Panasonic Toughbook 33 | Hands-on

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[HK-qjim]

Around $600 used in 2023.
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How many hours does your CF33 have?

[InitialFailure]

about the price:

I'm using a CF-33 with 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, i7-7600U etc etc.

It's my personal computer and does everything I need it to do.

Granted, I'm an EOD tech currently responding to this from a desert and I absolutely require a beefy and rugged PC. However that doesn't mean it's necessarily over-priced. Given that it's my personal computer yet I do allot of work with it, the myriad of ports allow me to work on it (access sites that require CAC access to which mine has built in, use the HDMI ports/VGA ports to connect to a projector for PPT presentations etc) and at the same time surf the web, detach the tablet for reading on Kindle, play games on Steam (older games of course) or other non work related uses. Show me another device that can do all of that without the use of a dongle and can take the same abuse. When I take it to the range so that I have applicable publications at the ready or need to doodle something with the stylus to show other non EOD people what I'm talking about, it's exposed to the elements. I then take my nasty and dirt riddled device to the shower where I can literally rinse it off... in the shower.
without fear of damaging it.

I haven't found a device that can do all the above at or below the price point of this offering.

Again though the requirements I have likely differ from the vast, vast majority of common PC users but I can't think of a better option for the price. Is this for everyone? NO. Is there a very specific demographic that would happily use this? YES.

[notwilling]

Thinking that 6 pounds is "pretty heavy" is nuts. Laptops are getting thinner and lighter but they are flimsier and fragile as well. All the high speed chips and fancy perks on modern laptops mean nothing if it breaks down after a year. And many companies (especially Apple) are making laptops that are made to throw away rather than repair—junk with a lot of cosmetic and high tech perks. Finally someone built a PRACTICAL laptop.

[GamalKevin]

I saw this in The Grand Tour, and man I'm quite surprised by its price