If you are ready to rough it up, then you’ll definitely be ready for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-52. The CF-52 is an addition to Panasonic’s popular Toughbook line of laptops. You have bullet proof models such as the CF-29 and CF-30 and you have the super light semi-rugged delights of the CF-Y5, the CF-52 sits very much in the middle of those models, being a semi-rugged machine like the CF-Y5, but with a size and shape similar to those larger and hardier models.

The CF-52 comes in with a Santa Rosa Core 2 Duo CPU with a 15.4-inch WUXGA screen along with a shock-mounted hard drive, spill resistant keyboard, and a magnesium alloy shell. The notebook also comes with the option of embedded EV-DO or UMTS/HSDPA. The The standard version will start at $1,649 while the optimized version will go for $2,499.

Toughbook CF-52 features:
* Core 2 Duo CPUs (2.0 and 1.8GHz)
* 1GB RAM (expandable to 4GB)
* 15.4-inch WUXGA or WXGA display (1920 x 1200 or 1366 x 768), enhanced 512MB grahics for Aero
* 80 or 120GB drives (shock mounted), DVD burner
* 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (optional)
* 3G option (launches officially with Verizon exclusively for 120 days, then will have Sprint Rev. A and Cingular HSDPA support — or add your own)
* (4) USB 2.0, PCMCIA slot, ExpressCard slot, SD reader, 1394, VGA, gigabit Ethernet, modem, serial
* TPM chip, and optional SmartCard and biometric scanner
* Spill-resistant keyboard and integrated handle

via: newswire