / port replicator - 80 pin docking
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 pin FireWire
1 x audio - line-in/microphone - mini-phone 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Power
Power Device: External
Battery
Technology: Lithium ion
Capacity: 8550 mAh
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, DMI Viewer, Panasonic Hand Writing, Intel PROSet, Phoenix FirstWare Recover Pro, Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Display Rotation Tool, Hard Disk Data Erase Utility, Software Keyboard, Icon Enlarger, Infineon TPM Professional Package, Wireless Switch Setting Utility 3.1, Toshiba HotKey Utility, Toshiba PC Diagnostic Tool, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 41 °F
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