New Panasonic Toughbook 33 Offers Rugged Features With Touch Screen; Pentium-Class Performance and Magnesium Durability in a 2.6 Pound Package.SECAUCUS, NJ--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999-- Editor's Summary: -- Brilliant DayBrite ARX(tm) 8.4" TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor active matrix color LCD with Touch Screen and anti-reflective treatment for excellent outdoor viewing -- Magnesium-alloy LCD case and shock-damped hard disk for field durability -- Up to 6 hours operation with extended life battery pack -- Intel(R) Pentium(R) 266MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Processor with MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). (tm) technology, 32MB RAM, 4GB hard disk -- Weighs only 2.6 pounds Panasonic Personal Computer Company announced today the ultra-portable Toughbook 33, the latest entry in their line of rugged notebook PCs. Weighing in at only 2.6 pounds, the ToughBook 33 is a full-performance Windows-based notebook PC with Intel Pentium(R) 266MHz CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , 4GB hard disk, and a brilliant 8.4" TFT color LCD with touch screen and Panasonic's ARX(tm) anti-reflective technology for excellent viewability even in outdoor environments. "As Panasonic's first Toughbook in the ultra-portable category, the ToughBook 33 puts tremendous computing power in the hands of mobile professionals," comments John Harris, Vice President of Marketing for Panasonic Personal Computer Company. "Combining rugged features such as Magnesium Alloy LCD case and shock-damped HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive with touch screen in a 2.6 pound package, the Toughbook 33 delivers far greater performance than other computing devices in this form factor," further notes Harris. The ToughBook 33 comes complete with accessories, including a unique "Mini Dock" that features full-sized parallel, serial, PS/2 keyboard/mouse and external SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. ports, a compact floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive , and removable Lithium Ion battery module. Also available is an extended life Lithium Ion battery pack that provides up to 6 hours of field operation. For ease of use the ToughBook 33 allows both keyboard input as well as touch screen function, providing mobile users with the freedom to tailor their work process to specific applications and requirements. Optimal battery life and power savings are achieved by the use of Panasonic's proprietary heat-dispersion design, which eliminates any need for fans or heat sinks to manage CPU temperature. The ToughBook 33's features include: -- Intel(R) Pentium(R) 266MHz CPU with MMX(tm) technology, 512KB L2 Cache, 32MB RAM expandable to 96MB -- NeoMagic NM2160 video controller, 2MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory -- Yamaha YMF YMF Young Musicians Foundation YMF Younger Member Forum (American Society of Civil Engineers) YMF Yamaha Motor Finance YMF Young Member Forum (American Society of Civil Engineers) 715 Sound Blaster Pro Compatible audio -- DayBrite(tm) 8.4" SVGA TFT Active Matrix color LCD with 262,144 colors -- Touch Screen input, with Panasonic ARX(tm) anti-reflective technology -- 4.3 GB HDD -- Type II x 2 or Type III x 1 PC Card slots (stacked-slot design) -- CardBus and Zoomed Video support -- USB Port, Infrared Port -- Optical trackball A stationary pointing device that contains a movable ball rotated with the fingers or palm. From one to three keys are located in various positions depending on the unit. Years ago, Kensington Microware popularized the trackball with its Turbo Mouse for the Macintosh. pointing device -- 2.6 lbs., 1.5" (H) x 6. 8" (D) x 8.9" (W) Configuration and Pricing: ToughBook 33, Model CF-M33: Intel Pentium(R) 266MHz CPU with MMX(tm) technology, 4.3GB HDD, 32 MB EDO RAM, DayBrite(tm) 8.4" 800 x 600 SVGA TFT Active Matrix Color LCD with Touch Screen and Panasonic ARX(tm) anti-reflective technology. Also included as standard are port replicator, external floppy disk drive, AC adapter and standard battery pack (CF-VZSU05). SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. : $1,999.00
Options
Extended life battery pack (Li-Ion, 10.8V, 4500mAh) CF-VZSU03
Replacement standard battery pack
(Li-Ion, 10.8V, 1500mAh) CF-VZSU02
Replacement AC adapter CF-AA1527
32MB RAM Module CF-BAE0032
64MB RAM Module CF-BAE0064
Full 3 Year Warranty As with all Panasonic Notebook Computers, the ToughBook 33 comes standard with a full 3 year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. including parts and labor, and free overnight in/out shipping under factory warranty. Panasonic Personal Computer Company The products, people and business of Panasonic Personal Computer Company are entirely dedicated to the needs of the professional user, including Fortune 1000 business and government mobile professionals. Panasonic Personal Computer Company is a unit of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, whose parent company is the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan with sales of $59.8 billion in FY 1997. Panasonic, in contrast to many manufacturers, directly controls the process of design, manufacture and quality assurance of its notebook PCs. Many key components including LCD panels, Magnesium system cases, Lithium Ion batteries, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and CD-ROM drives and board-level electronics are the products of Panasonic's own leading-edge manufacturing divisions. Note to Editors: All brand and company/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of respective companies. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Information on Panasonic's full line of notebook PCs for the mobile professional can be obtained by calling 800/662-3537 or at http://www.panasonic.com/toughbook. |
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