Panasonic Updates Its Lightweight, Durable eLite Notebook PC Line and Introduces Two New Fashionable Pantone Colors.Lightweight, Long Battery Life-Panasonic[R] Toughbook[R] eLite Notebooks Now Available Online in a Total of Eleven Colors SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, the leading provider of durable, reliable, wireless mobile PCs, today announced an update to its Toughbook[R] eLite notebook PC line, providing consumers a choice of fresh new colors to fit their personal style. The ultraportable Toughbook eLite W5 is now available for purchase in seven color options: Steel Gray, Merlot, Galaxy Black, Glacier glacier, moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow into névé and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of gravity and the stress of its accumulated mass. White, Blueprint, Rosehip and the new "Crown Blue," which, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Pantone, connotes independence and creativity. The eLite W5 has a 12.1inch anti-glare display, an integrated multi-drive, an 8-hour battery life, and weighs just 2.7 pounds. The thin-and-light Toughbook eLite Y5 will be available next month in six colors, including Steel Gray, Galaxy Black, Skylight skylight Roof opening covered with translucent or transparent glass or plastic designed to admit daylight. Skylights have found wide application admitting steady, even light in industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, especially those with a northern orientation. Blue, Firehouse Red, Deepsea, and the new "Bronze Brown," a rustic earthy earth·y adj. earth·i·er, earth·i·est 1. Of, consisting of, or resembling earth: an earthy smell. 2. Of or characteristic of this world; worldly. 3. color Pantone created to embody comfort and sensibility. The Y5 has a larger display at 14.1 inches, weighs only 3.4 pounds and offers up to 6-hours of battery life, depending on use conditions. In addition to their lightweight design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , both computers offer enhanced durability with magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. alloy cases and shock mounted hard drives. The Y5 also includes a water resistant, "spill through" keyboard. "Based on our heritage of delivering rugged, reliable notebook PCs for extreme mobile users, we developed features and designs for our eLite line that satisfy consumers' needs for both style and substance," said Marca Armstrong, director of marketing, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company. "In addition to more color choices developed by market leader and color expert Pantone, our new lightweight eLites are packed with features for the on-the-go consumer, including incredibly long battery life, a magnesium alloy case and shock-mounted hard drive, a DVD-burner and integrated WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network to handle life at home or on the road." "Color is an intrinsic ingredient to the success of all products being developed today," said Tod Schulman, vice president, Pantone Fashion and Home Division. "Companies should always stay a little ahead of their customers and anticipate the newness that will grab their attention." According to a recent poll, consumers have little confidence in the durability of their portable PCs and they have been let down by poor battery performance. In the "Panasonic Toughbook 2006 Laptop Survey" of more than 1,000 consumers conducted with online research firm Russell Research, consumers were asked what they consider to be the most important laptop features. The survey revealed that 75 percent of online consumers cite laptop durability and long battery life as "critically important." Yet, more than 60 percent of those surveyed say the longest battery life they've actually experienced is less than three hours. In addition, more than 70 percent feel their laptop is not durable enough to be stored in checked baggage This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. . "We believe these survey findings reflect the changing needs of consumers who want to be able to work anywhere on their PC," added Armstrong. "Our new Toughbook[R] eLite W5 and Y5 offer quality, reliability and durability in a fashionable lightweight design to fit customers' personal style." In addition to their impressive battery performance, the eLite W5 and Y5 are factory-tested to withstand a drop of 1' and the shock-mounted hard drives are tested to withstand a drop of 2.5 feet. In addition, both models are tested to withstand more than 220 pounds of compression on the lid and base.
Product Information
Model: Panasonic Toughbook eLite W5
Color Options: Steel Gray, Merlot, Galaxy Black, Glacier White,
Blueprint, Rosehip, Crown Blue
Availability: November, 2006
MSRP: $2,339
The ultraportable Panasonic Toughbook eLite W5, with its integrated multi-drive, 12.1 inch anti-glare LCD, and weight of just 2.7 pounds, is ideal for mobile consumers who demand the standard features found in larger notebooks at a decreased size and weight. Equipped with the Intel Centrino[TM] chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). for wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area connections, the W5 is equipped with an ultra-low voltage Intel Core The latest generation of the Intel x86 family of CPUs. Core supersedes the 13-year run of the Pentium, which was introduced in 1993. It essentially represents the ninth generation of the x86 architecture, the first chip appearing in the IBM PC in 1981. Solo processor and battery life of more than eight hours.
Model: Panasonic Toughbook eLite Y5
Color Options: Steel Gray, Galaxy Black, Deepsea, Skylight Blue,
Firehouse Red, and Bronze Brown
Availability: December, 2006
MSRP: $2,569.00
With a 14.1 inch display, the Toughbook eLite Y5 weighs only 3.4 pounds and boasts six hours of battery life, depending on use conditions. The Y5 includes a built-in multi-drive, high-speed Intel Core Duo low voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains processor, and the Intel Centrino[TM] chipset for wireless LAN connections. In addition to the magnesium alloy case and shock-mounted hard drive, the eLite Y5 includes Panasonic's unique "spill-through" keyboard, designed to reduce the risks of liquid damage. These products are available exclusively online from the Panasonic Direct store. Please visit www.panasonic.com/elite for more product and purchase information. To receive more findings from the "Panasonic Toughbook 2006 Laptop Survey" simply email: TOUGHBOOK-PRTEAM@cohnwolfe.com. About "Panasonic Toughbook 2006 Laptop Survey" The consumer study sponsored by Panasonic was conducted online by Russell Research from August 19 - 22, 2005 among 1,101 computer users ages 18 or older. Figures for gender, age and geography were weighted where necessary to match their actual proportions in the population. About Panasonic Computer Solutions Company Panasonic Computer Solutions Company empowers the mobile workforce. The company is a unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , which is the principal North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MC). Panasonic has delivered reliable, durable mobile solutions through its Toughbook[R] line of notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. for thirteen years and has expanded the boundaries of wireless technology through a broad portfolio of products, ranging from fully rugged, industrial strength notebook computers and tablet PCs (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words to thin and light semi-rugged notebooks. A core manufacturer, Matsushita and its subsidiaries control the entire process of design, manufacture, quality assurance, service and support. As a result, Panasonic Toughbooks are known for having the lowest failure rates in the industry. Government, industrial, and commercial usersCofrom Fortune 1,000 companies to small businessesCorely on solutions from Panasonic, wherever their work takes them. All brand and company/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. PANTONE[R] and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc. 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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