Panasonic Toughbook 40 Review | PCMag

Cov phau ntawv zoo tib yam yuav ntsib kev kub ntxhov me ntsis hauv cov khoom siv nyiaj siv ua haujlwm, tab sis cov khoos phis tawj rugged raug coj mus rau hauv kev raug mob los ntawm thawj tus neeg teb thiab cov tub rog sib ntaus sib tua. Lawv tau tsim los muab tso rau hauv pob zeb thiab siv los nag los nag, kom tshem tawm kev tsim txom uas yuav ua rau koj qhov nruab nrab MacBook lossis ThinkPad. Lawv yog cov loj, hnyav, thiab kim. Thiab lawv muaj tus yeej tshiab: Panasonic Toughbook 40 (pib ntawm $ 4,899), yuav luag indestructible, ultra-customizable 14-nti armored data carrier uas hloov 13.3-nti Getac B360 raws li peb Editors 'Choice yeej ntawm tag nrho rugged laptops.

Tus Tsim: Cov neeg pej xeem yuav tsum tsis siv 

Cov kab lus "tag nrho rugged" yog qhov tseem ceeb, vim hais tias nws tso lub Toughbook 40 nyob rau hauv ib chav kawm ntawv saum toj no ib nrab rugged systems zoo li nws 14-nti cov phooj ywg Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged thiab Panasonic tus kheej Toughbook 55 Mk2. Cov tshuab hauv pawg tom kawg tuaj yeem tiv taus tee ntawm peb lossis plaub taw; Lawv feem ntau muaj kev tiv thaiv kev tiv thaiv zoo li IP53, txhais tau tias lawv muaj plua plav-resistant thiab impervious rau nag thiab nqaim cov dej.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub Toughbook 40 tuaj yeem ua rau lub caij nplooj zeeg 810-ko taw thiab nqa MIL-STD 461H, MIL-STD 66G, thiab IP2.1 kev ntsuas - nws tsis muaj plua plav (tsis muaj plua plav tuaj yeem nkag mus rau nws) thiab tiv thaiv kev sib tsoo thiab cov dav hlau muaj zog ntawm cov dej, txawm tias nws tsis tuaj yeem. ciaj sia tiag tiag immersion underwater raws li ib co smartphones tau. Yog lawm, magnesium alloy chassis, kaum sab nraub qaum, thiab latched chaw nres nkoj npog yuav tsum tau ua rau lub zog zoo li no ua rau Panasonic bruiser, ntsuas 13.9 los ntawm 11.9 los ntawm 7.4 ntiv tes (nrog hnyav nqa nqa ntawm ntug ntug) thiab hnyav 65 phaus. Qhov ntawd yog qhov loj dua txawm tias me ntsis sib dua li qhov hnyav dua, IP14-rated Durabook Z4.4I, cia nyob ib leeg 5430-phaus Latitude XNUMX. 

