Nurhisham Hussein
04-15-2007, 07:30 PM
<i>"There it is, the Panasonic ToughBook CF-08, tough because if you accidentally let it fall down (from about 1 meter high) it should survive! Inside is an XSCALE (PXA270@312Mhz) CPU and a list of usual options such as Wifi B/G, Bluetooth 1.2, XGA Touch Screen (10.4 inches), USB, Ethernet...the autonomy depends on the level of brightness, from 4.5 to 14 hours! Of course as the title says, the OS Is a Microsoft Windows CE."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/hisham-20070413-Panasonic_ToughBook_CF_08_2.jpg" /><br /><br />Panasonic is well-known for building the Toughbook line of very durable, if expensive, laptops/thin-clients and the CF-08 is a CE-based tablet targetted squarely at vertical markets. Apart from the specs quoted above, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/12/panasonics-toughbook-cf-08-a-10-4-inch-wince-5-0-tablet/">Engadget</a> reports that the device has 64MB RAM and ROM, which strikes me as taking thin and rugged a little too far. While no price has been noted, some digging revealed indicative retail prices between $1600 and $1800, which is <i>really</i> taking things too far, even for an industrial device (Nokia N800 anyone?).