Panasonic hits back with a new rugged notebook in the form of the Toughbook 31. Featuring a full magnesium alloy casing, the Toughbook 31 is specifically designed for operating in generally extreme conditions and meets the Military’s MIL-STD 810G standards. The system itself is equipped with a 13.1-inch 1024 x 768 LED-backlit touchscreen display, an Intel Core i3/i5 dual core processor, an ATI Radeon HD 5650 discrete graphics card, up to 8GB RAM, up to 250GB hard drive, a webcam, a fingerprint reader, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G/WiMAX (optional) and runs on Windows 7 OS. Price starts at $3,799.

