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Toughbook CF-52
Could this be the ultimate location shoot HVX/HPX companion ?
I’ve been looking at this for a while, and I really think that this thing paired with Onlocation would make a great remote broadcast monitor alternative, for under $2500!
From what I can see in mutiple reviews, it has a really bright 1920×1200 screen with near 180 viewing angle, almost 4 hours of battery life, both PCMCIA and express slots, and best of all it can be dropped and you dont have to worry about heavy coffee drinkers !
Any thoughts or users out there ?
Vince
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I will keep my 15″ Mac Book Pro, same screen size, but you have more pixels… but 15″ is still very small… I have firewire 400 and 800 full size ports not mini. The mini 4pin port will not power external 2.5″ Hard Drives. 4gb ram and larger 200gig 7200rpm HD with bigger processor 2.4… additional DVI port to attach field 24″ LCD …. just about the same price..
On location will play on it, but I don’t have it yet.. Final Cuts ‘capture know’ has captured over 3.5 hours (battery life) 1080 60i from HVX200 to external sata mirror via express card and 32 foot fire wire cable with NO drop outs… See if you Panasonic can do that….
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Understood, but I am talking about a outdoor laptop here, not a nice looking and not very resiliant Macbook pro, that doesn’t really like sun exposure. This isn’t a $8000.00 panasonic HD monitor either, but it seems like a nice compromise.
This machine is supposed to take on spills and drops. I wish I could be next to the equipment at all times, but drops do happen, and I’ve seen a MacBook drop from 2 feet on hardwood(not pretty). And very few laptops come with both express and PCMCIA (great for P2 obviously). Battery life says between 4-6 hours. I’m hoping without Bluetooth and Wifi it’d be closer to 6.
Not trying to sell this thing, but it sure seems like a pretty good deal.
Cheers,
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Of course, there’s also this guy which I didn’t realize was this cheap compared to the 8″ version:
https://www.big10media.com/new/more.php?id=98
So I guess that settles it.
Vince
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” MacBook drop from 2 feet on hardwood(not pretty”
Was it still working?? The MacBook Pro is supposed to have ‘drop protection” circuits built in to protect the hard drive, etc..
I don’t care if the tools get scruffy and dinged up as long as they can do the job and keep on ticking… Performance is what I would focus on…
I have met all sorts of careless Video people, who are skilled at busting lenses off cameras dropping decks from carts, plus. But these people are always working for somebody else, who own the gear. I try very hard to not hire them for my jobs. “Knock on wood” 20 plus years and No insurance claim…
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