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    The Return of the real ToughBOOK? Not PAD!

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Karl Klammer, Jul 2, 2018.

  1. Karl Klammer

    Karl Klammer Notebook Consultant

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    Hello fellow forumers,

    I've stumbled over some seemingly random datapoints,
    which I believe might turn out to be interesting,
    when connecting the dots in a certain way,
    with a multiple brighly colored textmarkers.

    Panasonic announces Intel SoCs via partnership with Intel fab, shortly before start of it's "prosumer tablet" migration
    https://newsroom.intel.com/news-rel...on-chips-using-intels-14nm-low-power-process/

    SemiAccurate published a hit piece on Intel today, which the author believes to be his biggest story ever, mentioning that Intels manufactoring problems will be really really hard on a big old 20+ billion tech giant.
    https://www.semiaccurate.com/2018/0...down-is-crushing-a-20b-market-cap-tech-giant/

    Todays closing price of PCFRY was 13.37 USD (1337="leet", a hidden message from THEM)
    https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/PCRFY:US

    When you use blue, orange and black textmarkers, you might become to be open to a possible conclusion, that Panasonic cannot produce new toughbook tablets due to lack of Intel SoCs and thus will produce real tank laptops once again.

    yippe yay yay, finally a possibility for a viable upgrade path of my cf19s
    (don't you dare crushing my dream with like news, reality, information or such nasty things)
     
    Karl Klammer, Jul 2, 2018
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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Okay.... Expect to pay an additional $1,250+ based upon the new tariffs they will be enacting.

    Just saying...
     
    Toughbook, Jul 2, 2018
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  3. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    I have not turned on my CF19 since I got the FZ G1 and the Ikey keyboard dock.

    The screen and touch is so much better on the G1.
    The touchpad on the ikey dock is a bit dificult at times though.
    I would not want the G1 without the keyboard dock though.
     
    Shawn, Jul 2, 2018
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  4. Karl Klammer

    Karl Klammer Notebook Consultant

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    no new tariffs for me = between .jp and .eu.
    i am also not aware of new tariffs for you = between .jp and .us.
    not all of asia is china ;-)
     
    Karl Klammer, Jul 3, 2018
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    Karl Klammer Notebook Consultant

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    Hi User32,

    what happened to your avatar ... it looks so blueish?

    About that raining thing:
    No problemo, dancing in the rain while keeping an eye out for wet tshirts =)


    The fab announcement was 2014, shortly before cf20/3x tablet announce.
    The other one was from this week.
    So ... uhm ... what am I missing here?
     
    Karl Klammer, Jul 4, 2018
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