TOUGHbook makes life SIMPLE!

I recently have had the luxury of having a laptop at my disposal. Its so great to have something that will help you connect to the rest of the world with a click of the button. It is my messiah on a long journey home, its my entertainment system, my music, my window to the outside world, my work, my everything. I wouldn't know what I'd do without it. But just imagine on a lazy day you decide that you want to have coffee by your workstation and hey lo, the coffee tips over and falls on your laptop, you are doomed. Your laptop is not waterproof. What about when you are out walking the street and trip over and you drop your laptop on the floor (forget the fact that you are bruised or have a broken bone etc)? Life will start moving in slow motion, you will see the plastic fragments floating around in front of you, you will see all the loans you will have to take in order to pay your company back for the laptop you were supposed to take care of.

Instead, I endorse the Panasonic Toughbook to all companies that are giving laptops out to their employees. Here are a few reasons why you should try a Panasonic Toughbook

• Rugged and Reliable - Engineered to meet the demands of doing business on the road or in the office.
• Integrated Wireless - The biggest obstacle mobile workers face is downtime. With Toughbook's integrated wireless features, downtime is kept to a minimum.
• Certified Tough - Toughbooks are designed using specified testing procedures and are put through stringent environmental challenges your mobile PC will face everyday. Here is a small video clip of how a Toughbook is tortured. Enjoy.

Here is some more tests that the Toughbook passes with ease. Please keep your eyes peeled for the keyboard tests, it gives me goosebumps everytime I watch this clip.



Also, see that Panasonic has to offer you to improve your ROI:

"For the past three years, notebook PC damage rates have risen 22.5%, with an average damage incident cost of $2,900. At the same time, the functions that mobile PCs are required to perform have evolved to mission critical status. Professionals cannot afford to be without their computers-offline, unproductive, out-of-touch.

We build Toughbooks with a durability that's designed into every seal, hinge, keyboard and connector. Toughbooks endure stringent U.S. Military MIL-STD-810F testing procedures that measure for dust, water, vibration, extreme temperature and moisture resistance, as well as drop shock absorption. Toughbooks can take it-day in and day out.

* Reinforced, integrated antenna retracts into case design to protect against damage
* Sealed LCD to provide extra protection against moisture and dust
* Internal dampers and seals isolate the LCD from shock, vibration and moisture
* HDD mounted in damping polymers to help insulate against sudden blows
* Flexible connectors between the hard drive and system board to protect against the transfer of shock from drops and bumps
* Sealed keyboard and touchpad prevent damage from dust and spills
* Environmental seals protect the multimedia pocket, PC card slots and connection terminals from moisture and dust
* Full or partial magnesium alloy casing that protects against bumps, drops and knocks"

Panasonic sells through trusted resellers and I visited www.buytough.com to check for prices. A Toughbook 51 with the following specs will cost you $1600. Prices go up to $3200.00. Value for money, sorry I can't comment on that just yet. But I can say that I will have to take care of my IBM T43p for a while till I can afford a Panasonic Toughbook. The specs are pretty good too.

• Genuine Windows® XP Professional
• Intel® CentrinoTM Mobile Technology
• Integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN
• Optional SmartCard reader
• Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
• Multimedia pocket DVD/RW or optional second battery
• 15" Active Matrix Color LCD
• Swappable 1.44MB floppy drive
• Full magnesium alloy case
• Shock-mounted removable hard drive


As always I am goin to finish with the ad for Panasonic Tougbook, I love this ad, I like the way one shot merges with the other, talks a lot about life's intricate nature - and the TOUGHbook really makes life SIMPLE.