Panasonic Tough book 30 have continues the trend of most tough laptops around. This fully rugged laptop may not be the overall good performer in this segment at $4,799.
Design
The Laptop equivalent of a tank, the Tough book 30 is built in a strong silver and black magnesium alloy chassis with a briefcase type handle. In this segment most 13.3 inch laptops are thin and light in weight, but the Panasonic Tough book 30 weighs is 8.4 pounds and it is 2.8 inches thick. The cover of the laptop is supported by two heavy hinges.
The display is 13.3 inch and daylight readable with touch screen. The display max resolution of 1024×768 is pretty low by today’s standards, but you can view images even in bright sun light, is a big plus point. The touch screen of the laptop is very responsive.
The keyboard response is good and little spacious, but the touch pad is a bit small. Below the touch pad there are six activity indicator lights.
Durability and Security
We put the Panasonic Tough book 30 laptop through some toughness tests. We dropped the laptop from the height of 38 inches on to a carpeted floor two times, making sure the laptop landed on two different edges. After drop, the laptop booted up and the laptop sustained no evidence of any damage.
We also test for moisture on the key board and touch pad of the Laptop by pouring water on two different spots on the key board. After wiping it down, we booted the laptop without any problem and the laptop functioned properly.
Each port and slot is protected by a gasket lined cover to prevent the laptop from moisture and dust.
The Panasonic Tough book 30 laptop have the latest security features, like Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip and theft protection software i.e. Computrace has the ability to track the stolen laptop, biometric finger print scanner and a Smart Card reader.