Panasonic Toughbook Question
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Panasonic Toughbook Question
Does anyone here have a Panasonic Toughbook notebook?
If so, what are your opinions on them?
Are they as bullet-proof as the commercials depick, or is that exagerated just a bit?
If so, what are your opinions on them?
Are they as bullet-proof as the commercials depick, or is that exagerated just a bit?
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We use them on my police department. They take a lot of abuse and hold up pretty well. We generally have more programming issues then actual hardware issues with them. We started with the CF-25 which was a real piece of crap and not tough at all. I am currently issued a CF-28 which is holding up well and now they are issuing the CF-29 I think.
The ones we use were actually designed and spec'd out using the military standards. I do not know if they make a civilian model and a seperate LE/military model or not.
Hope this helps.
The ones we use were actually designed and spec'd out using the military standards. I do not know if they make a civilian model and a seperate LE/military model or not.
Hope this helps.
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we use them in the military, my friend uses one for navigating in the hummer in his SEAL platoon, no problems with it while out in the field.
i used one on a submarine, it got dropped, banged, bucked, but they made it sailor proof, worked just fine the whole time.
i used one on a submarine, it got dropped, banged, bucked, but they made it sailor proof, worked just fine the whole time.
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We started with the CF25 which work good for our line men in there trucks. They work good. Had a Panasonic Rep do a demo on thier toughbooks and they were great however the prices were really high. We went with Gateway at half the cost and no fault replacement warranty.
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the tough books are great..
I use 'em at work. One guy dropped his of a 10 foot high platform. No damage. Runs great.
But they are expensive. As with all laptops, the screen is useless in direct sunlight
I use 'em at work. One guy dropped his of a 10 foot high platform. No damage. Runs great.
But they are expensive. As with all laptops, the screen is useless in direct sunlight
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I have a cf-48 and a cf-73. the 73 is virtually indestructable. Plus it looks neat. The cf-48 is a few years older, but I have had no problems at all with it either and I have pounded on it hard too.
They aren't cheap though, the 73 will run well over 3 grand. But if you use it in the field and there is a chance it could be damaged, it wont let you down.
They aren't cheap though, the 73 will run well over 3 grand. But if you use it in the field and there is a chance it could be damaged, it wont let you down.
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The guys at work had the CF-73 that was thinner, actually looked like a labtop. It was pretty tuff. One Guy I worked with constantly had it crashing into the dash board when he slammed on the brakes.
I have the CF-29, Jell encased monitor, spring and foam encased hard drive, all connectors are covered with plates or plugs.
Its tough, I've landed on it after falling off of three steps. It still works fine. I've also thrown it up in the air about 10 feet, and it landed on the ground, fine. It was the grass though.
The only problem I've had is that the CD burner will sometimes pop out of socket with a bump, but all you've got to do is push it back in, and your good to go. As far as spilling stuff on it, i haven't done that yet. Sometimes a peice of plastic will come off of a button, and you'll have to get that out. Other than that, its fine.
I have the CF-29, Jell encased monitor, spring and foam encased hard drive, all connectors are covered with plates or plugs.
Its tough, I've landed on it after falling off of three steps. It still works fine. I've also thrown it up in the air about 10 feet, and it landed on the ground, fine. It was the grass though.
The only problem I've had is that the CD burner will sometimes pop out of socket with a bump, but all you've got to do is push it back in, and your good to go. As far as spilling stuff on it, i haven't done that yet. Sometimes a peice of plastic will come off of a button, and you'll have to get that out. Other than that, its fine.
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You can get the military toughbooks from surplus auctions for pretty cheap. They usually go in lots of five or more, bids start around $100. They do have the hard drives removed, but for the price, throw in a new big drive, and you'll still be money ahead. Throw new drives in three of them, and you could probably get more than what you have into them, and still have a parts machine.
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