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Panasonic Toughbook CF-W7

Manufacturer: Panasonic

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • VGA
  • Yes

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1024 x 768 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 12.1 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 160 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 45.3 x 272 x 214.3 mm
  • Weight
  • 1.28 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Ultraportable

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 1.2 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Business

Talkback 1 comments

    This was an excellent business ...Richard Lawson -- 02/06/09

    This was an excellent business rugged laptop. However, it has been replaced by the Panasonic Toughbook W8. Please check it out at www.groupmobile.com.

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The good:
  • Can withstand a fair bit of punishment
  • Water resistant
  • Decent power for the size
The bad:
  • Exposed ports not the best for a rugged laptop
  • Not the most attractive of laptops
  • Odd touchpad
  • Vertically short keys
  • 802.11g/100Mb only
The bottomline:

The Toughbook CF-W7 isn't bad. It's designed for a specialised niche, and if you're constantly exposed to water we'd say it'd be a good choice. We'd expect more for our money though, and would otherwise be more tempted to pick up a Thinkpad for general ruggedness.

Editors’ rating:

7/10

RRP: AU$3599.00

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