* HuI yEan Vs Life with Tech. *: Panasonic Toughbook

Panasonic recently has added 3 new models to its Toughbook ruggedised notebook range :

That is CF-F9,CF-C1 and CF-S9.

The Toughbook range traditionally been built to military standards , it can withstand below damage:

- direct water spills on the keyboard( even quick dunks in water)
-drops from as high as 4ft
-a fanless design so the notebook is safe from dust insrusion

This 3 new models are targeted at professionals who require a tough notebook that are slimmer and lighter than the military-grade Toughbooks.

The business-rugged Toughbooks, which not built to military standards, are still pretty tough and are able to withstand drops from 30in from all angles, a lid and base that can withstand up to 100kg of pressure and direct water spills on the keyboard.

Also , the new magnesium alloy and thin LCD glass as well as a Shell Drive design that integrates the DVD drive into the palm rest, make the entire unit about 75% lighter than conventional notebook models.

In fact, Panasonic claims that each of the three models is "the world's lightest" in its class.

CF-C1

CF-F9

Model	Features
CF-S9	-Claimes to be the world’s lightest 12in, with built-in optical drive. -Weight only 1.37kg. -Powered by a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-520M vPro processor. -2GB RAM and 320GB hard disk drive. -Battery life last up to 11 hours on a single charge.
CF-F9	-Claims to be the world’s lightest 14in laptop, with LED backlit 14.1in screen with a resolution of 1440x900-pixels. -Weight only 1.6kg. -Powered by an Intel Core i5-520M vPro processor, 320GB HDD and 2GB RAM. -Magnesium alloy and has a shock-mounted “flex-connect” hard drive and LCD screen. -Integrated handle on the back hinge for easy carrying.
CF-C1	-12.1in convertible Tablet PC (1,280x800-pixels) display. -1.4kg with a single battery. -LCD screen that can be rotated and flipped over the keyboard and converted into a Tablet PC. -Screen support multi-touch gestures as well as input via electronic stylus. -Powered by Intel Core i5-520M vPro processor, 250GB hard disk drive and 2GB RAM. -Battery life can go up to 10 hours when attach to its dual hot-swappable batteries, although this increases the weight to about 1.7kg.