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March 2nd, 2010, 14:05
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We tell ya -- all this tablet talk sure has us feeling like it's 2003. You know, minus all that Y2K hangover stuff. Anywho, Panasonic (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Panasonic/) has today outed what it's calling the planet's lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet PC, with the Toughbook (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Toughbook/) C1 offering the line's iconic rigidity while boasting 10 hours of battery life, an optional Gobi 2000 mobile broadband module and Intel's decidedly potent 2.4GHz Core i5-520 processor. All told, the device weighs just 3.2 pounds with a single battery (3.7 pounds with twins), and there's full support for digitizers and multitouch. Other specs include a shock-mounted, flex-connect 250GB hard drive, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, a WXGA (1,280 x 800) LED-backlit panel, a triple hinge design and the ability to survive a 30-inch plummet. It's available to (quite literally) smash iPads starting this June, though that $2,499 starting price may be somewhat off-putting to those without copious amounts of disposable income.
Gallery: Panasonic Toughbook C1 convertible tablet PC (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/)
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We tell ya -- all this tablet talk sure has us feeling like it's 2003. You know, minus all that Y2K hangover stuff. Anywho, Panasonic (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Panasonic/) has today outed what it's calling the planet's lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablet PC, with the Toughbook (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Toughbook/) C1 offering the line's iconic rigidity while boasting 10 hours of battery life, an optional Gobi 2000 mobile broadband module and Intel's decidedly potent 2.4GHz Core i5-520 processor. All told, the device weighs just 3.2 pounds with a single battery (3.7 pounds with twins), and there's full support for digitizers and multitouch. Other specs include a shock-mounted, flex-connect 250GB hard drive, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, a WXGA (1,280 x 800) LED-backlit panel, a triple hinge design and the ability to survive a 30-inch plummet. It's available to (quite literally) smash iPads starting this June, though that $2,499 starting price may be somewhat off-putting to those without copious amounts of disposable income.
Gallery: Panasonic Toughbook C1 convertible tablet PC (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/toughbook-c12_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/2756414/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/toughbook-c13_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/2756415/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/toughbook-c14_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/2756416/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/toughbook-c15_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/2756417/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/toughbook-c16_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/panasonic-toughbook-c1-convertible-tablet-pc/2756418/)
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