Panasonic did make some noise with their massive 20 inch 4K tablet, and continued on it to extend their Toughbook line, with the new Windows 8.
A pretty impressive spec view, with Windows 8 Pro, 3rd generation intel Core i5 3437U vPro processor, 128-256 GB SSD, 4-8 gigs of RAM, and a 10.1 inch touchscreen, along with USB 3.0, WiFi, faster Bluetooth 4.0 and option to add cellular data make it a pretty alluring tablet, not forgetting the super durability, characteristic of the Toughbook series . It is priced at a pretty sharp high level, at US$2,900.
A cheaper (relatively) version, powered by Android will also be available, at a price tag of US$1,300. It will run on Android ICS, powered by a TI OMAP4460 1.5 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, expendable with microSD cards. Yeah it is pretty expensive, with not so justifiable specs, but after all, durability has its price.
Both the versions pass the MIL-STD-810G test for 4 foot drops, fluid ingress and temperature. FYI, this is the same test used by the US dept of defense, with Panasonic hoping to cover at least 50% of the toughpad market, though price to spec ratio does make things look a bit difficult for this new Toughbook.
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