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    cf-18 model number not on configurator

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by qplumb, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. qplumb

    qplumb Newbie

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    Hi my model number is CF-18BHA08KE and it's not on the configurator,I've tried with a "0" and a "O" and niether is listed anybody any ideas please?
    Thanks and regards John
     
    qplumb, Apr 15, 2009
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  2. Silver Trooper

    Silver Trooper Notebook Deity

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    Are you getting the model number off the bottom or from the BIOS?
     
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  3. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    gplumb,
    Sounds like the Australian ones, their number is not on the configurator either, but they have the # 22 instead of # 08. Your machine is probably a special order machine.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Apr 15, 2009
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  4. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Most North American model numbers work , but a European model will not show up correctly
    I have a cf-18 mk-2 that has a wwan option specific to Canada that will not show correctly
    I think is has to do with the complexity of adding the extra info necessary, especially the different wwan options, as each country has different systems it seems


    Alex
     
    Alex, Apr 15, 2009
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  5. toughhog

    toughhog Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all!
    I'm new to the forum and about to buy a CF18 from ebay.

    I asked the seller the model number and he gave me this one: CF-18FDH25VE
    Does anybody knows what 25 is for?
    I'm a little in doubt because he says it is a wifi and BT enabled model where you can write with stylus and finger, but from the number it seems not! :confused:
    This is the auction
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270405277347&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
    Thank you in advance!
    Pierluigi
     
    toughhog, Jun 9, 2009
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  6. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    The picture in the auction shows a touchscreen model , but some sellers don't even post the real pictures of what they have for sale so I might be wrong
    As I posted before the EU toughbooks are very hard to figure out


    Alex
     
    Alex, Jun 9, 2009
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  7. toughhog

    toughhog Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for the reply Alex.
    The model number, second letter D, says digitizer, but the seller says touchscreen!
    Should I trust the numbers or the seller? These ebay auctions drive me mad! ;)
     
    toughhog, Jun 10, 2009
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  8. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Trust the letter on the bottom. Don't trust the seller unless he is KNOWN for posting pictures of each and every laptop they sell. Most are too lazy to do it and with the glut of CF-18s on the market... Most don't do that.

    You have a digitizer....
     
    Toughbook, Jun 10, 2009
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