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Panasonic Toughbook W5 Semi-Rugged Laptop

From Catherine Roseberry, for About.com

Copyright ©1997-2006 Panasonic Corporation of North America.

Panasonic Toughbook W5 Semi-Rugged Laptop

Panasonic Corporation of North America.

What Is It:

This is a semi-rugged ultraportable laptop which has been designed to allow mobile professionals to in most any environment. With a 1.2GHz ultra-low-voltage Intel Core Solo processor U1400 and 512MB SDRAM (which can be expanded to 1536MB). The Intel Core Solo technology enables longer battery life and lower power consumption with better cooling. The Toughbook W5 uses MS Windows XP Professional (with Service Pack 2).

Ruggedized Features:

Case - full magnesium alloy, Shock absorbers for hard drive and LCD, Screen case edges are reinforced, hinges are stainless steel, Scuff-and-Scratch resistant outer coating which is bonded.

Dimensions & Weight:

10.6" (W) x 8.3" (D) x 1.0"/1.8" (H). Weight 3.1 lbs.

Display:

12.1" outdoor viewable active-matrix LCD with maximum resolution of 1,024 by 768 pixels, supports 16.7 million colors. The display has anti-glare coating.

Storage & Battery:

Includes a 60GB hard drive which is shock mounted and removable. DVD-ROM/CD-RW is standard on the W5.
Li-ON battery operates for 8 hours (as reported by manufacturer). Battery status screen reporting, battery charges in 5 hours when off and 6.5 hours when on.

Connectivity:

Intel PRO/Wireless networking 802.11a+b+g, 100 Base-TX/10 Base T Ethernet LAN, 56K V90 analog modem. Wireless connection has a manual on/off switch. The W5 is WWAN ready and includes EVDO and HSDA solutions.

Expansion & Interfaces:

1 PC Card Type II, SD Memory / MMC slot. D-sub 15 pin external video, 2 USB 2.0 ports, Mini-jack stereo headphone/speaker jacks, Mic/Line In - Mini jack Mono.

Security:

Supervisor and User Password Protection, Security lock slot, Trusted Platform Security Chip (TPM)(V1.1).

Available Options:

Li-ON Battery Pack, AC Adapter, External USB floppy drive, Memory cards - 256MB, 512MB, Mini dock replicator, ComFolio Universal Jr. Carrying Case, ComFolio Universal Carrying Case (large capacity), Large Venue DLP Projector, Mobile LCD Projector.

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