Panasonic recently launched their new Toughbook CF-54 HD, Toughbook CF-MX4 notebooks and Toughpad FZ-X1 tablet for Malaysia. All three are ruggedized devices that are designed to take drops, shocks and spills with no problems. Aimed squarely at those who need a tough field device in the automotive, delivery and health care industries, there is the business rugged Toughbook CF-MX4, semi rugged Toughbook CF-54 and fully rugged IP68 rated Toughpad FZ-X1 tablet. While the notebooks are powered by the latest 5th generation vPro secure Intel processors, they also have Windows 8.1 Pro on-board as well. The Toughpad FZ-X1 tablet runs on a Qualcomm S4 Pro and Android 2.2 but another version also offers a Windows option. All are available in Malaysia with the Toughbook CF-54 going for USD 2349 (RM9815), the CF-MX4 for USD 1949 (RM8144) and Toughpad FZ-X1 for USD 1499 (RM6263). In related news, Panasonic is also launching their ASEAN Configuration Centre currently operating in Johor Baru for regional support which according to them, should help lower transportation costs.
The Toughpad FZ-X1 being drop tested
Our hands-on with the devices revealed that all the Toughbooks are surprisingly light, perhaps due to the mostly magnesium alloy body for both notebooks. While the Toughpad is fairly thick it withstood multiple drops as the Panasonic folks did actual drop tests during the launch with the tablet. It also featured a built-in barcode scanner with customizable features like a memory card reader and other input options making it quite suitable for delivery situations that use barcodes for parcels. Check out the tech specs and hands-on pics below:
- Toughbook CF-54 HD
- 5th generation Intel Core i5-5300U vPro processor
- 4GB RAM (maximum 16GB)
- 500GB HDD storage
- 14-inch Active Matrix LCD display (1366 x 768 pixel resolution)
- features 3x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI, 1x LAN, 1x SD card slot, honeycomb-style magnesium casing with carry handle, withstands drops from 76cm, shoch and vibration protected for vehicle docking
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Toughbook CF-MX4
- 5th generation Intel Core i5-5300U vPro processor
- 500GB HDD storage
- 12.5-inch display (IPS, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, multi-touch)
- 21mm thick | 1.4kg
- features 2x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI, 1x LAN, 1x SD card slot, 1x VGA, honeycomb-style magnesium casing with carry handle, withstands drops from 76cm, hot-swappable battery, embedded thin-nib stylus
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Toughpad FZ-X1
- 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064T processor
- 2GB RAM
- 32GB storage
- 5-inch display (1280 x 720 pixels, daylight readable, glove and rain mode)
- features MIL-STD810G certification with 3 meter drop rsistance, IP68 water resistance certification (up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes), can withstand -20C to +60C temperatures, integrated 1D/2D barcode reader, hot swappable battery. 3 microphones, 4 user configurable buttons
- supports 4G LTE, 3G and Voice
- Android 4.2.2
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