The Panasonic ToughBook U1 is a sort of tough and rugged alternative to the Apple iPad tablet PC.
Here are the features:
- 5.6 inch widescreen
- sunlight-viewable touchscreen display
- 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
- 1 GB RAM
- 16 GB hard drive
- USB port
- SD card slot
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity
- Powered by Atom Z520 / 1.33 GHz processor
- backlit keyboard
- runs off Windows Vista (pre-installed), but you can request Windows XP instead
- swappable twin batteries - when one dies it simply switches to the other and continues to run
- Very tough and, erm, rugged - it can survive a four-foot drop, drowning in water, being buried in mud and so on
If you are the type who wants to have a tablet PC while you are up a mountain or in a war-zone or just in case you are going to be doing something rough and dangerous, the Panasonic Toughbook is for you.
