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Panasonic hasnt made too many cosmetic changes to its latest generation of Toughbook, with the bulk of the improvements being made to how effectively the system handles the components and the heat generated.While the CF-Y7 (£1679 inc. VAT) falls under...

Rugged and high-quality build, Great battery life, Lightweight, Impressive amount of features...

Low on power, Layout can take some getting used to...

Panasonic hasnt made too many cosmetic changes to its latest generation of Toughbook, with the bulk of the improvements being made to how effectively the system handles the components and the heat generated.While the CF-Y7 (£1679 inc. VAT) falls under...
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Panasonic's semi-rugged series of laptops is a compromise between stylish but fragile consumer notebooks and expensive rugged portables that can shrug off a fall down a flight of stairs or a spot of word processing in the rain. It's for those users tha...

Larger and more powerful than its predecessor, but battery life suffers as a result...
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Companies that design laptops from the ground up can sustain a competitive advantage over those that buy their designs from other (mostly Taiwanese) manufacturers. Panasonic, for example, is what you could call a core manufacturer, optimizing its Tou...

Incredibly light. 14-inch screen, with an SXGA+ resolution. Integrated optical drive. Business-rugged. A wide selection of wireless devices.

No webcam. 2GB of RAM should be standard now. Expensive.

This business-rugged ultraportable can take some physical abuse and is the lightest to integrate a 14-inch screen and optical drive...
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Panasonic’s lightweight and durable upgrade to the Y5 offers road warriors everything they need to get the job done on the go.

Very light weight for screen size, Long battery life, Business-rugged design, Comfortable keyboard...

Small touchpad, 4:3 aspect ratio screen, Mediocre Wi-Fi range...

The Panasonic Toughbook Y7 is expensive, but with the high price tag comes rock-solid durability, excellent battery life, and the largest screen you can get under four pounds. The biggest trade-off is speed, but if you need to tote your notebook cross-...
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Updated: 2014-05-23 07:00:48
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Raise the topic of "rugged" laptops for discussion and, more often than not, Panasonic is part of the conversation. In an effort to address the market of business travelers who want a portable computer with extra durability, but also have a budget and...
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2014-05-23 07:00:48
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One doesn’t expect a so-called rugged notebook to look as good as the Toughbook CF-Y7. The name conjures up an image of a bulky computer weighing several kilograms, with a weak processor and lots of heavy, ugly cladding. Fortunately, this Toughbook is...

Thin and extremely light; deceptively shock-proof...

Shock-resistance adds heavy price premium; no SSD option...

This thin, light notebook is ideal for anyone frequently on the move and will take a knock or two...
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Panasonic ToughBooks are pretty well known these days. Most people understand that if you need a notebook that can withstand a thermo-nuclear detonation, you need to look at a fully rugged ToughBook, like the pretty much indestructible CF-30 - the one tha...
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It is not very often that we see any crossover between products that are designed for business and those that are decidedly cool. For example, very few people would call a BlackBerry their dream phone and as much as we like ThinkPads they don’t...
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