Toughbook N00b requesting advice

[toughasnails]

Actually, it read "The touchscreen does not work right and has been disabled in bios."

Could be simple (dirt/crud around edges) or could be major (panel going "belly up").

Thats a good point....it just might be. For someone not needing a touch I would grab it because it is a very good price and if it was dirt/crud they got a steal of a deal

[kadetklapp]

The more and more I look over an '18 the more I like it. For a hundred or so more, I think it might be a better deal. Does the serial number configuration tell the date it was built like on the CF-29s or is it different on these?

[Alex]

No it's the same

What type of cf-18 do you want ,you have 2 types, touchscreen and digitizer,
Btw I have one for sale

[adamwest436]

Yeah if you plan on resting your hand on the screen while writing I would go for digi.

As for burned out there are members here still proudly using CF-28's and my CF-72 still feels "like new" for what it is.

[mnementh]

Yeah if you plan on resting your hand on the screen while writing I would go for digi.

As for burned out there are members here still proudly using CF-28's and my CF-72 still feels "like new" for what it is.

Hear, hear!

My CF-28 Mk1 is STILL the bomb for car diags and network diagnostics & router programming!

mnem
Burned out on all the NEW stuff!

[kadetklapp]

I guess I don't know the difference between the TS and a Digitizer. I want to be able to use it in "tablet" format if I want,so I guess touchscreen.

[capt.dogfish]

No, both are touch screens and can be used as tablets. The "touchscreen" we speak of here can be manipulated with your finger or any blunt object. The "digitizer" uses a Wacom touch panel which will not respond to any input other than that from a special magnetic pen or stylus, you cannot use your finger. Both approaches have their pluses and minuses, and both have their advocates on this forum. I suggest you do some more reading or better, try to find some examples to try. Your local computer store might have a Wacom graphics slate you can try, the digitizer, and a iPad is one example of a "touch screen", but don't expect a CF-18 or 19 screen to behave as slick as a iPad.
CAP

[kadetklapp]

Well I have an I-phone, which won't respond to anything but my touch (annoying). The CF-28 in my squad car I take home on occasion has touchscreen where I can use the stylus or my finger. I much prefer that thus far. I'll check out the Ipad when I get a chance, but if it's anything like the phone, meh.

I think I'll be able to get by with the standard touchscreen.

BTW, I put my squad car's computer in BIOS and tried to find the hours on it, but to no avail. I found the serial number and all that, but is there no hour meter on the '28s?

[Alex]

BTW, I put my squad car's computer in BIOS and tried to find the hours on it, but to no avail. I found the serial number and all that, but is there no hour meter on the '28s?

Correct
It's a feature added around five years ago
The cf-29s mk4 and 5 have it

There is a way to find hours on the model , that is if the hard drive is original
An application called HD tune pro has run hour's listed in the health status (S.M.A.R.T.) tab , line 9

[kadetklapp]

Ok. This thing is a 2003 model so it's probably a bit old.