One must ask is a Toughbook year like a dog year? These devices are made to withstand the rigours of use far after consumer devices give up – perhaps its more akin to a cat’s nine lives.
To mark Toughbook’s twenty years, it has released the world’s first, 20”, 4K, Windows 10, touch tablet that is 12.5mm thin – and they have coined a new Toughbook term – Business-rugged.
The Toughpad 4K Model has a magnesium alloy frame and glass fibre case. It can lay flat on a desk, or use an optional dock or VESA compatible mount.
Stuart Buxton, Senior Product Manager, Toughbook, Panasonic, said: “We’re seeing businesses across various industries demanding higher standards in picture quality at work and home. From the living room to the boardroom, 4K is a defining standard for digital content and the new FZ-Y1 Toughpad device delivers high-impact 4K presentations wherever you need them – from the showroom floor to the broadcast suite.”
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It uses the Intel Core i5-5300 vPro CPU codenamed Haswell and launched early in 2015.It has done so because this is the current iteration of Intel’s vPro security - a set of security and manageability capabilities built into the processor aimed at addressing four critical areas of IT security
- Threat management, including protection from rootkits, viruses, and malware
- Identity and website access point protection
- Confidential personal and business data protection
- Remote and local monitoring, remediation, and repair of PCs and workstations.
It was also the start of the power-sipping CPUs that changed Intel’s fortunes. Following was the 6 th generation Skylake and 7 th generation Kaby Lake. Still, it’s a dual core, four hyper-thread, 2.3/2.9GHz processor with a 3MB cache that draws on 7.5W TDP. It has Intel HD 5500 graphics that support 4K, 3840 x 2160 (16:9 screen ratio) and up to two external HD monitors or Miracast/Wi-Di.
Other specifications include:
- 4K, 3840 x 2560 (native 15:10 ratio), 230ppi, IPS, 176° degree viewing angle
- 10-point touch and digital stylus pen
- 8GB DDR3 RAM, 256GB SSD, SD card (max 64GB)
- Front camera: 1280 x 720 @ 30fps and microphone
- Wi-Fi AC, dual band, and Bluetooth 4.1
- USB 3.0 (with charge function)
- RJ-45 Ethernet port
- HDMI 2.0 port (4K)
- Mini DisplayPort
- 3.5mm audio
- 24 pin port replicator
- Windows 10 Pro
- AC Adapter 15.6V, 7.05A (22.65W) – recharge time 4 hours in use and 2.5 when off
- 3180mAh battery running time estimated at 1.5 hours
- 475mm (W) x 334mm (H) x 12.5mm (D) x 2.41kg
- Withstand a 76cm drop when operating
- The optional dock has HDMI, Ethernet, 3 x USB3.0 ports, and pass through charging.
Panasonic expects to see a great take up in medical and healthcare (it has DICOM simulation) and its sRGB colour support would be good for architects, engineers, presentations, high-end retail, and video editing.
