Panasonic Toughbook CF-19

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 is a fully rugged 2-in-1 convertible laptop manufactured by Panasonic, originally announced on 16 October 2006 as the successor of the CF-18. Substantial improvements have been made to the hardware over the years; there are 8 generations (marks) of the CF-19 hardware.

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 was succeeded by the Panasonic Toughbook CF-20 in November 2015/February 2016.

Linux support

 * CF-19 Guide F.A.Q. on the NotebookReview.com forum
 * Patches for the Ubuntu operating system; tested against CF-19 Mk2
 * Panasonic CF-18/19 (Toughbook) Tablet Button driver for Linux
 * Old notes on running Linux (specifically Ubuntu 10.04) on the CF-19 (archived page)

Service manuals

 * CF-19CDBAXVM (Mark 1; Simplified) (ORDER NO. CPD0612203A1)
 * CF-19CHBAXBM (Mark 1) (ORDER NO. CPD0611206C1)
 * CF-19FHGAXxM (Mark 2; Simplified) (ORDER NO. CPD0711208C1)
 * CF-19KDRAXCM (Mark 3; Simplified) (ORDER NO. CPD0811210CE)