Panasonic Toughbook CF-18

Notebook Specifications

Reviews for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-18

90% Panasonic CF-18 ToughBook Tablet PC Review
Source: Tablet PC Review
The Panasonic ToughBook CF-18 has a very unique place in the vertical and consumer Tablet PC market. Although the CF-18 is not perfect in every department, it is a quality machine overall. Most importantly though is the unique casing and ruggedness that has not been matched by any other manufacturer as of yet. If you need a "breakproof", environmentally adaptable Tablet PC, look no further than the Panasonic ToughBook as the current industry standard choice.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar

sehr gut, Preis/Leistung teuer, Display außergewöhnlich, Akkulaufzeit sehr gut
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/22/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 40% display: 100%

67% Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 MK4
Source: PC Pro
A remarkably tough machine that will endure almost anything thrown at it. You pay for the privilege, but it will be worth it for those requiring substantial durability. Anyone who's ever dropped a notebook will be familiar with the heart-stopping dread that accompanies expensive technology falling towards the floor. But in industrial or commercial settings, a broken laptop means more than just repair bills and inconvenience; downtime and data loss can be an even more expensive business.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

4 von 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 67%

70% Panasonic CF-18 Toughbook
Source: Pocket Lint
Overall I can see why the CF-18 is the professionals’ choice. The hardened outer shell, shock-proof drive and dust and water resistant casing makes it idea for people on the move with difficult job to do, who their computer to function in any and all circumstances. The price and the lack of supplied combo-drive make it less attractive to the wider market but the smallish keyboard may also preclude news staff from selecting the CF-18 as the computer they take to the frontlines, which is a shame as the larger, 13.3inch Toughbook C-29, is 1.6kg heavier.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

7 von 10, Preis/Leistung schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 45%

80% Panasonic ToughBook CF-18 - Rugged Notebook
Source: Trusted Reviews
The CF-18 is proof that a fully rugged notebook doesn’t have to be big and heavy. This little machine is every bit as tough as its big brother. The portrait mode might be useful for some users and it’s weight and dimensions will make it less of a burden if you have to trek around with it in your backpack all day. That said, unless you desperately need the rotating screen and tablet functions of the CF-18, I’d say that the slightly more expensive and larger CF-29 is a better bet – the larger keyboard and screen will make use in extreme conditions just that bit easier.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

(von 10): 8, Preis/Leistung 7, Leistung 9, Ausstattung 8
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/06/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 90% features: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Panasonic ToughBook CF-18
Source: c't
online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: workmanship: 85%

76% Für Abenteurer: Robuster als das Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 kann kein Mobilrechner sein.
Source: Connect
online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 76%

Knallhart serviert!
Source: mobile Zeit
, Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2006

81% Handschriftkünstler
Source: PC Professionell
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 81%

76% Ohne Maus und Tastatur
Source: Facts
, Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 76%

Comment

Intel Extreme Graphics 2: Intel Extreme Graphics 2 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Intel 852 / 855 GM, GME, GMV chipset for Centrino, Pentium 4 and Celeron based laptops. It is hardly suited for 3D-games. No Aero support.

These graphics cards for notebooks are not suitable for games. If they run, they may run with graphical errors and very low frame rates. For gamers these chips are not suitable! Office and internet tasks are, to the contrary, no problem for these GPUs.

Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.

753:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

10.4": The notebook has a very small and rare display format for Subnotebooks.  There do not exist many smaller formats and this format is not very common.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.1 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Panasonic: Panasonic is an international notebook manufacturer, but with rather small market shares and few laptop reviews. Panasonic concentrates its notebook sortiment to the niche of ruggedized notebooks, which are made for rough outdoor usage. The ratings are slightly above average.

Panasonic reviews

77.14%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.