Panasonic ToughBook C1 Convertible Tablet PC preview and hands on

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With tradition in building rugged PCs (they claim to make them since 1993), Panasonic introduces the newest member of the ToughBook family, the Panasonic ToughBook C1 Convertible Tablet PC. And it isn’t just the newest ToughBook, it is also named the world’s lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet PC.

The new C1 Convertible Tablet PC from Panasonic seams to address especially to medical field, but not only. When projected it, Panasonic considered the case in which you have to carry your tablet PC all day long, so he made it really lightweight – 3.2 lbs (with one battery)/ 3.7 lbs (with two batteries). An other aspect considered by Panasonic was the solidity, therefor the C1 is rugged enough as if you accidentally drop it or spill something on it will not be damaged. Having a magnesium alloy case, a spill resistant keyboard, it was designed to resist at 30” operating drop (to base only), 26 sides 12” drop (non-operating), 225 lb pressurized vibration and 6 ounces spills.

Even if it is a Tablet PC, please don’t think it performs like the other convertible tablets. It was designed to perform as a desktop computer. Its Intel Core i5-520 processor (2.54 GHz), 250 GB shock-mounted flex-connect hard drive with quick-realeas and the 2GB RAM (DDR3-800) with possibility to expand to 6GB, make the Panasonic ToughBook C1 a tablet for business, not for home use.
In addition to these the C1 also offers a battery life that allows you to use it for a long period of time (5 hours with one battery and all work day long if you use two batteries) and you can hot-swap either of the battery while the tablet is running. Talking about the connectivity we found that the standard model comes with Wireless (b/g/n) technology and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and optional it can be equipped with Gobi 2000 mobile broadband from Qualcommwhich allows you to connect to any of the major network carriers and provides GPS location services.

Panasonic ToughBook C1 is not just a high performance, lightweight convertible Tablet. Being designed for business fields like sales, FMCG or medicine it was mandatory for it to be very easy to carry, that’s why it has an ergonomic strap and dome hand support on the button and because it is expected to be used also in direct sunlight, Panasonic fitted the C1 Tablet with an anti-glare treated display. For those strict business environments there are security feature like a fingerprint reader and SmartCard reader.

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