Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction?
Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction?
Hey all,
Well last year I bought my first CF-19 MK1. I bought it knowing it was a beater, the touch screen was bad, port covers missing etc, but I wanted to see if I liked toughbooks or not before committing real money to them.
Fast forward to today, I am building up a CF-19 MK4. When I bought the MK4 it came with an MK2 as well. Since then I've purchased another MK1 to pull a finger print reader from and now am buying an MK3 to pull the digitizer from. None of these have much money invested into them but looking now at my work station and seeing the stack of CF-19's... I think I may have a problem, lol.
Well last year I bought my first CF-19 MK1. I bought it knowing it was a beater, the touch screen was bad, port covers missing etc, but I wanted to see if I liked toughbooks or not before committing real money to them.
Fast forward to today, I am building up a CF-19 MK4. When I bought the MK4 it came with an MK2 as well. Since then I've purchased another MK1 to pull a finger print reader from and now am buying an MK3 to pull the digitizer from. None of these have much money invested into them but looking now at my work station and seeing the stack of CF-19's... I think I may have a problem, lol.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
You have joined the crowd! We all share this addiction. Right now, in my rental house with no shop, I am looking at 2 CF-52s, 3 CF-74s, 1 CF-19 and 5 CF-30s... This is just in my living room. I have another 10 CF-30s downstairs, a CF-H2, another CF-19, another CF-74, a CF-07 and more in boxes where I have lost count of what I have and won't know until my house gets built and I have a shop where I can unpack and set up.
I think my wife puts up with this because it keeps me home. I could be out carousing with women and hitting bars... But I'd rather take apart and fix a Toughbook. LOL
I think my wife puts up with this because it keeps me home. I could be out carousing with women and hitting bars... But I'd rather take apart and fix a Toughbook. LOL
Rugged Toughbooks of all types... CF-31s, CF-30s, CF-29s, CF-19s, CF-52s, CF-53s, CF-74s, CF-H2... Hmmm... What else can I buy, build or modify?
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
My name is Shawn, and I'm an addict.


Life will beat you into submission.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
It would probably be scarey if everyone on the site listed what toughbooks we have all at once.
CF-28 MK2,Mk3 / CF-29 Mk3 / CF-30 MK2 / CF-25 Mk1 ATI / CF-19 MK3/Mk3/Mk5 / CF-U1 Mk1,Mk2 / CF-M34 Mk7/Mk3 / CF-17 Mk1 / CF-07
Voodoo Envy M355 / M360 / M515 / M780 / U703 / Voodoo Hexx / Voodoo Idol / Voodoo Rage F1 / Voodoo Rage F1 / Voodoo Rage F1 "signed case" / Voodoo Omen
Alienware M11x R1, Alienware 17 R5
Voodoo Envy M355 / M360 / M515 / M780 / U703 / Voodoo Hexx / Voodoo Idol / Voodoo Rage F1 / Voodoo Rage F1 / Voodoo Rage F1 "signed case" / Voodoo Omen
Alienware M11x R1, Alienware 17 R5
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
I think "WE" as a group have owned them ALL at one time or another.. 

Life will beat you into submission.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
I got a pile of them,bidding on a CF-71 right now. Now what the heck I'm going to do with a 71 remains unclear but why not. 

2 CF-30Mk3's, 2 CF-71's, CF-L1, 3 CF-72's, CF-73, CF-74, CF-48, CF-50, CF-51Mk3, 2 CF-19's,7 CF-52's, FZ-A1 and other assorted beaters.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
CF71.. Wasn't that the one the released right before electricity was discovered?
Life will beat you into submission.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
Yessir,coal powered. 

2 CF-30Mk3's, 2 CF-71's, CF-L1, 3 CF-72's, CF-73, CF-74, CF-48, CF-50, CF-51Mk3, 2 CF-19's,7 CF-52's, FZ-A1 and other assorted beaters.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
Now I know what t get you for Christmas....A lump of coal..
Life will beat you into submission.
Re: Anyone find that there is a almost a Toughbook addiction
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