A rugged tablet ultrabook
Panasonic is not known to the general public as laptop manufacturers and consumers will not quickly Panasonic think if he wants to buy a tablet. The Japanese company has, however, to keep up with its Tough series products, such as the Toughbook and Toughpad line for laptops and tablets, respectively. A reputation in the business market These are products that are sturdy and durable, which in many industries are welcome features.
At CeBIT 2013, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 was present. This is a combination of a solid and ultra book tablet. Panasonic has a distinctive method chosen to switch between tablet and notebook mode, the touch screen is 360 degrees to fold. The only other device that uses this method, as far as we know, at least, the Lenovo Yoga .
When picking up the first time the Toughbook did not give the idea of being so firm and this is mainly due to the low weight, the laptop-cum-tablet weighs only 1.15 kilograms. Moreover, the housing feels solid through the material. However, this is partly apparent, because it is a magnesium alloy. The chassis must have a weight of 100 pounds and can tolerate a fall of 76cm survive. The cover is otherwise made of black plastic.
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The thickness is 18mm and the design of the Panasonic is straightforward, the ultrabook is therefore no thinner than that. The screen diagonal is 11.6 inches and the other dimensions are 288x194mm. The CF-AX2 is thus a small business ultraportable. The resolution of the screen is 1366x768 pixels, and there is a matte layer on the screen presented. The viewing angles are not great, and we unfortunately did not seem to have. With an IPS panel do
You flip the screen goes smoothly, almost too easy. The screen is in our opinion a bit too light in the hinges and if we Toughbook some shaking, the screen wobbles back and forth a lot. When the Lenovo Yoga is not the case, the hinges that hold the display variant better place. The hinges of the Toughbook themselves seem sturdy enough.
The touchscreen registers touch with ten fingers at once and working properly. Oddly Panasonic provides no stylus with it, which nevertheless can be for business use. Conveniently
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If the Toughbook tablet mode on the table, resting the device on the part where the touchpad and the keyboard down. Small rubber pads keep the surface of the housing in order to protect a little above the table top. The touchpad works fine and records all gestures excellent. The mouse buttons are not integrated, they are small buds that look almost like touch keys are. Between the two buttons is a hold button to disable the touch pad. The keyboard is on the small side and with large fingers typing is thus convulsively. Also there is no keyboard light, which would make. Working in low light easier
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One of the advantages of the Toughbook that Panasonic has done some interfaces regard any concessions. Also choose the company completely against the prevailing trend for a removable battery, which the laptop has to endure 8 hours, though this time measured with the screen brightness to the lowest setting. On the underside is also a connection for a docking station visible.
On the front volume control and a button to turn off the automatic screen rotation. Also sit out the status LED and the Power LED. Right down a button for the wifi on and switch-off, the audio input and output and memory card reader. Also sit here vga and a full Ethernet port, next to the power connector. Left are two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI. These are a lot of interfaces for a 11.6 "laptop in the year 2013, if we miss a fingerprint reader, 3G support and a smart card reader. Those last two are optional, however, according to the Panasonic Toughbook. Course is an RPM available.
Panasonic CF-AX2
Panasonic provides the Toughbook standard with a Core i5-3427U, which includes support for Intel's vPro business platform. Furthermore, 4GB DDR3 and a 128GB SSD from there. The Toughbook runs Windows 8, but a downgrade to Windows 7 Professional is available. The price of the Toughbook is a hefty 1,800 euros.
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 is an interesting device that combines a decent processor and a good amount of interfaces with a low weight and decent housing. The removable battery and docking station connector are nice. The high price, the mediocre screen and the absence of a stylus can pose barriers for companies that are looking for a lightweight notebook with business functionality and tablet properties, which can also still take a beating. On the other hand, there is little choice in this field.
Panasonic is not known to the general public as laptop manufacturers and consumers will not quickly Panasonic think if he wants to buy a tablet. The Japanese company has, however, to keep up with its Tough series products, such as the Toughbook and Toughpad line for laptops and tablets, respectively. A reputation in the business market These are products that are sturdy and durable, which in many industries are welcome features.
At CeBIT 2013, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 was present. This is a combination of a solid and ultra book tablet. Panasonic has a distinctive method chosen to switch between tablet and notebook mode, the touch screen is 360 degrees to fold. The only other device that uses this method, as far as we know, at least, the Lenovo Yoga .
When picking up the first time the Toughbook did not give the idea of being so firm and this is mainly due to the low weight, the laptop-cum-tablet weighs only 1.15 kilograms. Moreover, the housing feels solid through the material. However, this is partly apparent, because it is a magnesium alloy. The chassis must have a weight of 100 pounds and can tolerate a fall of 76cm survive. The cover is otherwise made of black plastic.
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The thickness is 18mm and the design of the Panasonic is straightforward, the ultrabook is therefore no thinner than that. The screen diagonal is 11.6 inches and the other dimensions are 288x194mm. The CF-AX2 is thus a small business ultraportable. The resolution of the screen is 1366x768 pixels, and there is a matte layer on the screen presented. The viewing angles are not great, and we unfortunately did not seem to have. With an IPS panel do
You flip the screen goes smoothly, almost too easy. The screen is in our opinion a bit too light in the hinges and if we Toughbook some shaking, the screen wobbles back and forth a lot. When the Lenovo Yoga is not the case, the hinges that hold the display variant better place. The hinges of the Toughbook themselves seem sturdy enough.
The touchscreen registers touch with ten fingers at once and working properly. Oddly Panasonic provides no stylus with it, which nevertheless can be for business use. Conveniently
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If the Toughbook tablet mode on the table, resting the device on the part where the touchpad and the keyboard down. Small rubber pads keep the surface of the housing in order to protect a little above the table top. The touchpad works fine and records all gestures excellent. The mouse buttons are not integrated, they are small buds that look almost like touch keys are. Between the two buttons is a hold button to disable the touch pad. The keyboard is on the small side and with large fingers typing is thus convulsively. Also there is no keyboard light, which would make. Working in low light easier
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One of the advantages of the Toughbook that Panasonic has done some interfaces regard any concessions. Also choose the company completely against the prevailing trend for a removable battery, which the laptop has to endure 8 hours, though this time measured with the screen brightness to the lowest setting. On the underside is also a connection for a docking station visible.
On the front volume control and a button to turn off the automatic screen rotation. Also sit out the status LED and the Power LED. Right down a button for the wifi on and switch-off, the audio input and output and memory card reader. Also sit here vga and a full Ethernet port, next to the power connector. Left are two USB 3.0 ports and HDMI. These are a lot of interfaces for a 11.6 "laptop in the year 2013, if we miss a fingerprint reader, 3G support and a smart card reader. Those last two are optional, however, according to the Panasonic Toughbook. Course is an RPM available.
Panasonic CF-AX2
Panasonic provides the Toughbook standard with a Core i5-3427U, which includes support for Intel's vPro business platform. Furthermore, 4GB DDR3 and a 128GB SSD from there. The Toughbook runs Windows 8, but a downgrade to Windows 7 Professional is available. The price of the Toughbook is a hefty 1,800 euros.
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 is an interesting device that combines a decent processor and a good amount of interfaces with a low weight and decent housing. The removable battery and docking station connector are nice. The high price, the mediocre screen and the absence of a stylus can pose barriers for companies that are looking for a lightweight notebook with business functionality and tablet properties, which can also still take a beating. On the other hand, there is little choice in this field.
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