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Panasonic Toughbook W7 review

The Toughbook CF-W7 ran for 4 hours and 2 minutes on our DVD battery drain test. That's well short of Panasonic's claims of a seven-hour lifespan but still a very impressive number (about 40 minutes more than the Toughbook CF-52). Note that our DVD battery drain test is especially grueling, so you can expect longer life from casual Web surfing and office use.

Panasonic includes a three-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system, but units must be sent back to the company's national service center in Kansas. Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, e-mail, online chat, and a Web-based knowledge base and driver downloads.

Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
HP Compaq 2710p
1,671 
Panasonic CF-W7
2,139 

Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic CF-W7
393 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic CF-W7
368 

DVD battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic CF-W7
242 

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Panasonic CF-W7 Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7500; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 358MB Mobile Intel 965GM Express; 80GB Toshiba 5,400rpm

Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7600; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel 965GM Express; 100GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm

Sony Vaio TZ150 Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7500; 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 64MB Mobile Intel 945GM Express; 100GB Toshiba 4,200rpm

HP Compaq 2710p Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7600; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; 148MB Mobile Intel 965GM Express; 80GB Toshiba 4,200rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date01/18/08
  • Processor Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 / 1.06 GHz Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) ( Dual-Core )
  • Memory 1.0 GB / 2.0 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 80.0 GB
  • Display Type 12.1 in TFT active matrix
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
  • Optical Drive DVD±RW (+R DL) / DVD-RAM
  • Graphics Processor Intel GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
  • Weight 3.1 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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