Once you've determined a Toughbook's mark, you can find out a lot about the laptop, including what kind of processor it has, how old it is, etc. That is, an MK1 will not become an MK2 and vice versa. Expect only pleasant surprises.Īlthough much of a Toughbook's model number becomes more or less meaningless after refurbishment, the 'mark' (MK) can't change.

We’ll never - ever - ship you a downgrade from what you ordered. You can get a little info out of model numbers (we obviously can’t change when it was manufactured or what in what country it was marketed), but we really recommend that you read the specifications provided before you start running product numbers through your magic decoder ring.Īdditionally, on the rare occasions when we run out of stock of a baseline model, we’ll ship out a slightly better version of the same laptop, so it’s possible you’ll get an entirely different long form model number (and a more powerful computer!). The CF-30CTQAZBM we sell is way better than it was when it first came out. We upgrade all our Toughbooks to Windows 7.īy now you can see that relying on the full model number alone paints an inaccurate picture of the computers we sell.

A indicates that there are no integrated options.

Q means that, new, out of the box, this computer had 512MB of RAM.

It also factors into the computer’s low price. It’s a trade-off, sure, but a necessary one.

This means that our CF-30CTQAZBM laptops come with a 1000 nit non-touchscreen (twice as bright as standard CF-30 non-touchscreens). Unfortunately, because of driver compatibility issues, the touchscreen on this unit will not consistently function with Windows 7.

T means that it originally came with a 1000 nit touchscreen.

C indicates that it is a first generation, or mk1 unit.

Those of us familiar with the Toughbook line have a general idea of what a “CF-30” is, but what about those other letters? While we do display the full model numbers of each computer we sell (check under the description in the product page), we’re going to ask that you take that information with a grain of salt.ĬF-30 non-touchscreen Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz, our base model CF-30. The seven letters and digits following the short form model number (CF-30, CF-19, etc.) contain all kinds of information about the computer’s generation, hardware specs, operating system and country.

If you’re a Toughbook nerd (I use that as a term of endearment), or if you just like to do thorough research before buying, you might be inclined to decode the long form model number to determine a laptop’s specifications.

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