Panasonic Debuts Another “Heavy Duty” Tablet PC
By
Cássio Lima
on September 23, 2010 - 5:42 PM
Panasonic today announced the newest member of its Toughbook Tablet PC product family, the Toughbook U1 Ultra. This guy is a heavy-duty product, ideal for users who work in extreme environments. It is resistant to drops, vibrations, cold, dust, heat, salt fog, moisture, gunfire, and humidity. It can easily survive falls of up to 6 feet (1.82 m), besides being water- and dustproof. Speaking of specs, the new Toughbook U1 Ultra features a magnesium alloy chassis encased with polycarbonate, a 5.6-inch WSVGA touchscreen (1024x600), a 1.6 GHz Atom Z530 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, a 64 GB solid state drive, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, two batteries that together provide up to 6 hours of operation, and optional items like GPS, fingerprint reader, barcode reader, and 2 megapixel camera. The operating system used can be Windows 7 or XP. The Toughbook U1 Ultra is available in the United States starting at USD 2,799. Even the price is tough…
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