Nothing But Netbooks! » Other http://www.nothingbutnetbooks.com Acer Aspire One, Dell E, Eee PC, HP Mini-Note, MSI Wind, and Other Netbook News, Reviews, Coverage Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Panasonic ToughNetBook? http://www.nothingbutnetbooks.com/uncategorized/panasonic-toughnetbook/ http://www.nothingbutnetbooks.com/uncategorized/panasonic-toughnetbook/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:49:52 +0000 admin http://www.nothingbutnetbooks.com/?p=18 This is more of a UMPC than a Netbook, but still interesting: Panasonic today announced the latest addition to their ruggedized Toughbook line. According to the company, the Panasonic Toughbook U1 exceeds military specifications- as one example, it’s rated for 4-foot drops as opposed to the military spec which only calls for a 3-foot drop rating. Other specs:

  • 16GB or 32GB SSD Drive- No hard drive option
  • 2.3 lbs
  • 5.6″ screen
  • 1.33 MHz Atom CPU (slower than most Netbooks, but chosen for maximum battery life)
  • Options for Bluetooth, barcode scanner, fingerprint reader, 2-megapixel webcam, GPS, and EVDO/HSPDA

One neat touch- instead of a single 3- or 6- cell battery, the U1 has two 2-cell batteries (each rated for 3-4 hours) that are hot-swappable. So you could keep swapping in extra batteries without having to turn it off.

All this durability and flexibility doesn’t come cheap, however. At a list price of $2199, it wil probably be the most expensive UMPC out there.

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