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TOUGHBOOK 40

Model:

  • FZ-40
Featured Specs

The 14” fully rugged Panasonic TOUGHBOOK® 40 is built for the toughest jobs—delivering unmatched flexibility in unpredictable environments. With eight modular areas, including its battery, memory, storage, keyboard, and xPAK expansion options, it adapts to any workflow with ease. A thermally optimized design ensures consistent performance even in demanding environments. It is powered by an Intel® Series 2 processor with Intel® AI Boost and is available with the industry's first 8GB dGPU for demanding graphics and AI tasks. Featuring a 1200-nit outdoor-readable touchscreen, all-day battery life, and seamless 5G connectivity, the TOUGHBOOK 40 keeps workers productive—anywhere the job takes them.

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  • The world’s most modular rugged PC with 8 user-replaceable areas and 10,000+ combinations
  • First rugged PC available with a powerful 8GB dGPU for enhanced graphics and AI performance
  • Thermally optimized design for consistent, high performance
  • Up to 24 hours of battery life
  • Fully rugged, magnesium-alloy, all-weather design

Featured Specs

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Model FZ-40
Operating System
Windows® 11 Pro;
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1
CPU Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 vPro® Processor 235H  
(optional Ultra 7 265H)
Featuring Intel® AI Boost
Durability Fully rugged
Display 14” 16:9  FHD 1200 nit gloved touch
Battery 12 hours (24 with optional 2nd battery) – MobileMark 30
Ports & Expansions Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C, Optional USB-C, USB-A x 2 (up to 4), MicroSDXC, HDMI (up to 2), Optional VGA, Ethernet (up to 2), Optional Fischer LAN, Optional True Serial, Audio In/Out, Dual SIM (4FF, eSIM), Docking Connector, Optional DVD Drive, Optional Blu-ray Drive
Wireless Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth®, Optional GPS, Optional 5G (Sub6 + C-band)
Weight 7.5 lbs
Warranty 3-year
Testing 6’ Drop, MIL-STD-810H, MIL-STD-461G, IP66, Optional C1D2
 

Rugged Performance

Backed By Industry-Trusted Testing
  • 6-Ft Drop Rating

    Rugged Where It Matters

    Built for the environments where most laptops fail. 
  • MIL-STD-810H

    MIL-STD-810H Tested

    Validated for durability across drops, vibrations, shock, and temperature extremes.
  • MIL-STD-461G compliant

    MIL-STD-461G Tested

    Electromagnetic compatibility for environments with radios, antennas, and sensitive equipment.
  • IP66 compliant

    IP-Rated Protection

    Built to resist dust, moisture, and environmental exposure.
TOUGHBOOK 40 AI

First AI-enabled TOUGHBOOK PC

The TOUGHBOOK 40 processors have up to 16 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores, and an NPU that is a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) engine. The processors intelligently pick which to use for an AI task depending on the type and complexity. They can perform up to 97 overall peak TOPS, which can be further boosted when equipped with the industry’s first 8GB dGPU that can perform up to 34.5 overall peak TOPS.
TOUGHBOOK 40 Rugged Laptop Modularity

Class Leading 8 Modular Areas

The TOUGHBOOK 40 features eight user-replaceable locations including the battery, memory, storage, keyboard and four expansion areas. The expansion area features several different types of xPAK’s including a barcode reader, optical drives, authentication readers, additional I/O, batteries and storage. All of the options in the eight modular areas provide more than 10,000 combinations to choose from. This unparalleled customization enables organizations to help futureproof, simplify ordering, shorten lead times and decrease downtime.

TB56+5G+Cellular+GIF_v1

Speeds up to 3.5 Gbps

The 5G modem supports 4G (LTE, LTE-A) and 5G (Sub6, C-band) with speeds up to 3.5 Gbps. It seamlessly connects to the best available network without any disruption or intervention by the user. In addition, it supports FirstNet® (band 14), Private Cellular CBRS (band 48) and has dual SIM (physical SIM + eSIM) for maximum flexibility.

TOUGHBOOK 40 Camera Cover

5MP Infrared Webcam

With the increased use of video conferencing – whether for telehealth or remote services – the TOUGHBOOK 40 boasts the first 5MP webcam in its class. It features a privacy cover for security and infrared capability to support Windows Hello facial recognition.

TOUGHBOOK Microphone Accuracy

Tetra-array Microphones

Featuring four microphones with AI noise reduction that offer class leading speech recognition and up to 3x the accuracy in noisy environments.

