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Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1291

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Verdict

The Toughbook CF-52 is a solidly built 'semi-ruggedised' notebook, with a hardened outer casing, shock-mounted hard disk and covered ports. However, this 3.3kg system isn't the most portable of notebooks and its battery life falls a long way short of Panasonic's claims... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Very solid outer casing
  • Spill-resistant keyboard and touchpad
  • Wide-aspect-ratio 15.4in. screen

Cons

  • Large and heavy
  • Some ports are unprotected
  • Disappointing battery life

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Core 2 Duo T7100
Clock speed: 1.8 GHz
RAM installed: 1024 MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g
Wireless WAN: optional HSDPA
Hard drive size: 80 GB
Graphics processor: Intel GMA X3100
Graphics RAM: 384 MB
Display diagonal size: 15.4 in
Case form factor: semi-ruggedised clamshell
Dimensions (W x H x D): 35.6x5.19x28.7 cm
Weight: 3.3 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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