WTB: CF-?? A little input would be great. Thanks.

I am looking at getting a "fully rugged" toughbook for work, I'm not sure which model will best fit my needs. I would like one with a good gps/nav setup, touchscreen, I need a usb 2.0 port, larger HD (160), wireless, backlit/rubber keyboard. I will be mainly using it in a vehicle with a ram mount. I am looking to spend about 1500 or so. I have been looking on a well known aution site and everyone claims their Toughbook is the "best". Just figured I would post this here as you seem like a knowledgeable bunch. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

 

Welcome to the forum

We are THE source for unbiased information on Toughbooks
It sounds like the cf-29 meets your requirements
I would be happy to provide input and to steer you in the right direction


Alex

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I forgot to mention I also need to run some video capture/editing software with the following system requirements.

Video Capture:
System Requirements
Processor Intel or AMD CPU 1.4GHz or faster
Graphics Card Video Card Supporting Direct X 9.0
Memory 256 MB System RAM
Available Slot Available USB 2.0 port
Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Microsfot MCE
Others CD-ROM Drive
300MB Hard Disk Space
600MB to 3GB per 1 Hour of Recording

Videostudio 10se:
System Requirements

Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher
Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP, Vista
256 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
1.2 GB of available hard drive space for program installation
4 GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing
Windows®-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution
Windows®-compatible sound card
NOTE : 1 hour of digital video requires about 13GB of hard disk space

VideoStudio performs best with at least:

Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz CPU
512 MB of RAM
20 GB free hard drive space
7200 rpm IDE Hard Drive

 

The 1.6GHz CF-29 will handle it.

 

I agree with toughbook
With your requirements , you will need a mk-4 or mk-5 cf-29
They are the only models in the cf-29 lineup that can handle Vista,even though you will be running xp
They have support for ddr2 ram as well
What is on your "must have" option list

Alex

 

for $1500 you can probably get a CF-30 might I add...

 

No ,not really it would not be anything but a very basic model
For example a optical drive combo dvd cd/rw unit for a cf-29 might set you back $80
It took me months to find one for my cf-30 @ only $215 used
It all adds up on these ,Quickly
The OP would end up going way over his target price range
My cf-30 gps model was $3K

Also look at these two screenshots

The first is what kind of reception you need for reliable Gps tracking, is on a cf-29 Item number: 190335063391

The second shot is from a ebay seller that lists his cf-30 for sale with gps
Item number: 280398059605
What a joke, I hate sellers that don't have a clue to how things are supposed to work
If I was that seller I would delete that picture, it will not track reliably


Alex