Panasonic India on Thursday launched a new fully-rugged, 2-in-1
lightweight Toughbook CF-20 that detaches easily to become a 10.1-inch
tablet.
The Rs. 2,25,000 (estimated price plus taxes) Toughbook CF-20
is purpose-built for challenging environments, including field services,
utilities, oil and gas, transportation and logistics, healthcare,
insurance, public safety and defence. In terms of durability, it meets
MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F military specifications, and IP65 water
and dust resistance.
"Aimed to meet the evolving needs of
enterprises, the CF-20 is bundled with a broad range of configurable
options. The ability to detach the tablet from notebook provides
flexibility and unparalled reliability and enterprise-grade features,"
Gunjan Sachdev, National Business Head (Toughbook), Panasonic India,
told reporters here.
Equipped with Windows 10 Pro, the CF-20 is
powered by 6th generation 1.1GHz Intel Core m5-6Y57 vPro processor (up
to 2.8GHz with Turbo Boost) with Intel HD Graphics 515, and comes with a
128GB SSD (up to 512GB), and 8GB of RAM and an optional bridge battery
that allows hot swap battery replacement for continuous use. Users can
opt for Windows 7 Professional as well.
Additionally, it sports a
glove-enabled 10.1-inch full-HD touchscreen and purpose-built Vehicle
Mount and Desktop Port Replicator, armed to meet all mobile computing
needs at extreme conditions.
Connectivity options include USB, SD card reader, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, and optional 4G LTE and GPS.
The
Panasonic Toughbook CF-20 will be available in India in August 2016
from authorised Panasonic resellers and is backed by a three-year
limited warranty.
Commenting on the launch, Kensei Isaki, Manager,
Asia Pacific & India Sales Section, Overseas Sales Department, IT
Products Business Division (ITPBD), AVC Networks Company, said,
"Panasonic Toughbook have been designed to meet the evolving business
needs of the enterprises. While enterprises continue to diversify, the
need of the hour is mobile computing. Mobility particularly at
mission-critical situations give an edge to businesses. We are proud to
state that Panasonic is amongst the few device manufacturers to offer
complete customization for our rugged-devices, in-house. Toughbook CF-20
too, will complement the existing business ecosystem, driven by factors
such as improving mobility infrastructure, combined with business and
workforce demand."
Written with inputs from IANS