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    Cf-53!!

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Core Team, May 2, 2011.

  1. Core Team

    Core Team Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's got a web cam and 3xUSB 3.0!
    Looks like a possible redesign.
    Dimensions are 13.4 x 11.1 x 1.9-2.2

    from Official Support Download Center of the Drivers, Manuals and FAQs | TOUGHBOOK | Panasonic
    North America: Reference Manual (English) new
    CF-53A (mk1 Std.) Windows XP Pro / Windows 7 Pro (Apr 27‚ 2011)

    CF-53AAGZXDM / CF-53ASGZXDM

    Intel Core i5-2520M
    (2.5 GHz, Intel Smart Cache 3 MB)
    4 GB RAM, 8GB Max
    Battery operating time is supposedly 10 hours
    No ATI discrete graphics card? fuuuuuuuuuuu
     
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    It does have a touchscreen tho.
     
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    If you read the operating instructions, you'll see that it says there are 3xUSB 2.0 and 1xUSB3.0, just to clarify. There won't be 3 USB3 sockets.
     
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    Seems like a modified let's note B10. I'll miss the CF-75 a lot, the CF-74 with a high res screen is my dream toughbook. If they offered the S9 with an expresscard slot for the Vidock it would be awesome too.

    1360x768 Screen sucks big time if this is a 15.6" laptop. Well, at leat we can hope the performance CF-53 will have 1920x1080 and an ati 6550 or something like that.
     
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    Rob, May 10, 2011
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    Nice indeed. It's a shame we won't see a high resolution, discrete graphics card semi-rugged in this generation. This seems like they combined the CF-52 and the Cf-74, the result is very good since I can make it without the discrete graphics but the low resolution screen is dissapointing (1600x900 or 1080p (improbable) would be awesome). Why cant high nit screens have a decente resolution? With this maybe the CF-32 will be a 14 inch machine too? Hopefully this one will be made in Japan (the toughbook 52 is made in Taiwan)
     
    jdbfdhsvbhdvhs, May 10, 2011
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