Do you have what it takes to be a tough guy? NO?! A tough, rugged tablet PC. So Panasonic comes out with a new Toughbook U1 ultra-mobile PC right for you.
The portable rugged machine has magnesium alloy chassis, fanless design, which helps to protect it from water and dust, it is certified by an independent third-party test lab to meet MIL-STD-810G and IP65 standards for environmental conditions and according Panasonic can withstand a drop of 6 feet from any angle. The “tough guy” has 5.6-inch WSVGA sunlight-viewable touchscreen using TransflectivePlus technology with up to 6000 nit viewability, a 1.6 GHz Atom Z530 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB solid state drive, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, fingerprint reader, 2.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual LED lights, and twin hot-swappable batteries, which promise up to 9 hours of operation.
Optionally Toughbook U1, can be upgraded with GPS, barcode readers (1D, 1D/2D), and mobile broadband to be to stay connected at all times. The Toughbook U1 Ultra is now available and the price of course is salt – $2,799.