Panasonic to showcase world's lightest rugged laptop with integrated DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive at GITEX Dubai 2003

With its ultra-slim design hiding some amazing features, Toughbook CF-W2 comes with full magnesium alloy case and offers unparalleled processing power, wireless connectivity and drive and energy efficiency of Intel's advanced Centrino mobility platform. The Toughbook CF-W2 is the only laptop in the ultra-lightweight category to have an internal multi-media drive.

'The Toughbook CF-W2 packs advanced features usually associated with full-size notebooks,' said Shigeru Uno, General Manager, System Products, Panasonic Marketing Middle East FZE. 'It is a real one-stop portable computer solution that convey Panasonic's commitment to offer the highest attainable levels of performance, technological innovation and durability in portable computers. The Toughbook series is our answer to the need for rugged laptops that are not easily damaged. These machine are ideals for application by professionals like engineers involved in construction and airline pilots'.

Toughbook CF-W2 is highly portable because it weighs just 1,300 gms. With a thickness of just 1.6 inches, the CF-W2 is the world's thinnest industrial-grade rugged computer. It has a shock-mounted HDD. It is powered by ultra low voltage Pentium M processor 900MHz, and has a 256MB SDRAM expandable to 512MB.

'One of the elements that makes the Toughbook CF-W2 lightweight is the revolutionary thin-glass display technology which makes the display panel 25 per cent lighter than the conventional ones,' added Uno. 'The 12.1-inch low-power, high output active-matrix LCD panel offers amazing clarity and less drain on battery. The seven-hour runtime is outstanding among portable notebooks in this class. Finally, the integrated multimedia drives make the CF-W2 an amazing portable machine designed for the rough use in most demanding conditions'.

Panasonic will be participating in Dubai Gitex 2003, along with its UAE sole distributor Panatech Engineering and Oman National Electronics, part of the Al Futtaim Group.