mike_barton
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‘Waterproof’ laptop floated

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Apr 25, 20061 min

Matsushita’s Panasonic will introduce a “waterproof” laptop, the AP reports. But the Japanese manufacturing giant simply says the Let’s Note CF-Y5 “features a waterproof sheet and special drainage system that protects the hard drive and circuit board from light water damage,” the AP reported at MercuryNews.com said.

Panasonic, a legend for its Toughbook laptops, will sell the new notebook from May 19 in Japan for about $2,300.

With a toddler in the house, I would consider one. But then again many corporate laptops such as the NX/NC series by HP-Compaq have keyboard splash guard features.

Agreed, Griffon (comment below). If I could take the notebook poolside I think it might be a bit more of a mover.

Does anyone know of a truly waterproof laptop, or one that is customized to take a dip?

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Mike Barton started out in online slinging HTML for CNET.com in the late 1990s and began his editorial career at New Media magazine shortly thereafter. In his early days, he was an editor at Ziff-Davis's PC Computing and ZDNet.com before heading Down Under, where he produced and edited the business and technology sections of The Sydney Morning Herald online. After returning to the States in 2006, he has worked for IDG's Infoworld, PCWorld, Computerworld, and CSO Online. He currently edits and produces WIRED.com's Innovation Insights, and is a contributing editor at ITworld.

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