Panasonic's Let's Note T4 goes Tablet

by Ryan Block, posted Jun 6th 2006 at 9:44AM

We're all pretty well familiar with Panasonic's infamous Let's Note laptop lineup (known affectionately in the States as the Toughbook series), and their adorable little T4 is among the smallest and lightest. Well, looks like they wanted to teach an old dog a new trick for their ten year anniversary (or so says Akihabara News), by feeding the T4 some growth formula and demanding it sprout Tablet PC features -- which it did. Say hello to the Tablet T4, with XP Tablet and a touch panel (with digitizer, we presume). Sorry, no converting here to a proper tablet form factor (yet), but now that Panny's dipped their toes in the water, we wouldn't be surprised if they come back with something along those lines in the future.

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs

Tags: let's note, Let'sNote, panasonic, t4, tablet, tablet os, TabletOs, toughbook

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Rontalvos @ Jun 9th 2006 11:37AM

Oh god,

If Panasonic made a convertable toughbook/Let's Note tablet, I would buy it in a second.

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Blathering1 @ Sep 29th 2006 11:18AM

This line has been equipped with a touchscreen since the T2 days and available in the US according to http://www.usatcorp.com

Rumors abound about Panasonic carrying a tablet-- they do have a fully rugged convertible with the Toughbook 18. Just the market for tablet notebooks for consumer/prosumers has always been a bit sketchy.

According to the rep at USAT Corp I spoke to (888-550-8728), who said they usually have the inside track, Pana is very dodgy about committing to a tablet form factor. The T4, 74, and 18 all have touchscreen technology though.
My dice on a pure tablet or another convertible would be on a T5, I agree, since the technology is already there, and the weight is not an issue. But another tablet might just be another Newton...

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