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    Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 10.4" Tablet Notebook $368 at eCost

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by inspectorgene, Jul 17, 2010.

  1. inspectorgene

    inspectorgene Notebook Consultant

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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    WAY too much for a 900MHz unit IMHO.....
     
    Toughbook, Jul 18, 2010
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    captinkid Notebook Enthusiast

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    But it is so petite and functional!

    How do the CF-18's compare to the CF-29's? Besides the processor speed that is. Anyone have real world experience with one?

    :)
     
    captinkid, Jul 18, 2010
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    sergeirichard Notebook Guru

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    I guess six years of full-time use counts as some experience.

    I'm in two minds. 900MHz is obviously far from impressive by modern standards, but it's still eminently usable for real-world tasks. I wouldn't pay this for one myself, but maybe someone who doesn't have one already should consider it!

    I just couldn't imagine buying one when you can get later CF-18s that can have processors up to 1.2MHz (and far more important to my mind, significantly more RAM) for not a lot more money. And used CF-19s are getting very reasonable now. I think maybe I could be cajoled into parting with about $200 for this, as a spare.
     
    sergeirichard, Jul 19, 2010
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