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4 www.studentdriverplacement.com December '15 Tools Trucking P anasonic has an- nounced its first fully rugged detachable lap- top. The Toughbook 20 com- bines the features of a laptop and tablet as a new device the company says is ideal for field workers that need a highly mobile computing platform and the ability to reliably cap- ture large amounts of data. The Toughbook 20 is built for challenging environ- ments such as fi eld ser- vices, utilities, oil and gas, transportation and logistics, healthcare, insurance, public safety and defense. "Our customers are constantly pushing the boundaries of how and where our devices are used," said Jan Ruderman, vice president, Business Mobility Group, Panasonic System Communications Company of North America. "The Toughbook 20 delivers what many of our cus- tomers are looking for – a single rugged device that delivers all the advantages of a fully functioning laptop and tablet." The Toughbook 20 features a 6th Generation Intel Core vPro proces- sor, 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM and choice of Windows 10 Pro or Win- dows 7 Professional. The detach- able laptop has a 10.1" sunlight- viewable 800 nit IPS display with gloved multi touch capabilities, a waterproof stylus pen and a backlit keyboard that is 16 percent larger than the Toughbook 19. The stan- By Aaron Huff Panasonic creates Toughbook 20: a rugged, detachable laptop and tablet