Typical price: £1,350
What is it: 'Semi-ruggedised' laptop with 15.4-inch screen
What we think: It's not very portable and the battery life falls short of expectations
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 compared to other desktop replacement laptops
 Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 |
 Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S |
 Asus Lamborghini VX2 |
 Dell XPS M2010 |
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| Review date | 3 Jul 08 | 24 Aug 06 | 19 Mar 07 | 28 Jul 06 |
| Editor's rating |
7.0
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9.3
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9.2
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9.2
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| Price range | £1,350 | |||
| Review summary | The Toughbook CF-52 is a solidly built 'semi-ruggedised' laptop with a hardened outer casing, shock-mounted hard disk and covered ports. However, this heavy system isn't the most portable and its battery life falls a long way short of Panasonic's claims Read full review |
The Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S is the best multimedia laptop on the market. It contains all you need for enjoying full high-definition video on its own screen or on a larger display. If you're backing Blu-ray over HD DVD this Media Center laptop comes thoroughly recommended Read full review |
Powerful innards and a sleek, sexy exterior make this the most desirable laptop we've seen in a long time. If you want a portable to impress, look no further Read full review |
Dell's XPS M2010 is truly a special laptop. It's likely to be the subject of scorn on initial inspection, but it won't take long to realise that it's not intended to be a traditional laptop. It's a completely new concept that's best described as a portable desktop PC, so if you're averse to the idea of owning a chunky tower or desktop machine, you could do a lot worse than check this out Read full review |
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