Earlier today Panasonic released a new netbook that is suppose to be used in medical environments. It is named Toughbook H1 and was presented in Japan.

One of its best specifications is the weight, only 1.5Kg. It might seem like a lot, but don’t forget to take in consideration this is a “robust and strong PC”, better than others in the security department due to the unusual environments in which it will be used. In terms of performance, it sports an Intel Atom processor running at 1.86GHz, comes with 1GB of memory RAM, and a SSD hard-drive of 80GB.

The Panasonic Toughbook H1 has all the extras that normal netbooks have, like Wi-Fi, GPS, and a LCD touchscreen of 10.4-inches.

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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