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Panasonic Toughbook CF-R1 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.3

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1319

Verdict

This lightweight but very durable notebook delivers impressive battery life. Although it has drawbacks (including a cramped keypad and no port replicator), many buyers will find that the Toughbook's good points outweigh the bad... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Extremely portable but properly robust
  • Excellent battery life.

Cons

  • No legacy ports and no port replicator option
  • No floppy or optical drive included as standard
  • Proprietary memory modules.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium III-M
Clock speed: 0.8 GHz
RAM installed: 128 MB
Hard drive size: 20 GB
Graphics processor: Silicon Motion Lynx3DM
Graphics RAM: 4 MB
Display diagonal size: 10.4 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 24x2.3x18.3 cm
Weight: .99 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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Member Opinion

8.3

Average Member Rating

Excellent

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Smallest Functional Desktop Equivalant

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8.0

Excellent


Bryce S.

Bryce S.

Love the size, weight and round touchpad

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8.7

Excellent


Emery emErZ

Emery emErZ

Very good

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Does the job well!

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8.5

Excellent


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