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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[thank god we invented cities where we can herd all the drones together who think a new coloured ipod is worth a comment let alone a second glance and 40 year old men who play with X stations<br><br>now all we need is the manufacturers of this mass produced crap to resrict launch days to weekends or bank holdays and lif eould be joyous (or invent crop dusters that only work on those with mock-hican hair cuts)<br><br>*sigh* just think of the agonising death throes :0))]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cuddlyknife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 19th 2008 1:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have had numerous CF-18's and given them all a hard life they are very tough but I now have a CF-30 and after dropping it once from approx 2 feet it no longer works,  not very tough at all really is it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 19th 2008 7:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Toughbook 19 and Toughbook 30 are fully rugged computers so they have magnesium alloy casing, shock-mounted hard drives, fully sealed ports, waterproof keyboards and screens, daylight viewable screens.  These all add up to the extra price of these computers, in the long run they are worth the cost because of how long they last compared to a regular laptop.  The Toughbook 19 is also a convertible PC, this also reflects the price.  For outside jobs that require extreme conditions these are very suitable laptop.  For more information on this product see: <a href="http://www.groupmobile.com/product.asp/sku=2302/dept_id=/mf_id=1/Panasonic+Toughbook+19+Convertible+Rugged+Laptop.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.groupmobile.com/product.asp/sku=2302/dept_id=/mf_id=1/Panasonic+Toughbook+19+Convertible+Rugged+Laptop.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie - Group MObile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2008 2:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[not only does the touhbook that i bought here <a href="http://www.ocruggedlaptops.com/toughbook_cf30_fully_rugged_laptop.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocruggedlaptops.com/toughbook_cf30_fully_rugged_laptop.html</a> going to provide some some serious computing power while I'm out there in the elements, it's also going to provide some serious protection, can you imagine getting hit in the temple with one of these badboys...it would seriously knock most people out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2009 1:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some cool toughbook stories at www.toughbookuniverse.com.  one has the soldier saved in iraq by a toughbook and another one has a toughbook on fire that still works !]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 25th 2009 12:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know it's supposed to be "tough" but that is totally overpriced.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ROFLROFFLES]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 6:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ha! If it really is drop-kick ready, I wouldn't dare do it for fear of hurting my foot.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 6:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[We use the CF-29's at work... for the money it's a piece of crap.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[I kinda wish i had a gaming version of this, but i doubt the market would be large enough to be profitable.<br><br>Hmmm....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gr1zz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[The extra battery life will be nice... we use these things for SATCOM, and it's always nice when you aren't having to hand-charge a bunch of batteries...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Must the pictures be so large? I'm at 1280x1024 and they still aren't at their full size. Good thing I'm not on my Treo.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[HughJass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[these things suck. You don't feel like you're on a laptop as much as you feel you're on piece of camping equipment.<br><br>maybe thats the point, but i don't see any situation i could be in where my laptop has to be 'rugged'  i can see having a sturdy protective case, but thats it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[boynamedsue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 7:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[True about the sturdy case. And with the price of titanium and carbon fiber these days you would think you could get a high-end notebook (like a Dell XPS) with titanium edges and carbon fiber surfaces for under $2K. But that'll never happen in this industry.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[khadden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2007 4:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Toughbook, tough price... At least you can kill someone with this brick without damaging it. ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 8:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nukes not included.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 16th 2006 8:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[I support these computers in the Public Safety sector - specifically in police and fire vehicles. While they are expensive, we find that they are about the only laptop that we have tried that can put up with the extreme environments that they are faced with. These laptops work extremely well for us. Toughbooks really aren't made for the normal user, but are designed for actual use in the field. We have Toughbook tablets and notebooks in use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with very little problems.