Cov khoom zoo li no kuj raug nqi ntau heev. Toughbooks yog kev cai-tsim los ntawm cov neeg muag khoom tshwj xeeb, tsis yog yuav tawm ntawm lub txee los ntawm Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws lossis Amazon, yog li MSRP ntawm $ 4,899 nrog Intel Core i5 processor thiab 1,920-by-1,080-pixel kov npo tsuas yog qhov pib taw qhia. Peb qhov kev sim Windows 11 Pro tau nce mus rau Core i7-1185G7 vPro CPU thiab 1TB solid-state drive, nce nws tus nqi ntawm Panasonic tus teeb tsa online rau $ 6,606 - thiab qhov ntawd yog nrog 32GB ntawm RAM, txawm tias peb lub kaw lus muaj qhov siab tshaj plaws 64GB ntxiv rau ob. roj teeb thiab lwm yam kev xaiv.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Raws li rau lwm cov kev xaiv, Panasonic hais tias Toughbook 40 tuaj yeem teeb tsa tsis pub tsawg dua 6,048 txoj hauv kev, ua tsaug ntau rau plaub qhov - sab laug, sab xis, nraub qaum, thiab xibtes so - rau qhov nws hu ua xPAK modular accessories. Cov no muaj ntau yam los ntawm qhov thib ob SSD (lub qab nthab yog 2TB ntxiv rau 1TB) rau DVD thiab Blu-duab tshav tsav, ob peb SmartCard thiab ntiv tes nyeem ntawv, thiab ntau yam USB, Ethernet, HDMI, VGA, thiab cov chaw nres nkoj serial. Kuj tseem muaj plaub lwm yam modular lossis swappable Cheebtsam: lub roj teeb, nco, cia, thiab keyboard.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Ntxiv rau lub roj teeb thib ob nyob rau sab xis, peb lub kaw lus muaj tus nyeem ntawv bar code nyob rau sab laug; tus ntiv tes nyeem ntawv hauv xib teg; thiab VGA, serial, thiab qhov thib ob Ethernet chaw nres nkoj tom qab. Standard (non-xPAK) connectors muaj xws li lub suab jack, microSD daim npav qhov, USB 3.2 Hom-A, USB-C Thunderbolt 4, thiab Ethernet chaw nres nkoj ntawm sab xis thiab HDMI thiab USB-A chaw nres nkoj thiab SIM daim npav qhov nyob ib puag ncig.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Peb Toughbook los nrog 4G LTE mobile broadband thiab kev txhawb nqa rau thawj tus neeg teb 'tsuas yog FirstNet network. Panasonic hais tias qhov kev xaiv 5G tab tom los soon, raws li yog AMD GPU rau cov neeg siv uas xav tau kev pom sai dua li cov duab sib xyaw muab.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub Panasonic yog tsim los tsis yog tsuas yog siv licking thiab ua rau ticking tab sis khaws cov ntaub ntawv tawm ntawm cov yeeb ncuab txhais tes - BIOS Secure Wipe muaj nuj nqi siv lub zog hluav taws xob txhawm rau tshem tawm cov ntsiab lus ntawm SSD hauv tsawg dua 10 vib nas this. Raws li rau lub laptop txoj kev muaj sia nyob tag nrho, cia li hais tias nws yog ntau tshaj qhov sib tw rau kuv txhais tes clumsy: Kuv poob lub laptop, ob qho tib si kaw thiab qhib, ob peb zaug mus rau hauv cov ntaub pua plag thiab nyom nyom ntawm li tsib taw. Tsuas yog lub stylus popping tawm ntawm nws lub niche nyob rau hauv lub nqa nqa, nws yog unfazed. Kuv muab tso rau hauv lub dab dej hauv chav ua noj thiab soaked nrog lub sprayer; nws tsis pom. 

Ua Koj Tus Kheej 

Lub 5-megapixel webcam muaj qhov zawv zawg tsis pub leej twg paub thiab lub ntsej muag lees paub rau Windows Hello logins. Nws captures impressively ci thiab ntse dluab mus txog 2,560 los ntawm 1,920 pixels, nrog vivid xim thiab zoo li tsis muaj suab nrov los yog zoo li qub, thiab yog nrog quad microphones rau teleconferencing nyob rau hauv hectic ib puag ncig.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Hais txog lub suab nrov, suab los ntawm Toughbook cov neeg hais lus tsis yog audiophile zoo - nws hollow thiab ncha-nrawm, zoo li flutter lossis fluctuate los ntawm lub sijhawm mus rau lub sijhawm - tab sis nrov txaus kom hnov ​​nrog cov cuab yeej hnyav lossis lub sirens nyob ze (Panasonic thov qhov siab kawg ntawm 95dB ). Tsis muaj ntses bass thaj tsam, tab sis koj tuaj yeem tsim tawm cov kab sib tshooj, tsis yog tias koj yuav siv sijhawm ntau los mloog koj cov nkauj MP3s.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Cov keyboard muaj plaub theem ntawm cov xim-xaiv backlight brightness thiab plaub lub programmable shortcut yuam sij rau launching tej yam xws li ib tug chaw siv hluav taws xob los yog ib tug "ceev hom" uas blanks lub zaub thiab tag nrho cov LEDs. Kuj tseem muaj tus yuam sij F11 liab uas ua haujlwm nrog tub ceev xwm software los teeb liab xa tawm tias tus tub ceev xwm muaj teeb meem. Nws tsis muaj ib tug lej keypad lossis mob siab rau Tsev, Xaus, Nplooj Ntawv, thiab Nplooj Down cov yuam sij-raws li nrog ntau lub khoos phis tawj, cov khoom sib txuas Fn tus yuam sij thiab tus cursor xub-tab sis muaj kev xav zoo nkauj zoo nkauj. Nws yog qhov ntiav thiab ruaj khov, thiab koj yeej xav tias txhua qhov keystroke ntau dua li gliding los ntawm kev khiav ceev, tab sis qhov kev paub tag nrho tsis yog clunky lossis rubbery raws li koj xav tau.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Raws li tib cov kab, rugged laptops muaj lub siab-rhiab tiv thaiv touchpads ntau dua li electrostatic-sensing capacitive touchpads ntawm feem ntau phau ntawv. Qhov no cia lawv ua hauj lwm nrog cov hnab looj tes, tab sis txhais tau tias lawv nyob nraum clumsier los yog tsawg teb rau cov ntiv tes liab qab. Qhov ntawd tau hais tias, Panasonic's touchpad, txawm tias me me, yog tus phooj ywg zoo rau cov neeg tsis hlub ob txhais tes dua li lwm lub laptops rugged 'peb tau sim - nws tseem yuav tsum txhob txwm kov tab sis yog ze rau qhov kev xav ntawm pej xeem ncoo. Ob lub nyees khawm hauv qab nws muab yooj yim rau sab laug thiab txoj cai clicks. 

