Last 4:3 Panasonic Y8 model is over

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Puppy · #1 Post by **Puppy** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:26 pm

It seems as the last notebook with 4:3 screen in production - Panasonic Y8 is no longer available. There are widescreen models only - R.I.P.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=380550

mattbiernat · #2 Post by **mattbiernat** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:51 pm

im gonna miss 4:3...

ajkula66 · #3 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:47 pm

Hmmm...that's Y-series, ultralight. However, business-rugged (middle class) CF-52 and CF-74 are still available with 13.3" XGA LCD with an insane 1000-nit brightness...

Puppy · #4 Post by **Puppy** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:11 am

ajkula66 wrote:However, business-rugged (middle class) CF-52 and CF-72 are still available with 13.3" XGA LCD with an insane 1000-nit brightness

http://www.panasonic.com/business/tough ... etails.asp
- 15.4" widescreen
- Optional 13.3" XGA 1000nit touchscreen LCD

The question is how long the optional configuration will be available. Also 13.3" XGA is pretty useless resolution.

dr_st · #5 Post by **dr_st** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:20 am

Yeah. I'd rather have SXGA (1280x960 or 1280x1024) on a 13.3". My ideal ultraportable would be 12.1" 4:3 with XGA+ (1152x864). Gives you roughly the same total space as WXGA, and more vertical space, which I find more important. More than that, and the DPI would be too high for my liking...

Puppy · #6 Post by **Puppy** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:36 am

dr_st wrote:My ideal ultraportable would be 12.1" 4:3 with XGA+ (1152x864)

Nah, you will get 1024x576, that's what you need.

#7 Post by **tomh009** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:44 am

Puppy wrote:http://www.panasonic.com/business/tough ... etails.asp
- 15.4" widescreen
- Optional 13.3" XGA 1000nit touchscreen LCD

I think that's also about 8 lbs and $2500 ...

ajkula66 · #8 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:43 pm

tomh009 wrote:

I think that's also about 8 lbs and $2500 ...

Well, CF-74 is just under 6lbs...

http://www.panasonic.com/business/Tough ... etails.asp

And there's nothing wrong in paying a proper price for a high-quality product...like we used to for ThinkPads...

miketoro · #9 Post by **miketoro** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:45 am

Anyone know where you can test drive Toughbooks in the NYC area?

ajkula66 · #10 Post by **ajkula66** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:51 am

Depending on which one you'd be interested in...we can meet up one day, I've got quite a few of them at work...

miketoro · #11 Post by **miketoro** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:13 am

ajkula66 wrote:Depending on which one you'd be interested in...we can meet up one day, I've got quite a few of them at work...

That would be great

I'm partial to the business-rugged line. I'm traveling this week, but will send you a PM when I'm back.

ajkula66 · #12 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:57 am

Hmmm...business-rugged is not something that is easily found in an utility company...I'll check what the bosses still have sitting around, I remember seeing CF-72/73, but these are fairly old now...and a far cry from sleekness of Y5/Y7...

Where were you when I still had a Y5...

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