If this sounds a little exotic, it shouldn't. Considering the monetary investment by users, manufacturers must do a better job of designing notebooks that stand up to the road and perform as though they own it. I don't understand why Panasonic is the only notebook maker building in this much durability. The CF-35 certainly can stand up to baggage carousels and frantic runs through the subway. Now that most slimline notebooks have LCD screens measuring at least 12.1 inches, durability has become a real challenge.
Larger screens require further strengthening of the LCD mount, which few vendors have done well.
Some limits So the CF-35 is almost perfect, but there are a few things to note. That's not the fastest CPU available, but a 150-MHz processor should be acceptable for most applications on the road. This is the cheapest and easiest way to buy maximum performance. My test unit only had 16M, the amount available on the Navy's notebook buys. A 2G hard drive is the largest available.