The CF-H1 Field is based on the Intel Atom Z540 1.86Ghz processor which offers a faster clockspeed than most competing tablets. Atom processors are renowned for their low power and low thermal output. This ensures that the dual Li-Ion batteries are able to perform for up to 6 hours from a single charge.
The H1 comes equipped with 2GB DDR2 RAM and a 64GB solid state hard disk. On the wireless side, you get 802.11a/b/g/draft-n in an Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, as well as optional Gobi2000 3G global mobile Internet.
The Toughbook H1 Field features smooth surfaces, sealed buttons, a fanless design, gapless LCD and no exposed ports. The CF-H1 Field is based on the original Toughbook H1 that was designed for clinical environments where infection control is a major issue and it had to be possible to frequently spray and wipe the unit with disinfectant. For this reason there are few connectivity options on the tablet itself - most of the connectivity coming via the optional office dock.
The optional H1 office dock supplies three USB 2.0 ports, LAN, video and serial connectivity as well as two battery charger slots.
Panasonic has a lot of experience with outdoor-viewable displays and ruggedness, and the H1 Field benefits from both. The 10.4-inch display is sunlight-viewable thanks to a circular polarizer as well as anti-glare and anti-reflective treatments, and it has a strong 500 nit backlight. It is also "dual-touch," meaning that it has both a touch screen (but not multi-touch) and an electromagnetic digitizer, with the system switching between the two automatically.
