Panasonic Toughbook 13.1" CF-31, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 256GB HDD, Black
CPU 2.53GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.1" 1024x768
OS Windows 8 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
18 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2.53GHz |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 256 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 13.1" |
| Resolution | 1024x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 8.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 8 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Panasonic Toughbook 13.1" CF-31 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.53GHz | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.1" 1024x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 8 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic Toughbook 13.1" CF-31 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 39.7 | 0.5 | 78.9 | 27.9 | 4 | 22 | 67.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall17.7
- AI/LLM3
- Gaming1.4
- Portability39
- Creator4.3
- Student37.3
- Business17
- Developer11
- Entertainment10.5
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