Panasonic Toughbook 74

21 reviews

Sep, 2024

Positive
battery (7)
durability (5)
usability (5)
performance (3)
design (2)

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portability (8)
price (8)
size (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 reviews of Panasonic Toughbook 74. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and performance. The durability and usability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the size and price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Panasonic Toughbook 74 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Panasonic Toughbook 74 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and portability. The size and price are also mentioned favorably.

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78% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sep, 2024

Expert review by : Michelle Thatcher (cnet.com)

Panasonic Toughbook 74 review

Are you the type of user that heaps abuse on your laptop, blowing through one machine after the other at too rapid a pace? With the ToughBook 74, Panasonic has incorporated some of the design principles used for its military-grade laptops into a more...

Ruggedized case; built-in WWAN; carrying handle; covers on ports; more than seven hours of battery life; long warranty with lifetime phone support.

Expensive; bulky; heavy AC adapter; awkward implementation of touch screen; no multimedia controls.

The Panasonic ToughBook 74 boasts unique durability features and a fantastic warranty, but its high price and bulky dimensions make it a good buy only if your job necessitates extreme working environments. It'll take more than the fear of a spilled cup...

Jun, 2006

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Panasonic ToughBook CF-74 - Rugged Notebook

This may not be the toughest ToughBook in the range, but it will still take a lot of abuse.

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Michelle Thatcher (cnet.com.au)

Panasonic Toughbook 74 review: Panasonic Toughbook 74

Ruggedized case; built-in WWAN; carrying handle; covers on ports; more than seven hours of battery life; long warranty with lifetime phone support.

Expensive; bulky; heavy AC adapter; awkward implementation of touch screen; no multimedia controls.

Jun, 2006

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Panasonic - CF-74 Toughbook

The latest addition to Panasonic's Toughbook family of ruggedised notebooks, the CF-74 brings the family up to date using the latest Intel processor for improved performance and, in particular, battery life. Sitting in the Toughbook line-up ...

At first glance the CF-74 seems over-priced for its specification, and for a normal laptop that would be true, but as with all Toughbooks this one is aimed at users who work in all weathers and all conditions, where a conventional notebook would last...

Sep, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Love It

Works great with my Tough Book. Just what I needed to do reports instead of using my finger

NONE

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Panasonic CF-74

I looked over the Newegg contact fields, and they all seemed to apply to ordering, shipping, payment and returns. I contacted Panasonic Support and got incomplete information from them, to be fair I probably got more than I was due considering I'm not...

It's a toughbook, the semi-rugged variety that falls between the business rugged and the fully ruggedized. It's everything that I expected it to be. It came with Windows 7 Professional 32 and 64 bit discs with a Refurbished PC license to go with it....

I swapped in an SSD and installed Win7Pro64bit/Ubuntu on separate partitions with no trouble, however, I can't get Vista drivers provided by Panasonic for the Fuitsu Touchscreen to install, and Panasonic, after contacting their support, said that there...

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Panasonic CF-74 Toughbook Notebook PC

I work for a large city government, and we recently ordered over 150 Panasonic Toughbook laptops to be placed in our police vehicles. We set up a secure wireless network to cover the whole city, and the laptops were put in cars for officers to run ...

Nice screen, long battery life

512 megs ram, high price

Mar, 2008

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