Ib qho khoom siv hluav taws xob ua kom zoo rau 1080p kov npo rau kev siv ntiv tes, hnab looj tes, 4.5-nti stylus, lossis hauv cov dej ntub dej. Cov zaub yog ci ntsa iab, nrog qhov sib txawv siab thiab pristine dawb es tsis muaj keeb kwm greyish. Saib cov ces kaum yog qhov dav, tab sis lub iav overlay tuaj yeem pom cov teeb pom kev zoo, thiab cov ntsiab lus zoo yog qhov ntse ntse. Cov xim yog punchy thiab zoo saturated, txawm tias zoo gradients los yog maj mam pastels tsis sawv tawm.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Lub kaw lus yog dawb ntawm bloatware (Windows 'Disney + app zoo li tawm ntawm qhov chaw). Panasonic preinstalls ib txhais tes ntawm cov khoom siv ntsig txog kev ua haujlwm, xws li bar code thiab khoom vaj khoom tsev nkag. apps, thiab GPS saib. Lub tuam txhab rov qab Toughbook nrog rau peb xyoos lav.

Kev Xeem Toughbook 40: Txaus Ntshai, Muaj roj teeb muaj nuj nqis 

Tsuas yog lwm lub laptop rugged tag nrho los ua kom tiav peb qhov ntsuas ntsuas tshiab yog Durabook Z14I, txawm hais tias kuv pom peb qhov ib nrab rugged 14-inch units los sau cov kab kos: cov lus hais saum toj no Panasonic Toughbook 55 Mk2 thiab Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged, ntxiv rau qhov tseem ceeb. Tus qauv siv tus nqi qis, Acer Enduro Urban N3. Koj tuaj yeem pom lawv cov specs yooj yim hauv cov lus hauv qab no.

Productivity Tests 

Lub ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm UL's PCMark 10 simulates ntau yam kev tsim khoom hauv ntiaj teb tiag tiag thiab cov ntsiab lus tsim ua haujlwm los ntsuas kev ua haujlwm tag nrho rau cov haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm xws li kev ua cov lus, kev nthuav dav, kev tshawb nrhiav hauv web, thiab videoconferencing. Peb kuj tseem khiav PCMark 10's Full System Drive test los ntsuas lub sijhawm thauj khoom thiab kev xa tawm ntawm lub laptop cia. 

Peb qhov ntsuas ntsuas tsom rau CPU, siv tag nrho cov cores thiab xov, kom ntsuas lub PC qhov tsim nyog rau cov khoom siv ua haujlwm hnyav. Maxon's Cinebench R23 siv lub tuam txhab Cinema 4D lub cav los ua ib qho chaw nyuaj, thaum Primate Labs 'Geekbench 5.4 Pro simulates nrov. apps xws li los ntawm PDF rendering thiab kev paub hais lus rau kev kawm tshuab. Thaum kawg, peb siv qhov qhib-qhov video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 los hloov 12-feeb video clip los ntawm 4K rau 1080p daws teeb meem (qis dua lub sijhawm zoo dua). 

Peb qhov kev sim ua tiav kawg yog Puget Systems 'PugetBench rau Photoshop, uas siv Creative Cloud version 22 ntawm Adobe's nto moo duab editor los ntsuas lub PC qhov kev ua tau zoo rau cov ntsiab lus tsim thiab kev siv multimedia. Nws yog qhov kev txuas ntxiv tsis siv neeg (tsis sib xws nrog M1 Macs tam sim no) uas ua ntau yam dav dav thiab GPU-nrhiav Photoshop cov dej num xws li qhib, tig, hloov pauv, thiab txuag cov duab rau kev siv lub qhov ncauj qhov ntswg, gradient fills, thiab lim.

Lub Toughbook 40 yog qhov ceev tshaj plaws hauv peb qhov kev tawm dag zog Photoshop, tej zaum vim nws lub siab dav 64GB ntawm RAM, thiab sib koom ua ke hauv nruab nrab ntawm cov pob hauv lwm qhov kev sim, tshem tawm 4,000 cov ntsiab lus uas qhia tau tias muaj txiaj ntsig zoo hauv PCMark 10. Rugged laptops tsis tau nug. txhawm rau kho qhov chaw ua haujlwm-style duab rendering lossis video editing apps, yog li tag nrho cov tshuab no muaj ntau tshaj qhov muaj zog txaus rau lawv qhov kev npaj siv. 