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martianman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 17th 2006 11:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lots of people discussing laptops with built-in EVDO hardware over at our EVDO FORUMS -- <a href="http://www.EVDOforums.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.EVDOforums.com</a> !<br>The EVDO EXPERTS are at <a href="http://www.EVDOinfo.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.EVDOinfo.com</a> !]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 18th 2006 9:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dear Sir,<br><br>       I have some quaries about EVDO & HPDPA<br><br>1) How does it works in Panasonic CF-19 & CF-30    Series<br><br>2) It is worked by 3G technologies also can it work in india???????<br><br>3) If it is possible please give me full details of both with it photograph]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikhil Soni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 26th 2007 9:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Toughbook 30 is a very solid machine, respectable performance, rugged as hell, getting a bit heavy (the 19 is much much better weight wise) with a superb battery life—and a second battery option. I have demo'd one of these units from USAT Corp. and it feels very solid. Is it as fast as my Toughbook 74? No but my 74 also doesn't like to swim and hates being kicked!<br><br>If you want to look at advanced, the demo USAT lent me for a few weeks had internal 1x-EVDO Sprint wireless. You couldn't even see it was there! and you can have GPS and WLAN in it at the same time.<br><br>FWIW-- this company USAT, at www.usatcorp.com let me use a demo of the Toughbook 30 to see if the unit would work for me. No one else seems to do this-- and it is the only way to really evaluate performance. Specs are just a tiny piece of the picture! <br><br>I am waiting on the embedded EVDO Rev a modules which just started shipping this month according to my rep at USAT.<br><br>If you have the need for absolute reliability-- these cannot be topped. Check out Panasonic's stats in the their "toughbook advantage" sheet-- these units blow the screens off most laptops in terms of failure rates. I will look for a link to this doc...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blathering1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 19th 2007 4:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Got it-- the Toughbook Advantage sheet-- check out the Panasonic vs the Lenovo vs the Dell!<br>Vastly different-- of course they should be since they cost twice as much--- but then what does a unit failing cost?<br><br><a href="http://www.usatcorp.com/products/USAT%20Panasonic%20Toughbook%20Advantage.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatcorp.com/products/USAT%20Panasonic%20Toughbook%20Advantage.pdf</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blathering1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 19th 2007 4:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Go it-- the Toughbook Advantage sheet is here:<br>Check out Panasonic vs Lenovo vs dell!<br><br>But then the units cost twice as much as one of these-- then again what does failure cost?<br><br><a href="http://www.usatcorp.com/products/USAT%20Panasonic%20Toughbook%20Advantage.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatcorp.com/products/USAT%20Panasonic%20Toughbook%20Advantage.pdf</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blathering1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 19th 2007 4:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have the CF-19. $3,900 shipped. Steep, very steep! I tell ya though, for what this thing has been through the last 2 months, I would have spent that replacing the std. laptop. My favorite episode was the time it fell down 20 or so steel steps on a jobsite. I thought for sure it was toast. Half way down, picking up momentum, smacked the concrete floor after skipping the last 3 steps. 2 workers onsite happened to witness the drama and you could see the sadness as they stood there, "hope there was nothing important on there" one said. My stomach dropped until I powered it on. My main selling point to my company was it would outlast my other laptops, which by the way cost as much as this one with added repairs throughout the last year, plus not having it while its out at the repair facility. I purchased the additional 3 year protection for $300. 100 a year and in any event of damage, it gets fixed at no cost to me. No matter what!! I had to use this service already once. I dropped it while it was powered on and the hard drive didn't like that. Blue Screen. I called Panasonic on a Sunday, very nice folks by the way. On Tues I had a box arrive with a prepaid FedEx label. On Friday, I recieved it back. I was only down a week. Don't drop these while their powered on. The HD is definitly the weakest link on these. Somebody design a solid state 80GB HD!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meistro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 3rd 2007 9:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic intros ToughBook CF-30 and CF-19]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/panasonic-intros-toughbook-cf-30-and-cf-19/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes I know that dreaded line - "I hope nothing important was on there" <br><br>And since I work in the tech support area for a hospital, I find myself saying that a lot. Then again our users are supposed to keep their personal data on their private folders on our server, which is backed up daily, so I often say it with a smirk ;-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2007 12:32AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
