...I have a question in regard to a Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 ...I have seen that there is a thermal camera module for that one, is this a part that you guys might have...or have seen?
We have had some FZ-G1s in with this camera, I would reach out to our tech support to get the best answer on whether or not it's a good idea to try to install one. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
@tomthompson7400 The best way to answer this question is to simply fill out our Tech support form. Our in-house technicians will answer with the links and info you will need. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
We do not have any in stock as replacement parts, but you should try filling out our Tech support form. Our in-house technicians will answer with the links and info you will need. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
I get rugged laptops are you niche but theres almost never a reason to pay for or buy a rugged laptop for home daily use. These machines are made to be in the field or extreme conditions and people are paying for that. I love these machines but unless your outside in the badlands or computing in a blizzard there is no reason to pay for these features. There are simple shell cases for macbooks that make them have a good drop tolerance kind of a case for a cellphone. Even a simple dell is pretty difficult to actually break unless your trying to break it. Otherwise, maybe if you have a child it might be an option but still even then its a hard sell. The other main feature of these rugged machines is they are double soldered and built for vibrations. Thats why police use these in their cruisers and not normal laptops. The reasonable equivalent to using a rugged laptop at home is like using an excavator to plant a single tomato plant in your yard. You slogan is "good tools are meant to be used" but picking the right tool for the job is probably more important.
You're not wrong about the uses of a rugged laptop. But, a good percentage of our customer base comes from people who used a rugged laptop for work and want one for their personal uses. And it's extremely common for people to accidently damage a consumer grade laptop by dropping it. A more rugged laptop would be better for them. Thanks for watching and sharing!
I really wouldnt agree with most of that , and what exactly is double soldered ,, thats a new one on me ?? but I like to learn so any info will be appreciated
@@tomthompson7400 double soldering is really just 1.25x the amount of solder normally used in retail laptops. It's a marketing term that's used in military sales descriptions. It's to ensure the connections don't get broken from vibrations. It used to be a serious issue with consumer laptops around the duo-core release period. There is a good chance you could go buy a laptop, leave it in your car, let it bounce around and both random motherboard pieces and other connectors become lose or fall off if the impacts are large enough (like the back of a pickup truck over dirt roads daily). A toughbook should never break from this activity. Toughbooks also work better in heat and are protected passively against it. An iPhone left on a windshield in Texas sometimes turns off and says heat warning. Laptops can also overheat in these situations. I haven't checked by toughbooks should be ok to have some usage in extreme heat and cold where others would fail. You disagree but "rugged devices" cellphones, tablets, laptops all trade off better specs, better configurations, nicer screens etc to become "rugged". Try a caterpillar cellphone you will hate it. You trade agility for durability and while it's great to use in Alaska next to a gold excavator I would never recommend using that phone daily for daily tasks.
@@tomthompson7400 is a military sales term for 1.25x more solder so vibrates don't break the systems as easily as consumer laptops. This was a bigger problem in the duo-core era. This laptop is speced with parts from 8 years ago. Thats an 7 year old processor (2017). Your trading speed and capabilities for ruggedness. Try using a caterpillar cellphone. You will hate it, it will survive being dropped off a mountain into a lake and ran over by an excavator in 138 degree heat but its not a good daily driver. Unless your in a situation where multiple cheaper ~500 dollar or less consumer grade more modern laptops will be decimated even in a case daily, a 2,000+ toughbook isnt worth it. You have to understand demand and specs to know these are dinosaurs in a bulletproof vest. Your paying for the vest.
@@thranax Im still confused ,,, you solder things and they take what solder it takes ,, how do you add more ,, as for performance I wonder how many folk actually use more than 10% of a laptops resources at home anyway ,,, still to each their own I guess , thanks for the reply.
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...I have a question in regard to a Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 ...I have seen that there is a thermal camera module for that one, is this a part that you guys might have...or have seen?
We have had some FZ-G1s in with this camera, I would reach out to our tech support to get the best answer on whether or not it's a good idea to try to install one. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
do you need to blow the dust out of these 53 54 55 laptops at all?
@tomthompson7400 The best way to answer this question is to simply fill out our Tech support form. Our in-house technicians will answer with the links and info you will need. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
I have CF-54 I need a screen frame and a screen lock ?
We do not have any in stock as replacement parts, but you should try filling out our Tech support form. Our in-house technicians will answer with the links and info you will need. Here is the link: www.bobjohnson.com/tech-support-form/ Thanks for Watching.
I get rugged laptops are you niche but theres almost never a reason to pay for or buy a rugged laptop for home daily use. These machines are made to be in the field or extreme conditions and people are paying for that. I love these machines but unless your outside in the badlands or computing in a blizzard there is no reason to pay for these features. There are simple shell cases for macbooks that make them have a good drop tolerance kind of a case for a cellphone. Even a simple dell is pretty difficult to actually break unless your trying to break it. Otherwise, maybe if you have a child it might be an option but still even then its a hard sell. The other main feature of these rugged machines is they are double soldered and built for vibrations. Thats why police use these in their cruisers and not normal laptops.
The reasonable equivalent to using a rugged laptop at home is like using an excavator to plant a single tomato plant in your yard. You slogan is "good tools are meant to be used" but picking the right tool for the job is probably more important.
You're not wrong about the uses of a rugged laptop. But, a good percentage of our customer base comes from people who used a rugged laptop for work and want one for their personal uses. And it's extremely common for people to accidently damage a consumer grade laptop by dropping it. A more rugged laptop would be better for them. Thanks for watching and sharing!
I really wouldnt agree with most of that , and what exactly is double soldered ,, thats a new one on me ?? but I like to learn so any info will be appreciated
@@tomthompson7400 double soldering is really just 1.25x the amount of solder normally used in retail laptops. It's a marketing term that's used in military sales descriptions. It's to ensure the connections don't get broken from vibrations. It used to be a serious issue with consumer laptops around the duo-core release period. There is a good chance you could go buy a laptop, leave it in your car, let it bounce around and both random motherboard pieces and other connectors become lose or fall off if the impacts are large enough (like the back of a pickup truck over dirt roads daily). A toughbook should never break from this activity. Toughbooks also work better in heat and are protected passively against it. An iPhone left on a windshield in Texas sometimes turns off and says heat warning. Laptops can also overheat in these situations. I haven't checked by toughbooks should be ok to have some usage in extreme heat and cold where others would fail.
You disagree but "rugged devices" cellphones, tablets, laptops all trade off better specs, better configurations, nicer screens etc to become "rugged". Try a caterpillar cellphone you will hate it. You trade agility for durability and while it's great to use in Alaska next to a gold excavator I would never recommend using that phone daily for daily tasks.
@@tomthompson7400 is a military sales term for 1.25x more solder so vibrates don't break the systems as easily as consumer laptops. This was a bigger problem in the duo-core era.
This laptop is speced with parts from 8 years ago. Thats an 7 year old processor (2017). Your trading speed and capabilities for ruggedness. Try using a caterpillar cellphone. You will hate it, it will survive being dropped off a mountain into a lake and ran over by an excavator in 138 degree heat but its not a good daily driver.
Unless your in a situation where multiple cheaper ~500 dollar or less consumer grade more modern laptops will be decimated even in a case daily, a 2,000+ toughbook isnt worth it. You have to understand demand and specs to know these are dinosaurs in a bulletproof vest. Your paying for the vest.
@@thranax Im still confused ,,, you solder things and they take what solder it takes ,, how do you add more ,, as for performance I wonder how many folk actually use more than 10% of a laptops resources at home anyway ,,, still to each their own I guess , thanks for the reply.