TOUGHBOOK 8GB dGPU

First Rugged PC with a 8GB dGPU

The TOUGHBOOK 40 is powered by the industry's first 8GB dGPU for demanding graphics and AI tasks. It has 56 AI Accelerators, can perform up to 34.5 overall peak TOPS, 17 TFLOPS of peak FP32, and features the Radiance Display ™ Engine for breathtaking visual clarity and fidelity. 

TOUGHBOOK 40 Fully Rugged Laptop Security

The Next Level of Security

The TOUGHBOOK 40 is the only rugged laptop that comes standard with OPAL encrypted SSD’s and has available FIPS encrypted SSD’s. Also included with every unit is software encryption. Add TOUGHBOOK Total Defense for full end-to-end protection and TOUGHBOOK Guard for supply chain security that detects tampering before the device arrives. The TOUGHBOOK 40 is engineered to safeguard your data from the inside out.
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TOUGHBOOK 40 FAQs

  • There are eight modular areas. The memory (RAM), storage (SSD), battery and even the keyboard are user-replaceable. The storage drive has a quick-release latch for easy and fast removal. In addition, there are four other expansion areas that can accommodate optical drives, authentication readers as well as additional I/O, batteries and a second storage drive and barcode reader. This unparalleled customization enables companies and agencies the ability to help futureproof, simplify ordering, shorten lead times and decrease downtime.

  • The expansion areas are the four modular areas on the TOUGHBOOK 40. The expansion packs (or xPAKs for short) are the accessories that fit into one of the four expansion areas.

  • The xPAKs can be purchased as accessories (at purchase or post-purchase) and are user-replaceable.

  • Panasonic designed the xPAKs to be easily inserted and removed. On the TOUGHBOOK 40, most areas just require a screwdriver and a handful of screws, and some areas are even toolless just using a slide lever. But all areas were designed to also be very simple and straightforward and user-replaceable.

  • Yes, Panasonic designed the xPAKs as well as the main SSD so if an IT department wants to, they could be locked down by simply inserting a screw. Panasonic offers a SKU (FZ-VSW551U) with a bag of 14 interchangeable screws (mix of silver and black) that can be used to lock down the various expansion areas as well as replacements for the screws from the keyboard, memory and xPAKs.

  • There are 14 interchangeable screws (mix of silver and black) that can be used to lock down the various expansion areas as well as replacements for the screws from the keyboard, memory and xPAKs.

  • Yes, it is end-user removable and has a quick-release lever for easy detaching. If an IT department wants to, they can purchase an optional locking screw that will secure the SSD and help it prevent from coming loose by accident. A set of 14 screws is included in SKU FZ-VSW551U.

  • Yes, they are end-user removable and have a quick-release lever for easy detaching.

  • A hot-swappable battery lets users swap one of the two batteries (2nd battery is optional) in the unit without needing to shut down or suspend the laptop first. Both batteries are identical and can go in either the left or right battery slot.

  • The TOUGHBOOK 40 Mk3 real-world battery life is longer than the Mk2; however, the Mk3 battery life is now reported using MobileMark 30 instead of MobileMark 25. MobileMark 30 is a newer version of the test standard that utilizes a more aggressive test which results in lower test scores of battery life.

  • There is a barcode trigger button located on the xPAK. In addition, you can assign one of the P1-P4 buttons (or the A1-A4 keys) to be a barcode trigger. The default setting for the trigger button is the laser stays on for 8 seconds or until a barcode is scanned. This allows a user to hold a driver’s license and be able to press the trigger button using the same hand for easy one-handed operation.

  • The TOUGHBOOK 40 processors have up to 16 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores and an NPU which is a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) engine. The processors intelligently pick which to use for an AI task depending on the type and complexity. They can perform up to 97 overall peak TOPS, which can be further boosted when equipped with the industry’s first 8GB dGPU that can perform up to 34.5 overall peak TOPS.

  • Actually, a dGPU can improve not just graphics, but AI tasks. The TOUGHBOOK 40 is powered by the industry's first 8GB GDDR6 dGPU – it has 56 AI Accelerators, can perform up to 34.5 overall peak TOPS, 17 TFLOPS of peak FP32 and features the Radiance Display™ Engine for breathtaking visual clarity and fidelity.

  • Yes, but AMD’s version is called ROCm and is open-source (CUDA is proprietary). With ROCm, software program can optimize AI and graphic workloads to run much faster. And AMD has tools to help port CUDA code to ROCm for easy migration. If you need any assistance, please contact your Panasonic or AMD representative.

