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Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 review

Panasonic includes a three-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system. Support is accessible through a 24-7, toll-free phone line, also available internationally. The company maintains a support Web site that has basic drivers and FAQs but could hardly be called user-friendly, with drivers presented in a generic context-free list and FAQ documents presented as Word documents, instead of being displayed inline.

Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
981 
Durabook D13RY
1,185 

Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
348 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
205 

3D gaming performance (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
'Quake 4' 1,024x768, 4xAA 8xAF  
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
31 

DVD battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
210 

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System configurations:

Panasonic Toughbook CF-52
Windows Windows XP Professional SP2; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon X2300; 120GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm

Dell Latitude D630
Windows Windows XP Professional SP2; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 384MB Mobile Intel 965GM Express; 120GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Durabook D13RY
Windows Vista Business Edition; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 224MB Mobile Intel 945GM Express; 120GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Fujitsu LifeBook E8410
Windows Vista Business Edition; 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400M G; 100GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date06/19/07
  • Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2.0 GHz ( Dual-Core )
  • Memory 1.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 120.0 GB
  • Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Optical Drive DVD-RW / DVD-RAM - Integrated
  • Video Memory 512.0 MB VRAM
  • Weight 6.8 lbs

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of laptops and mobile computers, while also covering games, gadgets, and other topics. A semi-regular TV news talking head, he's written about music and technology for more than 15 years, appearing in publications including Spin, Blender, and Men's Journal. Full Bio

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