Features

The new Panasonic Toughbook 31 is going to be a game changer. This highly anticipated evolution of the Toughbook 30 will offer a whole host of additional features. The Toughbook 31 is certified to fully pass MIL-STD-810G testing in all aspects. This includes but is not limited to a 6 foot drop, shock and vibration, rain, dust and sand, altitude and extreme temperatures as well as humidity. The Toughbook 31 has an IP65 certified all-weather design. Like its predecessor, the Panasonic Toughbook 31 will have optional UL1604 class 1, division 2, groups ABCD models. The CF-31 comes standard with a Hard Disk Drive heater and of course the expected magnesium alloy casing and built-in handle.

Trusted Performance

The Toughbook 31 will have a removable shock-mounted hard drive with reinforced port doors that fully close and lock. Touchscreen CF-31’s will have a pre-installed LCD film protector that can be replaced at any time. The Toughbook 31 will come loaded with Windows XP and will also come with a full copy of Windows 7. The Panasonic Toughbook 31 will offer three difference processors. On the high end there is a 2.53GHz Intel Core I5-540M vPro Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.07GHz. This will include 3MB of Intel Smart Cache. The middle of the road processor on the new Toughbook 31 will be a 2.40GHz Intel Core I5-520M vPro with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz. The final choice is the low-end version of the Toughbook 31 processor, which will be a 2.26z Intel Core I3-350M Processor. The Toughbook 31 will come standard with 2GB RAM, which is expandable up to 8GB of RAM. However, please keep in mind that in order to exceed 4GB RAM, a 64bit version of Windows 7 must be purchased and loaded. The Panasonic Toughbook 31 will come standard with a 160GB HD, except on the high-end processor version which will have a 250GB HD standard. A solid state drive will be optional on the CF-31.

In the Field

Along with the standard interfaces you have come to expect from the Toughbook 30, the Toughbook 31 will add several new features. The Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 will have a Type A HDMI output and a 50 ohm coaxial external antenna connection. With the CF-30, you had to use a vehicle port replicator to gain access to an external antenna. Now with the Toughbook 31, you can connect an external antenna directly to the laptop. This new feature on the Toughbook 31 will create better mounting solutions for end-users. The Toughbook 31 will also have an optional integrated Gobi 2000 module with all of the current 802.11 WiFi standards. Panasonic’s new Toughbook 31 will come standard with Bluetooth.