Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1

If you're considering a Panasonic Toughbook, it's likely that your priorities are relatively different from that of the average consumer. Rugged laptops are designed to meet the adverse conditions that people in the military, construction, and various outdoor professions may face—and come through unscathed. That said, a laptop still needs to have some basic elements in order to ensure a decent user experience. Although the Panasonic CF-U1 ($2,500 street) has some neat features—like hot-swappable twin batteries and options for GPS, 3G mobile broadband, and extensions like fingerprint readers and bar code scanners—its basic usability is lacking. The CF-U1's screen is tiny, its keyboard is nearly impossible to type on, and the labsence of any sort of navigational aid (like a touchpad or pointing stick) for its otherwise finicky screen make this pricey tablet extremely difficult to use, let alone recommend.

FEATURES:

Price as Tested: $2,500.00 Street
Type: Ultraportable, Tablet, Business
Operating System: MS Windows XP Professional
Processor Name: Intel Atom Z520
Processor Speed: 1.33 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Weight: 2.3 lb
Screen Size: 5.6 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
Storage Capacity: 16 GB
Networking Options: 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive: External

SOURCE:www.pcmag.com