Panasonic Toughbooks do have a higher purchase price than most other laptops on the market today, but when placed in harsh environments such as vehicles, warehouses, machine shops and construction sites; these laptops continue to operate while most competitive brands do not. All fully ruggedized Panasonic Toughbooks adhere to the military 802.11G standard and are IP65 compliant. This means that the Toughbooks:
- Have an operating temperature range of 60 degrees below zero to 191 degrees above
zero.
- Must continue to work after they have been dropped from a height of 6 feet 30 consecutive times.
- Are fully tested against drops, spills and items being dropped on them.
- Are fully tested against being submerged in water
- Are fully tested against vibration and dust
- Are fully tested against altitude changes
As the tables show, when placed in harsh environments, Panasonic Tougbooks will fail approximately 3% of the time during a 12 month period and have a repeat failure rate of less than 1% in the same period. When you consider down time, lost productivity and repair costs, all of the sudden Panasonic Toughbooks have a much better total cost of ownership. They are “more expensive to buy but less expensive to own”.
