Panasonic has announced its plans to produce the worlds lightest 15.6-inch laptop CF-B10. It will be powered by Intel Core i5 2520M CPU, and have a 500GB HDD and 4GB memory. Besides having a 15.6″ screen, the laptop will be also equipped with a blu-ray drive, yet its weight is only going to be around 4.144 lbs (1.88 kilograms) which is about 30-40% lighter than an average laptop with this screen size.
The thinner parts of this laptop are made from high-strength magnesium alloys, which allows for making them both thinner and lighter. Panasonic is planning to introduce this CF-B10 laptop to the Japanese market in March 2011, the estimated price would be about $2130.
New convertible laptop from Panasonic: Toughbook CF-C1
Panasonic has officially launched its new Toughbook CF-C1 convertible laptop, the world’s lightest tabled PC. Its weight is only 3.2 lbs and it is available with a multi-touch screen and an electronic stylus. This model of Toughbook has been already given the Editor’s Choice Award of “LAPTOP” for durable design, mobility and versatility. The Toughbook CF-C1 has an extremely durable triple hinge design – two hinges for opening the screen, and another hinge for rotating the screen. This laptop comes with accidental damage warranties.
The Panasonic Toughbook C1 has hot-swappable twin batteries which allows You to replace a battery without powering the system down.
Technical specifications of Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1:
- Genuine Windows 7 Professional (downgradable to XP)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-520M Processor (2.4GHz)
- HDD: 250GB shock-mounted hard drive
- RAM: 2048MB DDR3-800 SDRAM, expandable to 6144MB
- 12.1″ widescreen 1280 x 800 WXGA LCD display
- Intel QM57 video card
- Gloved multi-touch and digitizer screen
- 3x USB 2.0 ports
- LAN: Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45
- Wi-fi: Intel 802.11a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth
- Battery: operating time up to 10 hrs (with two batteries), charging time – 3.5 hrs
Panasonic unveils ToughBook 52, the Centrino 2 laptop
Panasonic has just announced an update to its Toughbook laptop series, with the introduction of Intel Centrino 2 based laptop, the Panasonic ToughBook 52. Designed like a small briefcase to be easy to carry around, the new laptop is equipped with a full-HD 15.4-inch screen (1920 x 1200). If you intend to spend a lot of time outdoors with your laptop, you can optionally get an anti-glare and anti-reflective screen.
The notebook is completely water proof and dust proof, there is a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.40GHz) processor installed in it and a fast 512MB ATI Radeon HD 3650 graphics card. The laptop supports installing up to 4 GB RAM and supports 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking and Bluetooth. The only con of this model that I can think of, is a relatively small hard disk, which is only 160 GB.
The operating system installed on the ToughBook 52 is Windows Vista Business.
Panasonic Laptop Introduces T7, W7, and Y7 toughbooks
Panasonic as introduced a line of its new business Toughbooks: T7, W7, and thin and light Y7. These laptops are designed for heavy users and this offer security and durability: a Kensington lock slot, CompuTrace that allows to secure data on your laptop, and a fingerprint reader.
The Panasonic Toughbook W7 has a 12.1-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, DVD MultiDrive, Bluetooth, EDR, and a 80GB HDD and can run up to 7 hours on battery. Its price is $2,099.
The Toughbook T7 has a 12.1-inch touchscreen LCD disply, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM and Bluetooth 2.0. The battery run time is up to 9 hours. The price for T7 starts at $2,099.
The 3.7-pound Toughbook Y7 has a bigger 14.1-inch display, DVD MultiDrive, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, and a shock-mounted 80GB hard drive. The estimated price is $2,449.
Panasonic CF19 Convertible ToughBooks
If you need a laptop for using in all kinds of extreme conditions, such as humid environments, low or high temperatures, harsh chemicals or desert locations, look no further than Panasonic Toughbook CF19. It is a fully-ragged laptop / tablet convertible with a full magnesium alloy case and a 10.1″ transflective screen that is viewable even under direct sunlight. It has a spill-resistant LED-backlit keyboard (emissive or rubber), a dual touch LCD, a GPS receiver for those who indent to use it in uninhabited areas, and can survive through being dropped from up to 1 meter high, showered in water or thrown in mud or dust. The Toughbook CF-19 runs on a 1.06 GHz Intel Core Duo Mobile Processor with 120 Gb HDD and a 2 megapixel camera with LED lighting.
Specifications of Panasonic ToughBook CF19:
- 1.06 GHz Intel Core Duo Mobile Processor
- 1024MB SDRAM (Expandable to 4096MB)
- 120GB Hard Drive
- Intel Wireless WiFi 802.11a/b/g
- 2MP Camera with dual LED light
- Fingerprint Reader
- 7 Hours of Battery Life
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 would be your ideal 2-in-1 solution. It can be easily transformed from a lightweight laptop with a backlit keyboard to a powerful tablet PC that will keep working in the most harsh environments.
Feno: a laptop of the future?
A laptop with a foldable screen is something i’d like to talk about today. You know how it happens, just when you thought you’ve seen it all, you see a new shiny toy and your jaw drops to the floor. This is what happened to me when i saw a design of Feno laptop by Yanko.
I must admit the designers did a really well job. Unlike today’s laptops, this one is supposed to have 2 hinges: one between the keyboard and the screen and another one within the screen itself allowing Feno to fold up in three and making it super compact. There’s even some room on the right side of a keyboard reserved for a small pop-out mouse. It’s also supposed to have a CD/DVD drive, but I’m afraid by the time this design gets turned into a working prototype the technology will advance so much that no one will be using CDs anymore.
Ultra-slim MSI X370 13.4-inch laptop
MSI has unveiled another ultra-slim 13.4-Inch laptop, X370, and it has a number of eye-catching specs that deserve to be mentioned. It runs on AMD’s brand new 1.6 GHz E350 dual-core CPU, has integrated Radeon HD 6310 graphics processor and it weighs only 3.1-pound machine. What is the most impressive about MSI X370 is its announced 10-hour battery life. Besides that, it has a stylish design with LED status lights, chiclet keyboard and a multipoint touchpad.
Here are the specs of the new MSI X370
- 1.6 GHz AMD E350 APU
- AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
- 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
- 802.11 b/g/n Wi-FI
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 1.3-megapixel webcam
- HDMI Output
- Media card reader
- 13.4-inch LED-backlit display (1,366 x 768 resolution).
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)