Talk:Toughbook

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[edit] Links - why not to the Panasonic webiste?

I noticed that most of the links are to the usatcorp.com website. Is there some particular reason why they are not linked directly to the Panasonic website? iamthebob(talk|contribs) 03:08, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

The pages on the Pana server are dynamic so the links would need to be updated with frequency. I recd :Ah, okay, I see now. Thanks for telling me. iamthebob(talk|contribs) 09:00, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Source?

  • "Notebooks made by major manufacturers have a return rate averaging 25%, while..." Twenty-five percent? Yeah, I'd say a citation is needed!
  • I agree, we need a source for that statement. However, I find that a mean time between failures (MTBF) for portable/laptop/notebook computers of 1-2 years is about right. --Johnlogic (talk) 17:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Promotion, Advertising, Spam

[edit] Despammed article

Removed vast amounts of spam from reseller "http://www.usatcorp.com". All links relating to that site have been removed. Please watch for attempts to re-insert them. Thanks. --John Nagle 20:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

But the article still feels like an advertisement. --Proficient 12:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is Wikipedia a subsidiary of Panasonic now?

I've been reading articles about Tablet PCs and such lately, and they all appear to be full of praise for the Toughbook line. The Tablet PC article itself mentions them glowingly three times! What's the deal with that? --68.147.167.6 01:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

If the Toughbook is the only type in it's class that can do is that still favoritism? Are there citeable sources that contradict the praise which has been offered in the tablet PC article and even the Toughbook pages? --Tangerineduel 01:48, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Toughbooks get a lot of praise from users for their quality and rugedness. But one thing they are not is "cheap". Even used, it is not unusual to see them selling for $1,500+. And the base model "semi-rugged" start new in the $2,000 range. If you want the fully-rugged models, they start in the $3,200 range. Where durability is required, these are a good choice. But they are far outside the cost of most users for normal laptop use. Mushrom 20:29, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't see it as advertising, I needed some info before buying one and I found this website really useful. Nonetheless ... are there any competitors? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.174.75.2 (talk) 16:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Patent Spam

  • Patent spam, and poorly executed at that. Should be deleted immediately. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhvrm (talk • contribs) 21:01, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • As has been mentioned there are not many examples of laptops like this. If you'd like to alter the language, fine, but the idea that this should be deleted is laughable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.28.149.241 (talk) 00:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
  • I strongly disagree. Certainly, much of this article is -- and will be -- similar in tone to the Panasonic marketing literature that I've been reading. --Johnlogic (talk) 17:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Software issues?

  • I don't think that this is the place for an Operating System Holy War, Maybe it would be better suited in an article about technology in the military? 199.212.8.26 (talk) 09:05, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wireless capable models

  • Why is there a special section for wireless capable models? Aren't all the models wireless capable? This article needs some class, it reads like an ad O_o 199.212.8.26 (talk) 09:10, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Neurality

I suggest removing all sections of this article except for the opening section, references and external links. Rather than extensive revisions to attempt to change this tiger's stripes, let's just get rid of the tiger. Dhvrm (talk) 15:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] temperatures

Why is it -29C minimum operating temperature? Did someone do a literal convert from farenheit? If someone looks at the metric stats, would it say -29 or -30? 70.55.86.142 (talk) 11:37, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] news

Hey, this notebook has BEEN IN THE NEWS. Why isn't that in this article? It was shot and stopped a bullet in Iraq. 70.55.86.142 (talk) 11:37, 5 June 2008 (UTC)