My New Toy

denacopoliez · 25-April-06, 03:13 PM

For years the Marine Corps in its infinate wisdom has been sending its guys (and gals) out into the field with some pretty hardcore hardware, i dont know about you but if i wanted to take my laptop with me to Iraq i would thing twice. Now i finnaly have been able to get my hand on one of the most coveted laptops in the world at least in my opinion. The Panasonic ToughBook. I know, I know, you guys are thinking, oh i have one of thos its a laptop with a hard case... NO No my friends this is a real deal the stops 7.62 NATO rounds, drop out of your Ruck to the bottom of a ravine, run over with your hum-vee and still get those unmentionable pictures from your girlfriend back home with "Joe." I have tested one of these before at my last command, no they are not bullet proof but they will take quite a beating. I have dropped one down a 2 deck ladder on a ship and still had a functional touch screen. This thing is the bomb... here are some Picts!

richmond · 25-April-06, 03:20 PM

looks great, ive seen these things before, and i also read the testing that they go through before they can start production,(the newer versions anyway) and I don't beleive it will let you down.

The Dragon Reborn · 25-April-06, 03:31 PM

WoW!!! Love It!!!

TDR

CubanConnectionZ · 25-April-06, 03:38 PM

I saw them drop it and do other things to in a video a while back.

denacopoliez · 25-April-06, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CubanConnectionZ


	I saw them drop it and do other things to in a video a while back.

you dont have links to that info do you??? i would love to see that stuff the rest of the things that i have seen are all real world....

Twizted · 25-April-06, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by denacopoliez


	you dont have links to that info do you??? i would love to see that stuff the rest of the things that i have seen are all real world....

I found this

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ghBook&pl=true

**EDIT**
And this
http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_To...7-6238808.html
http://www.jakeludington.com/gadget_...ideo_demo.html
http://news.com.com/1606-2-6058212.html

PurpleDiamond · 25-April-06, 04:15 PM

This page has a review of the ToughBook, a nice animated gif and a picture of a toughbook that has been shot.

anoncompboy · 25-April-06, 07:17 PM

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no they are not bullet proof but they will take quite a beating.

According to Purplediamond's site, it is bulletproof!

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Originally Posted by TrustedReviews


	a semi-rugged Panasonic ToughBook managed to stop a bullet during a fire fight in Iraq. Apparently when the fighting broke out a US soldier held up his ToughBook to protect himself - obviously raising his rifle and firing back was too much trouble - and a bullet struck the notebook and lodged in the hard drive.

denacopoliez · 25-April-06, 08:18 PM

Not to argue but that dosent look to functional to me... but you dont have to open the "windows" anymore if you know what i mean!

25-April-06, 03:13 PM		#1 (permalink)
denacopoliez Apex Tech Fanatic	My New Toy For years the Marine Corps in its infinate wisdom has been sending its guys (and gals) out into the field with some pretty hardcore hardware, i dont know about you but if i wanted to take my laptop with me to Iraq i would thing twice. Now i finnaly have been able to get my hand on one of the most coveted laptops in the world at least in my opinion. The Panasonic ToughBook. I know, I know, you guys are thinking, oh i have one of thos its a laptop with a hard case... NO No my friends this is a real deal the stops 7.62 NATO rounds, drop out of your Ruck to the bottom of a ravine, run over with your hum-vee and still get those unmentionable pictures from your girlfriend back home with "Joe." I have tested one of these before at my last command, no they are not bullet proof but they will take quite a beating. I have dropped one down a 2 deck ladder on a ship and still had a functional touch screen. This thing is the bomb... here are some Picts! Attached Thumbnails

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25-April-06, 03:20 PM		#2 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	looks great, ive seen these things before, and i also read the testing that they go through before they can start production,(the newer versions anyway) and I don't beleive it will let you down.

25-April-06, 03:31 PM		#3 (permalink)
The Dragon Reborn Apex Elite Expert Tech	WoW!!! Love It!!! TDR

25-April-06, 03:38 PM		#4 (permalink)
CubanConnectionZ Apex Tech God	I saw them drop it and do other things to in a video a while back.

25-April-06, 04:15 PM		#7 (permalink)
PurpleDiamond Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	This page has a review of the ToughBook, a nice animated gif and a picture of a toughbook that has been shot.

25-April-06, 08:18 PM		#9 (permalink)
denacopoliez Apex Tech Fanatic	Not to argue but that dosent look to functional to me... but you dont have to open the "windows" anymore if you know what i mean!