Panasonic launches 'business-rough' Toughbook CF-XZ6 hybrid

This slimline yet tough 12-inch separable is intended to adapt to the unpleasant and tumble of a portable expert's normal.

Panasonic has disclosed the most recent individual from its Toughbook scope of business portable PCs. The model name, Toughbook CF-XZ6, gives minimal away, however this is a 12-inch 2-in-1 separable portable workstation/tablet crossover that openings into the least 'business rough' rung of Panasonic's roughness stepping stool (next up is 'semi-rough', trailed by 'completely rough'). This implies while it's extensively slimmer, lighter and more exquisite than Panasonic's military-review 12-inch separable, the Toughbook CF-33, it's not evaluated to withstand anything like similar levels of mishandle. 

Intended for versatile experts requiring an adaptable portable workstation/tablet half and half that can deal with "the thumps and drops of business life", the Toughbook CF-XZ6 has neither a MIL-STD confirmation nor an IP (entrance insurance) rating. In any case, Panasonic says that it passes 76cm (work area tallness) free-fall and 100-kilogram-constrain pressurized vibration tests. 

"I think, in Panasonic terms, the item itself is - might I venture to state it - hot," said Jon Tucker, Head of Product Marketing for Panasonic Computer Product Solutions (CPS), at the UK dispatch of the Toughbook CF-XZ6 in Cardiff, Wales. "We're accustomed to doing completely rough, mechanical looking sorts of items," Tucker included, "and plan astute this is the sexiest item we've ever conveyed to showcase."

In portable workstation mode the CF-XZ6 weighs 1.18kg and is 22mm thick. The tablet segment weighs 640g and is only 9mm thick. The gadget has two webcams: 2 megapixels (with IR for Windows Hello) at the front, and 8 megapixels at the back. 

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The Toughbook CF-XZ6 measures 288.5mm wide by 223.7mm profound by 22mm thick (11.36in. × 8.81in. × 0.87in.) and weighs 1.18kg (2.6lbs), or 640g (22.6oz) only for the tablet segment. It's controlled by a most recent (seventh) era Intel Core i5-7300U vPro processor and accompanies 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD stockpiling. The screen is a 12-inch 10-point IPS touchscreen with a quad-HD determination of 2,160 by 1,440 pixels (216ppi). The counter intelligent 'double touch' capacitive touchscreen works with finger input or with a discretionary Active stylus pen. Other 'venture based' alternatives are accessible with 4GB or 16GB of RAM and 128GB or 512GB SSDs. The OS is Windows 10 Pro. 

For remote network there's double band (2.4/5GHz) 802.11ac wi-fi and Bluetooth 4.1, with 4G LTE broadband accessible as an alternative. Panasonic offers a lot of physical associations as well: USB-C and 3.5mm sound on the tablet area, in addition to three USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet (RJ-45) and a SD card space on the console segment. 

Bizarrely, Panasonic incorporates both heritage VGA and HDMI ports on the CF-XZ6, alongside a full-estimate RJ-45 Ethernet port. 

There are 4-cell batteries in both the tablet and console segments, with asserted existences of around 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours individually, making an aggregate of 14 hours. As common with detachables, the (removable, hot-swappable) console battery depletes first when the gadget is in portable workstation mode, leaving most extreme charge for use in tablet mode. There's likewise a committed switch that enables you to flip console to-tablet charging on and off. 

"Any official would be pleased to utilize this business portable workstation before a client or prospect," said Jan Kaempfer, General Manager for Marketing at Panasonic CPS in an announcement. "Its a la mode great looks and super thin outline, close by its effective business capacities and strength unite all the assembling perfection of the Panasonic Toughbook run in one gadget." 

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-XZ6 accompanies a three-year guarantee and will be accessible in July 2017 at £1,539 (ex. VAT).