The Panasonic CF-45 was a laptop that Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. released under its ToughBook brand in 1998. The ToughBook is a family of Panasonic laptops characterized by its rugged design thanks to its magnesium alloy case. As one of the older ToughBooks, the Panasonic CF-45 is less advanced than later entries.
Operating System, Processor and System Memory
Each Panasonic ToughBook runs on the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. The processor was from the first generation of Intel Corp.'s Pentium processors: a P55C, or Pentium MMX, with 200- or 233-megahertz processing speed. On the computer chip are two memory banks: a 32-kilobyte Level 1 cache and 256-KB Level 2 cache. The pre-installed system memory is 32 megabytes installed on its single 144-pin small dual in-line memory module (SO-DIMM) slot, although customers can expand it to 96 MB.
Disk Drives and Audio/Video
The hard disk drive of the Panasonic ToughBook CF-45 is 2 GB or 4 GB, while the floppy disk drive is a two-mode 720-KB/1.44-MB drive. The optical drive plays CDs at a 20x speed, although it lacked recording capabilities. The audio accommodations of the CF-45 consists of a motherboard-integrated Sound Blaster PRO-compatible sound driver providing 16-bit audio and 44.1-kilohertz frequency, built-in mono speaker, and headphone and microphone jacks. The video/graphics controller -- also motherboard-integrated -- takes up to 2 MB of the computer's system memory.
Physical Specs and Display
Weighing approximately 6.4 lbs., the Panasonic CF-45 laptop has a 11.7-inch width, 1.9-inch height and 9.1-inch depth. Besides its audio jacks, the computer's external interfaces consist of external monitor, serial and parallel connectors; an infrared communications port with a peak data transmission speed of 4 megabits per second; 6-pin keyboard/mouse and 100-pin expansion bus inputs; and USB port. Its 12.1-inch TFT screen supports a native resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, and up to 262,144 colors.
Power
Each Panasonic ToughBook CF-45 comes with a power adapter and a 10.8-volt 2,300-milliampere-hour lithium-ion battery. The adapter has a power input range of 100 to 240 V with a 50/60-Hz frequency and a power output of 15.6 V with 3.2/3.85 amps. With the laptop's power off, the adapter can charge the battery to full capacity in two hours; with the power on, it takes longer at three and a half hours. The battery life is listed at one to two and a half hours.
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