Panasonic is one tough laptop manufacturer. I’m saying that because of their Toughbook rugged computer lineup, which today received another member, the Toughbook H1 Field tablet, a device that can resist a six foot drop and can handle any outdoor environments, being special built for this task. From internal hardware standpoint we have netbook guts for Toughbook H1 Field but a little more powerful thanks to a higher clocked Atom CPU and a SSD disk drive.

    Not only Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field is capable of working everywhere outdoor but can also connect to Internet from almost any location thanks to its WiFi, Bluetooth, WWAN and Qualcomm’s Gobi 2000 chip that supports HSDPA and CDMA networks simultaneously. Toughbook H1 Field is also fully featured for work patterns as it includes options for GPS receiver, RFID reader, 1D and 2D barcode reader, Fingerprint reader, contactless SmartCard reader and dual batteries that are swappable and last up to 6 hours. Additional two batteries can be charged at the same time with the included charger. As for carrying purposes we have a hand strap on its back and a ‘regular’ case handle on top.

    The Panasonic Toughbook H1

    The Panasonic Toughbook H1

    Now back to the other specs, worth mentioning are the 1.86 GHz Atom Z540 CPU, 2 GB RAM , 64 GB SSD, 10.4” XGA sunlight-viewable 500 nit dual-touch LCD with circular polarizer anti-glare and anti-reflective screen treatments (excellent for sunlight legibility). The OS is Windows 7 which means easy to  install custom applications that most big companies use on a daily basis.

    Back side is more 'complicated' than you might expect

    Back side is more 'complicated' than you might expect

    For people to see how tough the Toughbook H1 Field is, Panasonic mentions IP65 and MIL-STD-810G certifications. This means practically can’t break it even if you try. If you’ve already started saving money then you might want to think twice: the basic configuration will sell for almost 3400$, which means it’s not for consumer use, but for companies and government organizations. I like this rugged tablet nonetheless. You can’t get more rugged than this,  maybe if someone decides to build a rugged office desk like a laptop travel printer, rugged scanned, complete with rugged mouse and keyboard duo.

    Toughbook H1 in actual use

    Toughbook H1 in actual use

    Source: Cnet