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Pioneer Computers Australia Toughbook CF-W5

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Pioneer Computers Australia Toughbook CF-W5 3.50

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RRP

$3599.00

Review Date

Thursday, 11th of October, 2007

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo U2400

Supported Media : CD-ROM

Supported Media : DVD±R

Supported Media : DVD-ROM

Supported Media : DVD±RW

What's Hot

Notebook design, battery life, optical drive off switch, weight

What's Not

Scroll wheel on the touchpad, cramped keyboard

The Final Word

Although the Panasonic Toughbook CF-W5 is not the most stylish or powerful machine, it does offer some good battery life and should take a few knocks without any trouble. However, for the premium price it is short on ports and other features, a disappointment despite the advantages of its rugged design.

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World Bench 6

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Discreet 3ds Max 8.0 SP-3 (Direct X):	960
Discreet 3ds Max 8.0 SP-3 (Rendering):	1698
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Microsoft Office 2003 with SP1:	570
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0:	541
Multitasking - Firefox and Windows Media Encoder:	742
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Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5:	430
WinZip Computing WinZip 10.0:	754