Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 Rugged Tablet

Las Vegas, NV—Panasonic introduced the Toughpad FZ-M1, a thin, light seven-inch fanless tablet with a fourth generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor. Running Windows 8.1 Pro, the Toughpad FZ-M1 can be easily incorporated into enterprise and government environments. With a broad range of configuration options available, it can be customized to meet the unique needs of highly mobile professionals in various markets such as field services and sales, retail, supply chain and logistics, and government.

The Toughpad FZ-M1 is designed to improve productivity and efficiency in a host of professional scenarios, including customer service, inventory management and asset tracking, maintenance, eForms, route delivery, eCitations, electronic medical records, inspections, mobile point-of-sales, and geographic information system (GIS).

The tablet is 1.2 pounds and thin at 0.7 inches for the standard configuration. The Toughpad FZ-M1 is tested to meet MIL-STD-810G specifications for drops (up to five feet), shock, vibration, altitude, humidity and extreme temperatures.

The Toughpad FZ-M1’s 7-inch, 500 nit, daylight-readable WXGA display features an anti-reflective screen treatment, making it ideal for outdoor use. Its high-sensitivity capacitive, 10-point multitouch screen can even be used with thick industrial-type gloves. An optional stylus is available for signature capture and similar applications.

Configuration options include dedicated GPS, Barcode reader, Ethernet or serial port; and a choice of near field communications (NFC), SmartCard reader, UHF radio-frequency identification (RFID) (up to 10 ft. range), or Magnetic Stripe reader. Additionally, the Toughpad FZ-M1 offers 4G LTE multi-carrier embedded wireless broadband connectivity.

Toughpad FZ-M1: Key Features
•    High-Performance Processing Power: 4th generation Intel® Core™ i5 vPro™ processor, or an Intel® Celeron processor (available Summer 2014)
•    Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit with Windows 7 Professional downgrade option available
•    Durability: MIL-STD-810G, 5′ drop, IP65 fully sealed fanless design
•    Screen: 7-inch daylight-readable WXGA display (1280×800); high-sensitivity 10-point capacitive multitouch input, with an optional Stylus pen
•    Storage & Memory: 128GB SSD (256GB SSD option available) with 8 GB RAM (Intel® Core™ i5 vPro processor model)
•    Connectivity & I/O: Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC7260 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth® v4.0 (Class 1), USB 3.0, micro SDXC card slot, docking connector, optional 4G LTE multi-carrier embedded wireless broadband. Other options include dedicated GPS, Barcode reader, Ethernet, serial port, and choice of near field communications (NFC), SmartCard reader, UHF radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader (up to 10 ft. range), or Magnetic Stripe reader
•    Lightweight Portability: 1.2 lbs., 0.7″ thin (standard configuration)
•    Battery: 8 hours per MobileMark® 2007 testing (user-replaceable); optional hot swap bridge battery and high capacity battery (16 hours) available
•    Camera: 720P built-in front camera with mic; 5MP rear camera with auto focus and LED light
•    Security: Enterprise-class security features include encryption, IPsec VPN, trusted boot and root protection
•    Warranty: The Toughpad FZ-M1 is backed by the industry’s most comprehensive 3-year warranty and U.S.-based customer support

For more information, visit http://www.PanasonicToughpad.com.