Panasonic Toughbook 19

41 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Build quality (6)
Battery (4)
Performance (4)
Portability (3)
Design (2)

Negative
Screen (4)
Keyboard (1)
Energy (1)
Usability (1)
Connectivity (1)

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Product Specifications

alaTest has collected and analyzed 41 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the design and portability. The battery and performance also get good feedback, but there are some critical comments about the energy efficiency and usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Panasonic Toughbook 19 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Dana Wollman (laptopmag.com)

Panasonic Toughbook 19

This 10-inch rugged tablet offers field-workers epic battery life and a bright display, although the keyboard might be too cramped for some users.

As a fully rugged 10-inch notebook, the Panasonic Toughbook 19 occupies a class all its own. If you want a military-grade notebook that will last the whole day and won't break your back—and you have the room in your budget—the Toughbook 19 is an...

Apr, 2009

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Expert review by: Rich Malloy (laptopmag.com)

Panasonic Toughbook CF-19

This durable notebook begs for abuse.

Excellent battery endurance • Rugged design • Small footprint

Uneven screen brightness • Tiny keyboard • Tablet functionality costs more

Mar, 2007

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Panasonic Toughbook 19

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Panasonic Toughbook 19 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

portability, performance, build quality

keyboard

38% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Firstinlastout (amazon.com)

Use this every day at work, lives up to it's name !

Our fire-rescue department utilizes the toughbook to capture our reports on all the calls we run on. They are great laptops and are heavy duty as the name implies. Our toughbooks have fallen from 4-5 feet on many occasions with no adverse effects to...

Oct, 2011

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Consumer review by: Discover Card "Dr. Noorzad" (amazon.com)

very good Product with very bad keyboard

This is one of the best computer but made with very bad keyboard, typing is very hard on this computer. tacchscreen is ok since it moono touched, it was much better that it was a multitouch screen instead of single touch. panasonic with these great...

May, 2011

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Consumer review by: Discover Card "Dr. Noorzad" (amazon.com)

very bad keyboard and touchpad

Panasonic need to change 2 things

May, 2011

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Consumer review by: Discover Card "Dr. Noorzad" (amazon.com)

Bad customer sevices and bad keyboard/touchpad

May, 2011

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Consumer review by: Discover Card "Dr. Noorzad" (amazon.com)

very good product with bad keyboard,

Panasonic need to change 2 things

May, 2011

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Consumer review by: Big Head (amazon.com)

worst warranty service of any computer MFG

I did not buy this model--i bought the CF-30, which cost me more than twice as much as this one is listing for... it is a rugged computer, So, these computers rarely break. But they do sometimes break. If yours breaks, forget about it. Just go buy a...

Nov, 2010

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Consumer review by: Big Head (amazon.com)

worst warranty service of any computer MFG

I did not buy this model--i bought the CF-30, which cost me more than twice as much as this one is listing for...

Nov, 2010

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Product Specifications

Classic notebook and practical tablet PC - the Toughbook 19 is the perfect 2-in-1 solution. For the conversion you need only tilt the pivoted 10.4" XGA display over the keyboard.Built from the ground up as a full rugged convertible PC, the Toughbook 19 can be used at all times, even in extreme levels of damp, dust, heat, cold or vibration. The optimized display technology with extra low reflection rate ensures excellent clarity of display even in bright ambient light.The integrated Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology promises the highest performance with efficient energy consumption and the high performance lithium-ion battery provides an operating time of up to 8 hours.Thanks to the dual diversity WLAN antennae in the display housing, optimum data transfer is continually achieved, enabling you to stay connected at all times.

Audio Input

Type:

None

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Battery

Run Time (Up To):10hour(s)/7.3hour(s)/7hour(s)/9hour(s)

Technology:Lithium ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size:2MB/3MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:8.5in

Height:1.9in

Weight:5.1lbs/5.3lbs

Width:10.7in

Display (Projector)

Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)

Diagonal Size:10.4in

Diagonal Size (metric):26.4cm

Max Resolution:1024 x 768

Technology:TFT active matrix

Widescreen Display:

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified:

Yes

EPA Energy Star Compliant:

Yes

EPEAT Compliant:

Yes

EPEAT Level:EPEAT Silver

Header

Compatibility:PC

Country Kits:North America

Manufacturer:Panasonic

Model:19/19 Tablet PC version/19 Touchscreen PC version

Packaged Quantity:1

Product Line:Panasonic Toughbook

Input Device

Type:Digitizer / Touchpad / Rubber backlit keyboard/Digitizer / Keyboard / Touch-screen / Touchpad/Digitizer / Keyboard / Touchpad/Digitizer / Rubber backlit keyboard / Touchpad/Digitizer / Touch-screen / Touchpad/Digitizer / Touchpad/Keyboard / Digitizer / Touchpad/Keyboard / Touch-screen / Touchpad/Rubber backlit keyboard / Touchpad / Touch-screen/Rubber backlit keyboard / Stylus / Touch-screen / Touchpad/Rubber backlit keyboard / Touch-screen / Touchpad/Touchpad / Touch-screen / Digitizer / Keyboard/Touchpad / Touch-screen / Keyboard

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed:533MHz/800MHz

Modem

Cellular Enhancement Protocol:CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO Rev. 0/CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO Rev. A/HSDPA

Cellular Network Supported:

Yes

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps

Protocols & Specifications:ITU V.92

Type:Fax / modem/Fax / modem / cellular modem

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / Fast Ethernet/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11g / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / Gigabit Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11n (draft) / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR

Type:Network adapter/None

Wireless LAN Supported:

Yes

Wireless Protocol:802.11 a/b/g/n (draft 2.0) / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/802.11 a/b/g/n (draft) / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/802.11a/b/g/802.11a/b/g / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/802.11a/b/g / Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / 802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)/Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / 802.11a/b/g

Notebook Camera

Camera Type:Integrated

Notebook Camera

Camera Type:Integrated

Optical Storage

Type:

None

OS Provided

Edition:Windows Vista Business

Type:Microsoft Windows 7 Professional / XP Tablet PC Edition downgrade/Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade/Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 downgrade/Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Tablet PC Edition downgrade/Microsoft Windows XP Professional/Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005