background image

DURABILITY FEATURES

• Designed using MIL-STD-810F test procedures

• Full Magnesium Alloy case with carry handle

• Moisture- and Dust-resistant LCD, keyboard and touchpad 

• Sealed port and connector covers

• Shock-mounted, removable HDD in stainless steel case

• Vibration and drop-shock resistant design

• Rugged hinges

CPU

• Low Voltage Mobile Intel

®

Pentium

®

III Processor-M 1GHz or 800MHz featuring

Enhanced Intel

®

SpeedStep

TM

technology

• 512KB on-die L2 cache

STORAGE & MEMORY

• 256MB SDRAM standard, expandable to 512MB (PC133 memory is required)

• 30GB HDD 

• 1.44MB FDD [also accepts Combo Drive (DVD-ROM*/CD-RW**)]

DISPLAY

• 13.3" 1024 x 768 (XGA) transmissive, anti-reflective, outdoor-readable TFT Active Matrix

Color LCD with or without Touchscreen or 12.1" 800 x 600 (SVGA) transflective,
sunlight-readable TFT Active Matrix Color LCD with Touchscreen

• External video support up to 1024 x 768 at 16 million colors (24 bit color depth)

• Intel 830MG graphic controller, UMA (Unified Memory Access) up to 32MB

AUDIO

• SigmaTel

TM

9757 audio controller

• Integrated speaker

• Convenient keyboard volume controls (Fn+F5/F6 keys)

PC CARD SLOTS

• Type II x 2 or Type III x 1

MULTIMEDIA POCKET

• Holds 3.5" FDD (standard)

• Accepts optional Combo Drive (DVD-ROM*/CD-RW**) (CF-VDR282U)

• Combo Drive and FDD can be used simultaneously (w/FDD cable CF-VCF271)

• Accepts optional 2nd battery pack (CF-VZSU1428)

• Accepts Telephone Line Tester Modules

KEYBOARD & INPUT

• 87-key with dedicated Windows

®

key

• Enhanced pressure sensitive touchpad

• Touchscreen LCD

INTERFACE

• Infrared

4Mbps IrDA

• Serial

D-sub 9 pin

• Parallel

D-sub 25 pin

• External Keyboard/Mouse

Mini-DIN 6 pin

• USB

4 pin

• Port Replicator

80 pin (Reinforced)

• Headphones/Speaker

Mini-jack Stereo

• Microphone/Line In

Mini-jack

• Modem

Integrated 56Kbps

• External Video

MiniD-sub 15 pin

POWER SUPPLY

• Lithium Ion battery pack (11.1V, 5.4Ah)

• Battery operation: up to 4 hours (with first battery),

up to 10 hours (with second battery)***

• Battery charging time: approximately 3 hours/OFF, 5.5 hours/ON***

• AC Adapter: AC 100V-240V 50/60Hz, Auto Sensing/Switching worldwide 

power supply

• Quick access battery/HDD cover for easy battery replacement

• Pop-up on-screen battery status reporting

POWER MANAGEMENT

• Suspend/Resume Function, Hibernation, ACPI BIOS

SOFTWARE

• Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP Professional 

(Microsoft

®  

Windows

®  

2000 Professional also available)

• Setup, Diagnostics, DMI Viewer, On-line Reference Manual, Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader, Panasonic

®

Battery Monitor

SECURITY FEATURES

• Password Security: Supervisor, User                                                

WARRANTY

• 3 year limited warranty, parts & labor

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

• 2.3"(H) x 9.5"(D) x 11.8"(W)

• 9 lbs., including battery, FDD and handle

For more information call 

1-800-662-3537

or visit us

on the Web at 

panasonic.com/toughbook

.

Panasonic is constantly enhancing product specifications and accessories. To find the most up-to-date

information on the Toughbook 28, please visit our website. Specifications subject to change without notice.

Trademarks are property of their respective owners. ©2003 Matsushita Electric Corporation of America. 

All rights reserved.

ss28   10/03

28

Powerful, Rugged and Wireless

toughbook 28

Full Magnesium Alloy Case with Carry Handle

Moisture- and Dust-resistant Design

Shock-mounted, Removable HDD

Wireless-ready Design

Panasonic

ideas for life

toughbook

INTEGRATED OPTIONS****

• Wired LAN (10/100 ethernet)*****
• 802.11b Wireless LAN*****

– Cisco Aironet

• Wide Area Wireless Solutions

– CDPD
– Mobitex (Cingular

SM

Wireless) (availability may vary)

– GSM/GPRS with external SIM slot (availability may vary)
– 1xRTT/CDMA 2000 (availability may vary)

• Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver
• Full Travel EL Backlit Keyboard
• Sealed Rubber LED Backlit Keyboard

ACCESSORIES****

• Combo Drive (DVD-ROM*/CD-RW**) CF-VDR282U
• Telephone Line Tester Modules******
• Desktop Port Replicator

CF-VEB272AW

• Vehicle Mount Port Replicator

CF-WEB273

• Vehicle Mount Port Replicator

with Integrated High-gain
Antenna Pass-thru Cable

CF-WEB273CBL

• External FDD Cable

CF-VCF271

• Battery Charger

CF-VCBTB1U

• Lithium Ion Battery Pack

CF-VZSU18AU

• 2nd Battery Pack

CF-VZSU1428W

• AC Adapter (3 pin)

CF-AA1653M

• Memory Cards

– 128MB

CF-WMBA91128

– 256MB

CF-WMBA91256

• 13.3" LCD Protector

CF-VPF03U

• 12.1" LCD Protector

CF-VPF02U

• ToughMate Sling Carrying Case

CF-TM28

• ComFolio Universal Carrying Case

CF-COMUNIV

• Stylus Pen with Tether Hold

CF-VNP004U

*Decoder software is required for DVD movie play. (Included)

**CD authoring software is required to write CD-RW. (Included)

***Battery performance features such as charge time and life span can

vary according to the conditions under which the computer and battery
are used. Battery operation and recharge times will vary based on many
factors including screen brightness, applications, features, power
management, battery conditioning and other customer preferences.

****Accessories and Integrated Options may vary depending on your

notebook configuration.

*****Choosing both the Integrated Wired LAN and Integrated 802.11b

Wireless LAN options together means that the 56Kbps Modem
cannot be added as an option due to hardware space limitations.

******Special order item

Please consult your reseller or Panasonic representative before purchasing.

• Integrated Kensington Lock Slot

Reviews: