Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1: The rugged mobile PC

Filed in archive Companies on June 27, 2008

The name speaks for itself. This is a rugged and ultra mobile PC from the stables of Panasonic. The company claims it is pretty rugged when compared to other products in the league and it comes with the latest low power intel atom processor. Its small in size too as it measures 2.2 x 7.2 inches in length and 5.9 inches in depth.

It comes with a LCD touch screen which is even visible in sunlight and also has an option of fingerprint scanner for user authentication. Data can be captured via 1D and 2D barcode and RFID reader. It is compatible with either Windows XP or Vista and comes with a user friendly backlit QWERT keyboard. Using it remote workers will be able to gain access to real time information and applications. If you talk about toughness then you cannot ignore Toughbook as it comes with a magnesium alloy chassis which can protects it in case of fall even from a height of four feet. It is a fanless design which comes with hot swappable batteries which can be replaced without any issues. Other features include 2 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and full shift battery life.