Panasonic Toughbook 40

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Reviews for the Panasonic Toughbook 40

90% Panasonic Toughbook 40 rugged laptop review
Source: Techradar
The Panasonic Toughbook 40 sets the bar for rugged laptops high with its durability, powerful internals, and modular flexibility, allowing it to become the laptop each user needs. The price and bulkiness may be a deterrent for some, but for others, it's precisely what they need.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2024
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% workmanship: 100%

Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 40 Hands-On: We 'Broke' One of the World's Toughest Laptops
Source: Tom's Guide
The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 40 has been engineered to be among the most durable and resilient laptops on the market. Its design is tailored to withstand hazardous environments and extreme abuse. And, yet somehow, we 'broke' one of the world's toughest laptops.
Hands-On, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/17/2023

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80% Panasonic Toughbook 40 review
Source: Tom's Guide
Panasonic’s Toughbook 40 absolutely lives up to its billing: it’s tough as hell. This brick of a laptop withstood tests that I would never put a typical laptop through, and impressed with its modular design, durable shell, and consistent performance. It’s a highly specialized device made for certain professions and conditions, however, and costs a few times more than a device with comparable core specs. And it comes with compromises in the name of durability and consistent use across conditions, such as an awkward pressure-sensitive touchpad that lacks the finesse of modern multi-touch incarnations. Still, it’s not hard to be impressed by the lengths to which Panasonic went to make a device that can stand up to the elements and difficult environments. It’s not for everyone — but for some professions, it’s exactly what they’ll need to stay reliably connected and get the job done.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Panasonic Toughbook 40 Review
Source: PC Mag
There are scores of desktop replacement and digital content creation laptops that are lighter, faster, have prettier screens, and cost less than the Toughbook 40, but they wouldn't last an hour on the Panasonic's playing field. We don't have the guts of a soldier or a first responder—or a nurse or kindergarten teacher, for that matter—but if we had their job, we'd want the Toughbook in our corner. You can find smaller and larger rugged laptops, but we think the 14-inch Toughbook 40 is the right size and has the right stuff to claim our highest award. For something easier to carry in the field, we'd recommend a tablet with detachable keyboard like the 12-inch Toughbook 33 or 11.6-inch Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet, another Editors' Choice winner.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/24/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

90% Panasonic Toughbook 40 – testowałem laptopa dla wojska. To genialny sprzęt
Source: Telepolis PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/06/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%

92% Panasonic Toughbook 40 İnceleme
Source: Chip Online TR TR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/09/2023
Rating: Total score: 92%

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Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

i7-1185G7: Tiger Lake based low power quad-core processor for thin and light laptops. The four cores clock around 3 - 4.8 GHz. Produced on the second-gen 10 nm Intel process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.00":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

3.93 kg:

Only a few laptops are in this weight class because the mobility is rather limited due to the high weight. 

Panasonic: Panasonic Corporation was founded in 1918 in Japan, making it one of the oldest electronics companies (although it started with light bulb sales). The company operates in several business areas, including electronics, home appliances, automotive technology, aerospace, energy, and environmental technology. Panasonic sells televisions, cameras, audio and video equipment, home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, batteries, solar panels and LED lighting worldwide. Panasonic is also a major supplier of components and systems to the automotive industry and has invested in artificial intelligence and robotics in recent years.

86.4%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.

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