Panasonic Unveils Fully-Rugged Toughbook 31


Panasonic has announced the Toughbook 31, “the most powerful fully-rugged notebook computer on the market”.
The Toughbook 31 features a 13.3-inch 1024×768 XGA touchscreen sunlight-viewable display, the Intel Core i3 or i5 processor, ATI Radeon HD5650 512MB dedicated video card, up to 8GB RAM, up to 250GB hard drive capacity or an optional 256GB solid state drive, optional DVD burner, and a battery life of up to 11 hours with a charging time up to 47% faster than the previous model.

Starting at 7.9 pounds, the laptop has a magnesium alloy case with a handle and meets MIL-STD-810G and IP65 standards. It is water and dust resistant and has passed a 6-foot drop test.
Panasonic’s Toughbook 31 also includes an optional web camera, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional WiMAX and Gobi2000 mobile broadband connectivity, a fingerprint reader.
We have no info on availability and pricing at the time of this writing.