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Panasonic Toughbook not so tough
Our drop test of the Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 surprised us this week, when it didn't - as we first thought - survive unscathed.
Despite being dropped from only 30cm (all Panasonic would allow us to do, and the height at which it will guarantee that all components will survive unscathed), a small piece on one of the plastic hooks that holds the battery in place snapped off.
We filmed the drop test, which you can watch via our review of the Toughbook. It still works, but does highlight a weak point in the design. For £2,500, we were disappointed that the Toughbook couldn't live up to its name from just 30cm.
To make matters worse they have a high internal failure rate and have problems booting to a USB Drive. As far as I am concerned I personally wouldn't use it over a normal laptop.
Posted by Dave | July 6, 2007 9:40 PM