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    anybody bought the CF-S9

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by bossten, Apr 22, 2010.

  1. bossten

    bossten Notebook Enthusiast

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    can you provide a short review, like how many hours can it last with wifi on?
     
    bossten, Apr 22, 2010
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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Your best bet is Google.... Everything I see is written in Japanese.... So you may need to translate...
     
    Toughbook, Apr 22, 2010
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    shimapan Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's a Let's Note laptop, and not a Toughbook...
     
    shimapan, Apr 23, 2010
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    canuckcam Notebook Evangelist

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    This is a Panasonic forum, not a Toughbook forum although most of us have the fully-rugged line of Toughbooks.
     
    canuckcam, Apr 23, 2010
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  5. gn7p71

    gn7p71 Notebook Geek

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    Aren't the "business rugged" Toughbooks (C1, F8, T8, W8) essentially North American versions of other "Let's Note" laptops from Japan?
     
    gn7p71, Apr 23, 2010
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  6. lebou

    lebou Newbie

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    I just picked one up yesterday from London Drugs for $1799 CAD (+ taxes if staying here) which I think is a bargain! ($1815 USD)

    Full product code is CF-S9KWBZEDM - I'm going to be very helpful and give all the information I couldn't find on the internet for you!

    This machine has 4gb Ram as standard - checked
    It has a 320gb hard drive - checked
    It is pre-loaded with 32 bit windows 7 pro - BUT it has the recovery disk for windows 7 pro 64 bit included in the box - so that was my first job! No issues whatsoever.

    It has the Gobi 2000 card installed, (rather than the fingerprint reader - it's an either/or i believe) which IS UNLOCKED and you are not obliged to enter a data contract (which I think is where London Drugs are trying to make a profit from - judging from the efforts Panasonic tried to sign me up, until I said I was taking the machine back for refund unless the card is unlocked ie not network specific) - windows 7 can control all your access/settings as explained at AT&T

    I am delighted with the machine - it is very light - battery life is as stated (10hrs on its first charge - at the 10% warning there was still 1hr 37min left lol)

    Performance is only "let down" comparatively by the graphics card - but then it's perfect for what I need. If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to ask.

    cheers!
     
    lebou, Feb 1, 2011
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  7. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Welcome to the mad house :eek: .....nice machine BTW :D
     
    toughasnails, Feb 1, 2011
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