Graphics Tests 

Peb sim Windows PCs 'graphic nrog ob DirectX 12 gaming simulations los ntawm UL's 3DMark, Hmo Raid (ntau tus qauv, haum rau lub laptops nrog cov duab sib xyaw) thiab Lub Sijhawm Spy (ntau xav tau, haum rau gaming rigs nrog discrete GPUs). 

Peb kuj tseem khiav ob qhov kev xeem los ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, uas nyuaj rau ob qho tib si theem qis xws li texturing thiab qib siab, game-zoo li cov duab rendering. 1440p Aztec Ruins thiab 1080p Kev Sib Tw Tsheb Sib Tw, ua rau offscreen kom haum rau cov kev daws teeb meem sib txawv, cov duab kos duab thiab suav cov duab ntxoov ntxoo siv OpenGL programming interface thiab hardware tessellation feem. Qhov ntau thav duab ib ob (fps), qhov zoo dua.

Cov kev npaj siv peb tau hais txog qhov tseem ceeb tsis suav nrog kev ua si, txawm hais tias nws zoo siab los xav txog peb cov tub rog txaus siab rau me ntsis Minecraft lossis Fortnite rov qab los ntawm cov tub rog. Rau kev tshaj tawm xov xwm thiab qee zaus cov kab kos thiab cov duab, cov tshuab no zoo nkaus li zoo. 

Roj teeb thiab Zaub Tests 

Peb sim lub laptops lub roj teeb lub neej los ntawm kev ua si hauv zos khaws cia 720p video file (qhov qhib-qhov Blender movie Kua muag ntawm hlau(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab)) nrog cov zaub brightness ntawm 50% thiab lub ntim ntawm 100% kom txog thaum lub kaw lus tawm. Peb xyuas kom meej tias lub roj teeb tau them tag nrho ua ntej kev sim, nrog Wi-Fi thiab keyboard backlighting tua. 

Peb kuj tseem siv Datacolor SpyderX Cov Neeg Tseem Ceeb saib ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas thiab nws lub Windows software los ntsuas lub khoos phis tawj lub vijtsam xim xim - pes tsawg feem pua ​​​​ntawm sRGB, Adobe RGB, thiab DCI-P3 xim gamuts lossis palettes cov zaub tuaj yeem pom - thiab nws 50% thiab ncov. brightness nyob rau hauv nits (candelas ib square meter).

Txawm hais tias ci ntsa iab txaus rau kev siv sab nraud, Toughbook 40's touch screen poob luv luv ntawm nws cov lus tshaj tawm 1,200 nits thaum kuaj sab hauv tsev, thiab nws cov xim luam tawm yog qhov txaus ntshai los ntawm cov qauv kev yees duab lossis yees duab kho. apps. Tsis muaj teeb meem - raws li peb tau hais, rugged laptops tsis pom qhov chaw ua haujlwm. Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj yog nws lub roj teeb tshwj xeeb nrog rau kev xaiv thib ob ntawm tes, tshuab tawm txawm tias ze li ntawm 15-teev runtime ntawm Latitude.

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Muaj cov qhab nias ntawm kev hloov pauv thiab cov ntsiab lus digital tsim lub laptops uas sib dua, nrawm dua, muaj cov ntxaij vab tshaus zoo nkauj, thiab raug nqi tsawg dua li Toughbook 40, tab sis lawv yuav tsis kav ib teev ntawm Panasonic qhov chaw ua si. Peb tsis muaj lub siab tawv ntawm ib tug tub rog lossis thawj tus neeg teb-los yog tus kws saib xyuas neeg mob lossis tus kws qhia ntawv hauv kindergarten, rau qhov teeb meem-tab sis yog tias peb muaj lawv txoj haujlwm, peb xav tau Toughbook hauv peb lub ces kaum.

(Duab: Molly Flores)

Koj tuaj yeem pom cov laptops me thiab loj dua, tab sis peb xav tias 14-nti Toughbook 40 yog qhov loj thiab muaj cov khoom zoo los thov peb cov khoom plig siab tshaj. Rau ib yam dab tsi yooj yim dua los nqa hauv thaj teb, peb xav kom cov ntsiav tshuaj nrog cov keyboard tshem tau zoo li 12-nti Toughbook 33 lossis 11.6-nti Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet, lwm tus neeg xaiv tus yeej.