Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1

Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1 review

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1 (£1959) has been lauded as the Toughbook Tablet, but really it's an underpowered Toughbook with some dubious touchscreen technology that only niche business users will benefit from. The form of the CF-C1 is a traditional laptop with a swivel touchscreen which folds back to become a tablet, which is over an inch thick on the screen and base. It's been given a Sandy Bridge Core i5 2520 2.4GHz processor, which keeps it nimble, but it performed averagely in our lab tests. As this is a business laptop, the need for entertainment performance isn't applicable and the Core i5 provides more than enough power to run commercial applications. Aside from the i5 processor, the rest of the specs are disappointing, especially given the price tag. There's only 2GB of RAM, which is the bare minimum needed to run Windows properly, and you do notice the lack of physical memory. There's not much in the way of storage either, with a minimal 250GB hard drive included. This is being upgraded for a MK2 version, which will feature 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. Average battery The CF-C1 is extremely portable, and Panasonic should be applauded for making such a durable hybrid laptop so portable.