There are a plethora of methods to damage a PC when you need it the most, from huge calamities like torrential rain and brutal sandstorms to the more commonplace hazards of drops, spills, bumps, and bashes. Panasonic, the company behind the Panasonic Toughpads, is addressing this issue in the tablet market as well, with the Panasonic Toughpad, a completely ruggedized Windows tablet. The Panasonic Toughpads isn't designed for consumers, and it's only available through Panasonic's reseller network, but if you're working on a crowded warehouse floor, in an ambulance or police car, or serving in Kabul, you'll need a versatile PC that can compete with the best while also surviving the worst. The Panasonic ToughPad is capable of all of this and more.
There are no words to describe how substantial a Panasonic Toughpads feels, or how Panasonic managed to improve on the industrial design mandate of "form follows function" by making the form both attractive and useful. I sat in on Panasonic engineers' meetings where they described the "pencil hardness" of finishes and coatings, how hardness related to touch and abrasion, and how they were aiming for a hardness of 6H. I recall talking about ph levels and how perspiration acid may impact or break down plastics. It all adds up to a computer like the Panasonic Toughpads in the end. The powder coat finish of its LCD casing, as well as the design of the overall unit, is absolutely amazing.
The Panasonic Toughpads has a 10.1-inch touch display with a resolution of 1,600 by 1,200 pixels and adjustable brightness from 800 nits (for full readability in broad sunshine) to 2 nits (for use in dark environments or covert operations). The display has both capacitive touch and a Wacom digitizer, which may be used with the supplied pen. The stylus has storage and tethering integrated into the tablet chassis, so you'll always have somewhere to put it and it won't be misplaced if things got ugly. There are seven buttons on the front of the tablet (Power, Screen Rotation, Windows button, Volume Up/Down, and two User-Definable buttons). By making use of physical buttons.
Panasonic Toughpads is a tradeoff in terms of performance, size, weight, battery life, and price. If you want a fast processor, you'll have to deal with higher heat and shorter battery life. You may add a larger battery, but the computer will become bulky and heavy. On the other hand, if you desire a compact, quiet computer without a fan, the performance will most likely be significantly lower. As a result, there is more speed, more heat, and shorter battery life. Alternatively, more battery life, lower performance, and lower heat. It's more weight AND more heat if you want better performance AND more battery life. As you can see, it's a tradeoff, and Panasonic had to make one when selecting CPUs for this latest version. The Panasonic Toughpad’s are robust, with performance that rivals the best consumer and business tablets and a rugged design that is surprisingly thin while being able to withstand the weather.
The Panasonic Toughpads are our Editors' Choice for rugged
Windows tablets because of their strong performance, ease of maintenance, broad
usage, and relentless toughness.