Panasonic's Toughbook C1 Receives Sandy Bridge Upgrade
Panasonic's Toughbook C1 Receives Sandy Bridge Upgrade
Posted 06/25/2011 at 8:37am
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Panasonic has updated its Toughbook C1 convertible tablet PC with a second-generation Intel chip. The upgraded C1, which lays claim to being the lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet, features a Core i5-2520M vPro 2.50GHz processor as opposed to the 2.4GHz Core i5-520M found inside its predecessor. Hit the jump for detailed specs.
The Sandy Bridge processor is not the only thing that gives the latest model an edge over its predecessor. Here is a list of some of the other upgraded features:
- 320GB 7200rpm shock-mounted flex-connect hard drive with quick-release
- RAM: 2GB DDR3 (1333MHz) RAM (expandable to 8GB)
- Battery Life: Up to 12 hours with optional second battery and 6 hours without it
- Weight: 3.28 lbs (3.73 lbs with optional second battery)
- Interfaces: SDXC card slot
- Embedded Connectivity: Wi-Fi , Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 802.11a/b/g/n
- Optional Integrated Features: 1.3MP webcam, 128 solid-state drive (SSD)
When compared to the previous model,Windows 7 is said to boot 30 percent faster on the upgraded C1. Designed to survive 30” drops and 6-ounce spills, the ToughBook C1 has a 12.1-inch widescreen WXGA multi-touch display. It will be available next month with a starting price of $2,599.
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Keith E. Whisman
June 26, 2011 at 2:46pm
I think that Convertibles should be fazed out now and a new tablet design be made available with at least a 10.1" or larger display and a slide out full qwerty keyboard be incorporperated into the back of the tablet. A large capacity hard drive of around 160GB tiny drive like those in the Ipod classic be used as storage along with flash storage and expandable Secure Digital flash storage with at least two slots. I would love to be able to have two flash drives using two SD cards. Say two 128GB SD cards for expandable storage sounds good to me.
All this capability and the batery capacity to provide more than 10 hours of full power usage.
Asevening
June 27, 2011 at 7:39am
It is for continous scrolling. Other laptops allow you to scroll by running your finger along one of the edges. The TBs have you run your fingers around the edge continously to scroll up or down via clockwise/counterclockwise motion.
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