2021 Panasonic Toughbook 33 Review

We’ve recently praised several mainstream laptops, such as the HP Spectre x360 14 and the Acer Chromebook Spin 713, for having screens with a taller 3:2 rather than 16:9 aspect ratio, requiring less scrolling of text and web pages. The Panasonic Toughbook 33 (starts at $3,599; $5,187 as tested) featured a 3:2 display at its debut back in 2017, not only for data viewing but to reduce the risk of its width blocking a police car’s dashboard airbag. That kind of design detail tells you something: This specialized PC is made for very specific types of in-the-world deployment.

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