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    Are CF-74's good for a shop enviroment?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by toolhorder, Oct 1, 2011.

  1. toolhorder

    toolhorder Newbie

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    I currently own a CF-29 but I see tigerdirect has CF-74's offlease and was thinking about upgrading. Are they as tough as the CF-29? Worth it?
     
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  2. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    They are semi-rugged, you would not want to stand on one, like you can on the fully rugged type
    They use a fan for cooling ,so no in a dusty environment not as good
     
    Alex, Oct 1, 2011
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  3. captinkid

    captinkid Notebook Enthusiast

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    Rough difference:

    CF-74 = Hotter, Faster , Noisier, more "mobile". SATA.
    CF-29 = Cooler, Slower, Heavier, better stationary workstation, dust resistant. IDE.

    With a quality SLC SSD there is not a big difference in boot times. ~8 seconds to boot to Ubuntu 10.10 on the CF-29 and ~10 seconds to boot to the CF-74 with Ubuntu 11.04. (After POST)

    I have had more audio and touchscreen issues with the CF-74's. (~40% failure rate, touchscreen, audio, or both) I have had touchscreen issues on some CF-29's (~10% touchscreen failure rate)

    :D
     
    captinkid, Oct 5, 2011
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  4. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    The fully rugged units are IP65 rated...

    6 = Dust Tight - No ingress of dust whatsoever
    5 = Water Jets - Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects.

    Source: IP Code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    For a dusty shop, I would NEVER recommenced a semi-rugged, ONLY a fully rugged. (ESPECIALLY metal fabrication shops that use waterjets)
     
    Rob, Oct 5, 2011
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