Toughbooks

Toughbooks are Panasonic's line of tank-like laptops. They were first manufactured in 1996 with the CF-25, and as of today Panasonic still makes them. Current models are generally used in US military active duty, clumsy cops and field work type people. Where Macs are hipster Facebook machines and ThinkPads are virgin chantard machines, Toughbooks are for the clumsy, autistic, "off-roaders", people who work on the road often, or people who unironically collect them.

Warning: All current (post-2008) Toughbooks are vulnerable for the Intel AMT/ME exploit! Install this updated firmware when Panasonic releases it: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/info/osinfo20170512.html Loonix will NOT save you when you get compromised with the ME exploit! Also, they're obviously vulnernable for Smeltdown!

A CF-31 Toughbook. Currently the only fully rugged TB to have a dedicated GPU and active cooling.

That means: long battery life, extremely bright screens that are sunlight readable, drop, dust and water resistance, hotswappable batteries and hard drives, passive cooling and lid catches, and on older models, 4:3 XGA displays.

Yes, they are expensive as FUCK. Yes, they last longer than any other laptop out there, they are built like a 80's Volvo, aka a tank. No, they are not blazing fast, especially the ULV models. You can do games like Deus Ex natively on a 19 or 30 Mk2 and up though.

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