Rugged - Panasonic's ToughbookCF-29

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Here at Laptopical we often allow the spotlight to shine on sleek subnotebooks and powerful multimedia laptops used for business, gaming - or image, movie and sound editing. But what about users who don't inhabit the cosy, self satisfied world of the home or office user? We're talking fire officers, police and research workers - folks who desire a notebook to function in the harshest conditions and enviroments.

Panasonic Toughbook 29Panasonic'slatest Toughbook sure is rugged. It might even be tough enoughfor James Bond, the Dynamic Duo and Dirty Harry's mother-in-law, as well asother crime fighters-those public and those with secretidentities-who need a laptop that can take a thumping and keep onbumping. The new Toughbook CF-29 is also the first of itskind with integrated Cingular UMTS/HSDPA 3G BroadbandConnectwireless service.
What's thatmean to us, Joe. Q. Public of the metropolis? That means that thegood guys can spy on the bad guys-by browsing through criminaldatabases and other top-secret sites-when cruising in theirpatrol cars, or when on missions deep behind enemy lines.

The BroadbandConnect network is the next-generation GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication, or GSM. It's available in morethan 60 cities, and where it's not available, the crime fightersusing the CF-29 can tap into the high-speed EDGE network, which can be accessed in 13,000 cities in the UnitedStates alone. For those international agents, the Pansonic'swireless capabilities will be able to work in at least 100countries worldwide.

And we're talking wireless that's as rapid-fire as an M-16 withthe safety off. Speeds can crank at a steady 400 to 700 kilobitsper second, and can blast off bursts at times of up to onemegabit per second.

And all of this capability comes in a ruggedmagnesium alloy chassis that's built like an Abrams tank. Youcan't have a name like Toughbook and not back it up. So the CF-29 will make a great partner fortough guys and gals in the "public service" biz.

Powering this steel trap of a notebook is an Intel Centrino chipset. Ok that's a long way off themultitasking power of a core duo processor, but the Toughbook 29is not aimed at gaming and multimedia users, but for thoselooking for laptop longevity and performance under harshconditions.

The Toughbook CF29 also comes with a 13.3inch touchscreen display (1024 by 768resolution), an 80 GB Shock-mounted removable hard drive instainless steel case, and sealed port and connector covers. Forthe truly sophisticated agent, the CF-29 can also be fitted withoptional BlueTooth and GPS technologies.

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