Panasonic launches its first 14-inch fully rugged laptop, TOUGHBOOK 40

Leading Tech company, Panasonic India, has launched its first 14-inch fully rugged laptop TOUGHBOOK 40. With the expansion of the rugged laptop series to the Indian market, Panasonic is bringing together the reliability and ruggedness of the TOUGHBOOK 40.

It can deliver unmatched performance and connectivity to support the evolving needs of consumers in today's digital world. It has all-black colour, a model which is built for use in the most extreme conditions, with military-grade security and communications capabilities to support the mission and critical operations.

“25 years ago, we had invented rugged technology and World's 1st rugged laptop and ever since, we have been witnessing a demand for the category, globally. India is an important market for our TOUGHBOOK business and we continue to see growth owing to the rapid digital transformation, rising demand for mobile computing, and evolving needs of enterprises. With nearly 60% market share in India, we have seen significant demand for Panasonic rugged devices arising from defense, paramilitary, oil and gas, emergency services, manufacturing, automobile, logistics, and power," said Kotaro Kodama, Chief - Asia Pacific Region, Global sales department in TOUGHBOOK Category, Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.

Further, with a 1200nit 14-inch FHD touchscreen display, TOUGHBOOK 40 is over a pound lighter than the previous generation despite having a larger display, delivering the perfect blend of rugged strength and extreme performance.

The TOUGHBOOK brand pioneered the configurable and modular design, and now with seven modular user-replaceable locations including four expansion (xPAK) areas, as well as the battery, memory, and storage.  These enhancements are especially for customers to have even more options to customize and protect technology investments as needs shift and modernize at the speed they desire.

Key features

• It comes with Windows 11 Secured-core PC, Operating System, and Intel Core i5-1145g7/i7-1185G7 vPro processor, having 8GB of Ram which is expandable up to 64 GB.
• It also sports Intl UHD (Intel Iris Xe) Graphics and is having IP66/6-ft drop for extreme ruggedness, the best you can get.

"Panasonic has supported the mobile workforce for many years with its line of TOUGHBOOK laptops and we are proud to be the market leader in the rugged laptops and tablets category today. We are focused on supporting our customers who work in the most extreme environments, and the new TOUGHBOOK 40 provides them with the perfect balance of performance, modularity, durability, and innovation," said Vijay Wadhawan, Director, System Solutions Division, Panasonic India at the launch.

The laptop will be available through Panasonic distributors and system integrators.