Panasonic Toughbook W4 Notebook (1.2GHz Pentium M, 512MB DDR2, 40GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Pro, 12.1" TFT)

PCWorld Rating

2.5

2.5 / 5 - PCWorld, Feb 16, 2006

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Bottom Line

This semi-rugged ultraportable is suited for travel, though its small keyboard is far from ideal.

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Rough and Tumble Ultraportable Panasonic's semirugged Toughbook-W4 is built for the road's jolts and jostles.

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