Panasonic expand their Toughpad range of enterprise-grade tablets

CES 2013 - Panasonic have used the Consumer Electronics Show over in Las Vegas to announce that they're expanding their Toughpad range of tablets. If you're not familiar with the Panasonic Toughpad range of tablets, they're the enterprise-grade tablets from Panasonic - the expansion includes the Toughpad FZ-G1 which is a 10-inch tablet rocking Windows 8 Pro, and the second in line is the Toughpad JT-B1, which is an Android-based 7-inch tablet. Both tablets are available now.

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The Windows 8-based Toughpad FZ-G1 has some impressive specs:

• Operating System: Windows 8 Pro
• Processor: 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3437U vPro 1.9GHz up to 2.9GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
• Memory: 128-256GB SSD, 4-8GB RAM, optional micro SDXC
• Rugged: MIL-STD-810G, 4' drop, IP65, 14F to 122F (operational temp range)
• Display: 10.1", sunlight viewable, touch screen and active digitizer, 800nit, WUXGA (1920x1200)
• Battery: 8.0 hours (user-replaceable)
• Dimensions: 10.6" x 7.4" x 0.75"
• Weight: 2.43lbs
• Wireless: Bluetooth V4.0, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, optional embedded 4G LTE or 3G
• I/O: Full size USB 3.0, HDMI, optional micro SDXC, Full size USB 2.0, wired LAN, true serial port or dedicated GPS.

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Up next, we have the detailed specifications on the Android-based 7-inch slate, the Toughpad JT-B1:

• Operating System: Android 4.0
• Processor: TI OMAP4460 1.5GHz Dual core
• Memory: 16GB ROM, 1GB RAM, micro SDHC
• Rugged: MIL-STD-810G, 5' drop, IP65, 14F to 122F (operational temp range)
• Display: 7", daylight viewable, 500nit, WSVGA (1024 x 600)
• Camera: Front: 1.3Mp fixed focus, Rear: 13.0Mp auto focus w/ LED light
• Battery: 8.0 hours - Large 5,720mAh battery (user-replaceable)
• Dimensions: 8.7"x 5.1" x 0.7"
• Weight: 1.2lbs
• Wireless: Bluetooth V4.0, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, optional embedded 4G LTE + 3G
• I/O: Micro USB

Now let's get into pricing and availability, the Windows 8-based Toughpad FZ-G1 will be available in March, starting at $2899. The Android-powered 7-inch Toughpad JT-B1 will begin shipping next month with a starting price of $1899.

Both of these tablets expand the line which already includes the Android-based 10-inch Toughpad FZ-A1.