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Panasonic Toughbook CF-R1 review

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Friday 23 June 2006, 4:25 AM

Smallest Functional Desktop Equivalant


Most ultra-portable computers have such small Input and Output interfaces that extended use becomes a personal trial. Making most of them even worse is their poor space efficiency as measured by the ratio of screen area/stored format area. The class leader in this output interface efficiency ratio is Panasonic at 80%. Some others run as miserably low space utilization efficiency ratios as 54%. Not one ultra portable builds in a fold-out keyboard. The R-series Panasonics have the smallest keyboards to which touch typists can adapt. Beyond I/O, all other computer functions are commodity features, easily adjusted. This is the smallest with genuinely good I/O, and that's what mainly determines the human use experience.

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Panasonic Toughbook CF-R1



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Overview

Panasonic Toughbook CF-R1

Editors rating
Rating: 7.7
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.

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£ 1319

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