Panasonic Toughpad

Panasonic ToughpadWe got our first peek at Panasonic’s 4K Toughpad tablet last January at CES, and now the company says it will go on sale in the US about a year later, for $5,999. Panasonic announced two devices for Europe, but here in the US there’s only the higher end UT-MB5 that packs Windows 8.1, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, Intel Core i5 CPU and, oh yeah — that super high res 3,840 x 2,560 LCD. With a projected two hour battery life you probably won’t be using this on the go very often (there’s an optional desktop cradle and carrying case), but even with its incredible 20-inch size, it’s about .49-inches thick and weighs 5.27 lbs. If you’re a professional in the “video production, architecture, design, photography and healthcare” fields who can expense this six thousand dollar slate, you’re probably already sold.

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