The sleek ultra-portable, Toughbook F8 with a 9 hour battery life is designed for the high-output demands of today’s mobile professionals. Rugged features, such as a shock-mounted 160GB had drive, ensure maximum durability and industry-leading reliability. Run software applications with the powerful Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SP9300, or create multimedia discs on the DVD super MULTI-drive with dual layer support. Access email from the road or surf the Web from virtually anywhere.

Features

• Genuine Windows Vista Business (with XP downgrade option)
• 14.1″ Widescreen LCD with DVD Multi Drive
• 3.7 lbs. Lightweight Design
• Magnesium Alloy Case with Handle
• Intel Centrino 2 with vPro Technology with Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 3GB of standard memory (RAM)
• Drop- and Spill-resistant
• 3G Mobile Broadband-ready Design
• Draft-n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional embedded Gobi™ 3G global mobile Internet (WWAN)
• Intuitive and easy to use Circular Scrolling

Review By News.cnet

The new F8 has the same semirugged features the Toughbook line is known for, such as a magnesium alloy chassis, spill-resistant keyboard, and flexible internal connectors. It also boasts wireless options, including 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Gobi 3G technology, which should let the system stay connected on different mobile broadband carriers around the world.

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Review By Laptopmag

With its angular two-tone chassis, the Toughbook F8 looks bulky for a thin-and-light, an impression confirmed by the machine’s 1.9-inch thickness at its rear (the case tapers to 1.3 inches at its front). But Panasonic assures us that the Toughbook F8 is the lightest 14.1-inch widescreen machine with built-in 3G wireless broadband and an onboard optical drive. Indeed, lifting it by the integrated handle, which cleverly folds flush against the front edge of the notebook, we were surprised by how light it is—a scant 3.7 pounds to be precise, a welcome reprieve from the 4- to 5-pound heft of many other 14.1-inch thin-and-lights.

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Review By Ruggedpcreview

In the engine compartment, the new F8 got the whole Centrino treatment, with a new gen processor, chipset and WiFi module. However, while the F8 is almost ridiculously light and compact, Panasonic gave it a beefy 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 processor that should easily outperform most ultralight mobile systems. Since the chip draws a maximum thermal design power of 25 watts, significantly more than the 5-17 watts of low and ultra-low voltage designs (let alone Atom processors), won’t that result in low battery life? Not if the machine comes with a battery as powerful as the one in the F8. You still get about six hours between charges.

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Review By Computershopper

The 14.1-inch 1280×800 widescreen is bright, though the anti-glare coating does rob some shrpness when viewing small text. Computing power comes from a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 3GB of RAM, and integrated Mobile Intel 4 Express graphics chipset (so forget about 3D gaming). You also get a 160GB hard drive, a multi-format DVD burner (uniquely, tucked under the keyboard palm rest) and either Windows XP or Windows Vista Business preloaded (and we like that Panasonic includes recovery discs for both in the box, should you change your mind).

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Review By Pcpro

Running at 2.26Ghz, the SP9300 is powerful enough to allow the CF-F8 to replace a desktop for most, if not all business tasks, but it’s also frugal enough to reward with considerable stamina. Even considering our pre-production unit was running Windows XP Professional rather than Vista Business, it was impressive to see performance in our benchmarks reaching a solid 1.32 while battery life soared to 5hs 49mins under light use.

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Review By Trustedreviews

Storage is taken care of by a 160GB 5,400rpm SATA drive, and there’s no option for a solid state disk. That said, the ToughBooks have traditionally provided superb hard disk protection, due to Panasonic’s shock absorbing caddies, so you shouldn’t have any problems, even if you are a little rough. And while SSDs offer better access times, the throughput still isn’t on a par with conventional drives, and aparently that’s what ToughBook customers demand. Thus, Panasonic isn’t ready to go down the SSD route just yet (apart from with the CF-U1 of course).

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