  • Essential for businesses and agencies, it allows remote management for IT departments and adds security including Intel® Hardware Shield.

  • The TOUGHBOOK 40 is the only rugged laptop with four microphones – all of the microphones along with AI noise reduction help to improve the accuracy of the speech recognition so it can offer class leading accuracy whether in a quiet room or noisy environment. This is especially critical in real-world environments that have a lot of background noise from sirens, wind, highways, construction, other people talking, etc.

  • The combination of an infrared (IR) webcam on TOUGHBOOK 40 and Windows Hello allows customers to use 3D facial recognition or fingerprint scanning (on units equipped with a fingerprint reader) for user authentication.

  • There is no theoretical maximum. Up to 99 has been tested. Each user will need to set their own account, but multiple users can set up their own account.

  • The TOUGHBOOK 40 has a color-selectable backlit keyboard letting users select from four preset colors as well as define their own custom colors. And the programmable buttons (P4 by default) and keys (A4 by default) toggles between white, red and any two selectable colors to allow the keyboard color be easily changed on the fly. There are 4 keyboard brightness levels plus off. Also standard is an onscreen notification system that displays what the keyboard brightness is.

  • Yes, this can be adjusted in the BIOS under the “Main” tab, then “Backlight Keyboard Settings” (Backlight Timeout). You can choose the timeout (delay) to be up to 1 minute of inactivity before the keyboard backlight is turned off. And you can choose different settings for when the TOUGHBOOK 40 is plugged in versus on battery. By default, it is turned off when the unit is plugged in and 30 seconds when it is on battery. To wake the backlight, simply touch any key or touchpad.

  • Panasonic developed an all new touchpad that is still pressure sensitive (resistive) so it can work with gloves or in the rain, but is much easier (sensitive) to move. In essence, it provides the best of both worlds – a pressure sensitive touchpad that feels like it is capacitive. Panasonic also took the opportunity to make the largest touchpad it has ever made in a TOUGHBOOK device – 60% larger than on the TOUGHBOOK 31. And, in addition, Panasonic reengineered the touchpad buttons to be easier to click and provide more tactile response.

  • Night Mode is Panasonic’s application that can apply a screen effect to reduce night blindness, eye strain and neural stimulation by applying one of 12 screen effects (colors, inversion, grayscale, blue light reduction), keyboard color and brightness. It is triggered either manually, or automatically based on the time of day or the amount of light. Concealed Mode is also a Panasonic application that can dim or turn off the display when a combination of keys is pressed, along with some other settings including turning off the keyboard LEDs and turning off the volume.

  • No, the TOUGHBOOK 40 has a flat bottom on all configurations. No configuration requires a bump out.

  • Yes, both can read/write. Special read only versions can be requested at time of purchase of a TOUGHBOOK 40 and will require a different SKU.

  • Yes, as well as a stylus holder.

  • The TOUGHBOOK 40 offers the choice between two different modems. The 4G modem (EM7690) supports LTE, LTE-A and speeds up to 2 Gbps. The 5G modem (EM9291) supports 4G (LTE, LTE-A) as well as 5G (Sub6, C-band) and speeds up to 3.5 Gbps. Both modems seamlessly connect to the best available network without any disruption or intervention by the user. And both modems support FirstNet® (band 14), CBRS Private LTE (band 48) and have dual SIM (physical SIM + eSIM) for maximum flexibility.

  • 2 slots for maximum flexibility. One physical NanoSIM (4FF) and one eSIM.

  • The padding is designed to help to ensure the SIM card does not come out due to vibrations or drops (to be effective the door must be closed). This style makes it much easier to manage deployments since no tools are needed to remove/install a SIM cover. And you never have to worry about losing a SIM cover. However, a SIM cover is an option on the TOUGHBOOK 40 for those who still prefer it – contact the Panasonic Service Group for details.

  • The port can be used for fast 40 Gbps data transfer, connecting to monitors and peripherals, charging cell phones, and even charging the PC itself with Power Delivery.

  • Yes!

  • Local Platform Erase can easily and securely wipe the entire contents of the PC including the OS and partition. Instead of overwriting data which takes more time and SSDs have limited read/writes, Secure Wipe applies a voltage spike to erase contents. Instead of taking minutes or hours, it takes less than one minute. It can be accessed in the BIOS under the Security tab.

  • The difference is in the water rating. IP65 is water projected by a nozzle. IP66 is water projected by a powerful jet. So, the pressure is more powerful (3x more) but also there is much more volume of water per minute coming out (8x more).