The Panasonic Toughbook 52 and T8, used by some in the clinical environment due to their eponymous toughness, are being upgraded by the manufacturer. Speed, storage, and connectivity improvements were sent to us by Panasonic:
The Toughbook 52, which is often deployed on carts in healthcare environments, 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. The upgraded Toughbook 52 also includes a range of new embedded wireless options, including Gobi2000™ mobile broadband, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth – all of which can be embedded in the same unit, permitting a high level of flexibility for mobile data access.
The updated Toughbook T8, a popular device with physicians and home health clinicians, now features a 1.6GHz Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technology (3MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB) and a removable 250GB hard drive. Other improvements include the use of Windows® 7 Professional (with XP downgrade option) and Bluetooth® 2.1. The 3.3 pound device delivers up to 8 hours of battery life and is ideal for highly mobile professionals in markets like healthcare.
Product sites: Toughbook 52…, Toughbook T8…
Full press releases: PANASONIC UPGRADES SEMI-RUGGED TOUGHBOOK 52 WITH INCREASED PROCESSOR SPEEDS, MEMORY AND GOBI™ 2000…; PANASONIC UPGRADES TOUGHBOOK® T8 WITH WINDOWS™ 7, IMPROVED PROCESSOR AND INCREASED STORAGE…