Panasonic has announced upgrades to the Toughbook CF-C1mk2 rugged convertible tablet PC. The new version is boasts an increased Intel Core i5-2520M vPro processor (2.50GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz), 2GB of DDR3 RAM (expandable to 8GB), a 320GB base hard drive, and up to 12 hours of battery life.

The Toughbook CF-C1mk2 comes equipped with a 12.1-inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel, Intel HD 3000 graphics, a 1.3MP webcam, a spill-resistant keyboard, Gigabit Ethernet, an SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, and one or two battery packs. Its wireless connectivity including 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 and optional Qualcomm’s Gobi 2000 3G mobile broadband technology.

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1mk2 will be available in July 2011 and starting price of €1,899.

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Panasonic today announced the Toughbook 53 semi-rugged notebook, this new ToughBook lineup offering optional 4G LTE mobile broadband and other enhanced features designed to maximize productivity for mobile professionals.

The Panasonic Toughbook 53 is designed to survive 30″ drops on six faces, features a spill-resistant keyboard and passes nine MIL-STD-810G tests.

The next-generation Panasonic Toughbook 53 is powered by a second generation Intel i5 or i3 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, a hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD). Toughbook 53 is support a 14-inch high definition LED display and offers an optional 2-800 nit sunlight-viewable Panasonic CircuLumin touchscreen plus.

The Toughbook 53 also offers a 1.3 megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, optional Bluetooth 2.1, Gobi2000 3G mobile broadband, USB 3.0, VGA, HDMI, an SD card reader, an ExpressCard slot, and, a fingerprint reader. Starting at only 5.6 pounds and delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.

The Panasonic Toughbook 53 i5 model will ship in June at an estimated street price of $1,899, the Toughbook 53 i3 model will ship in August at $1,599, while the touchscreen version will ship in July and is available at an estimated street price of $2,449.

The Panasonic Toughbook C1 convertible tablet PC is powered by an Intel Core i5-520M 2.4GHz CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, up to 500GB HDD or up to 512GB SSD, a unique hot swappable 2 battery setup that allows over 12 hour battery life, and it has a 12.1-inch LCD touchscreen display with resolution of  1280 x 800 pixels. Along with all the usual connectivity features, Bluetooth, Wifi a/b/g/n, gigabit Ethernet, touchscreen, and the machine runs Windows 7 64-bit OS.

Panasonic today announced upgrades to its Toughbook 19 convertible rugged tablet PC, adding increased processor speeds, Gobi2000 mobile broadband and WiMAX, the upgraded Toughbook 19 goes beyond the MIL-STD-810G/ IP65 certification with the ability to withstand a six-foot drop.

The Panasonic Toughbook 19 has feature a 1.2GHz Intel Core i5-540UM processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology with speeds up to 2.0GHz, a 10.4-inch LED backlit touchscreen display, a 160GB SATA hard drive, an optional 128GB solid state drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, optional Gobi, WiMAX, up to 9 hours of battery life, two USb ports, webcam, GPS receiver, backlit spill-resistant keyboard, SmartCard reader, Fingerprint reader, and Windows 7 Professional.

The Panasonic Toughbook 19 is available now, starting at $3,399.

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Panasonic today launched its new Toughbook CF-31, which has become the fully rugged device of choice for utilities, emergency services and military personnel. Designed to access applications and data in the most extreme mobile computing environments.

Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 is powered by an Intel Core i3/i5 dual core CPU with clock speeds ranging from 2.26GB to 2.53GHz. The Toughbook CF-31 features a 13.1-inch  LED-backlit touchscreen display with 1024×768 pixels resolution, up to 8GB of RAM and 160GB/250GB hard drive, an integrated or discrete (ATI Radeon HD 5650) graphics.

It is equipped with four USB ports, a HDMI port, LAN, optional webcam, 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and optional 3G/WiMAX module, fingerprint reader, and GPS. Weight of this notebook is range from 3.58kg to 3.72kg depending on configuration. It is pre-loaded with Windows 7 (Windows XP downgrade option is available).

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Panasonic today announced upgrades to its Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 semi-rugged notebook and the business-rugged Toughbook CF-T8 tablet-alternative notebook computer, adding increased processor speeds, memory and Gobi mobile technology.

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 gets a new Intel Core i5-540M (up to 2.53GHz) processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 250GB shock mounted HDD, 15.4″ Active Matrix (TFT) colour LCD display with resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 512MB graphics card, Windows 7 Professional OS. The machine also gets a new range of wireless connectivity options including the Gobi 2000 multiple carrier mobile broadband modem, WiFi, and Bluetooth, 3G mobile broadband and, in the near future, WiMax modules can be optionally embedded into the same unit, permitting a high level of flexibility for mobile data access.

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-T8 is powered by 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 Processor with vPro technology (3MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB), 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a removable 250GB shock mounted HDD, 12.1” anti-glare Active Matrix (TFT) colour LCD with touchscreen display with resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, Intel GS45 graphics, Windows 7 Professional OS (with XP downgrade option). The Toughbook CF-T8 also includes optional integrated Gobi mobile broadband technology from Qualcomm Inc. that allows connections to high-speed mobile Internet services offered by leading network operators virtually anywhere in the world. Other wireless features include Intel Wireless WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1.

The Panasonic Toughbook 52 now runs on the Intel® Core i5 (up to 2.53GHz) processor and includes 2GB RAM (expandable up to 8GB) and up to a 250GB shock-mounted hard drive with quick release.

The Toughbook 52 has feature a Intel Core i5 processor, the ATI Radeon HD 5650 dedicated graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, up to 250GB of HDD, 15.4-inch widescreen display, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/b/g/n Wifi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR (Class 1) and Gobi 2000 mobile broadband technology with GPS.