Panasonic UK - Lightweight, rugged laptops designed for the construction industry

New Panasonic Toughbook Executive notebooks combine design and construction excellence making them ideal for the building industry
This year sees Panasonic setting new standards in the ultraportable laptop sector with the Toughbook Executive laptop range. With their rugged, yet ultra-light magnesium casing, long battery life and large hard drive, the Toughbook Executive laptops provide a robust, reliable solution for those in the building and construction industry who are constantly on the move.
The new Toughbook Executive models – available for the first time over the internet – offer a reliable and slim-line notebook that performs in the most demanding environments.
Each stylish notebook is encased in a high quality magnesium casing, meaning they are both compact and elegant, yet boast increased robustness. The notebooks can resist an impressive array of knocks, bumps and vibrations – they can even be dropped from 30cm – and can also tolerate a pressure of up to 100kg.
The CF-T5 incorporates a touch screen display and hand strap, ensuring ease of use when on the move. The CF-W5 and CF-Y5 models, meanwhile, contain integrated DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW combo drives. In addition, the CF-Y5 features a 14.1" SXGA colour display and is protected against water damage – a full 200ml glass of water spilled over the keyboard and touchpad leaves the notebook unscathed
Key features of the Toughbook Executive models are:
§ Ultra-light weight, semi-ruggedized construction
§ Wi-Fi capability
§ Integrated wireless antennae
§ Extended battery option: the CF-W5, CF-T5 and CF-Y5 batteries can last us to 12, 15 and 8.5 hours respectively
§ 60 GB hard drive
§ Secure data transfer with a speed of 1.8 Megabits per second
§ Intel® Centrino technology, with an Intel Core Solo Processor
Despite these rugged features, the CF-W5 weighs only 1260g, the CF-T5 only 1510g and the CF-Y5 only 1530g, making these Toughbooks ideal business and leisure tools for everyone who demands portability without compromising on protection.
Availability and prices:
From late February 2007 the CF-W5, CF-T5 and CF-Y5 will both be available for consumers to buy direct for the first time by going on-line to www.toughbook.eu.
The Panasonic Toughbook Executive laptops retail at £1,428.90 for the CF-W5, £1,318.90 1,428.90 for the CF-T5 and £1649.00 for the CF-Y5 (prices exclude VAT).

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