Talking Rugged Notebook

A rugged notebook offers mobile professionals the opportunity to work in any environment, anywhere. Versatile and powerful, rugged notebooks are designed for both in-plant and outdoor industrial (and military) equipment applications. Built to handle the toughest environments, Fully Ruggedized Notebook should IP54 environmental protection, meet MIL-STD 810F and have heavy duty - generally magnesium alloy - cases. allow professionals robust notebookworking well, are in hostile environments and appropriately equipped for almost any difficult situations with ease in the face. Of course, these rugged laptops weigh more than models do not provide robust protection, but substantially more than the traditional notebook. RuggedNotebooks.com offer a variety of rugged and semi-durable notebooks, wireless tablets and even rugged PDAs in their Recon series. They also offer customized solutions.

The most robust and heavy notebook is available Rough Riders from http://www.RuggedNotebooks.com III. Meeting IEC and MIL-STD 810F, temperature, humidity, altitude, shock, vibration and drop rules, the case is also in accordance with IEC 529 and IP 54 degree requirements. It has many configuration options and a second internal bay available with PCI, Wireless supports a variety of options, including two additional COM ports (RS232, RS422 or RS 485), two additional PCMCIA slots, a SCSI-2 port, DGPS> Module, an additional battery, a hard disk or floppy. It 'can handle 1.4 or 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M processor can be configured up to 2 GB DDR RAM, a 60GB HDD and up to a 14.1-inch screen. It also offers advanced wireless communication with Wi-Fi 802.11b, GSM / GPRS connectivity DataTAC. As you can imagine, all this strength, with a penalty and with the main battery is installed, the Rough Rider III weighs 12.7 pounds rugged notebook, not a definitiveLightweight.

RuggedNotebooks.com offers a variety of rugged and semi-durable notebooks, wireless tablets and even rugged PDAs in their Recon series. They also offer customized solutions. When I meet a leading provider of laptops and exceed military (810F and 461E) and industry standards (IP54), anyone interested in a high quality or semi-rugged notebook, should make a point to check them out.

Sterling sales of computers in Landsberg, PA, offers a variety ofMIL STD 810E session rugged notebooks (mainly due to small drops and rough transport). Your RB1500 has a rubber mounted hard disk, keyboard spill-resistant magnesium frame. It comes with 15.1-inch TFT SXGA + pride (1400x1050) and a Mobile Pentium 4 processor at 1.6 GHz can stuff up with 2 GB DDR RAM and a 100GB HD. For communications, this rugged computer modem, Ethernet and wireless 802.11b / g. This could be better than a semi-rugged, butthe price with standard options starts at just $ 1,595.

The N15RI Durabook is a rugged notebook, a magnesium alloy casing - is 20 times stronger than plastic. The laptop is sturdy anti-shock mounting and splash-proof keyboard, scroll keys and touch pad. While responding to some (as amended) seems 810F military specifications for ruggedness not be compatible with IP54 and is probably best described as a stronger than usual semi-rugged notebook in question. It 's stillprovides mobile professionals with a tough, durable laptop at a price cheaper than a fully rugged notebook.

HP also has a series of rugged notebooks - the HP Rugged Notebook nr3610. This product meets MIL STD for robustness in the areas of ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), low pressure, humidity, sealing, temperature and vibrations - and the penetration of IP-54 protection against dust and water. However, it is very expensive for a notebook with a 12.1 LCD (over $ 4000) and almost impossiblefind the time.

Another rugged notebook offers a choice of 14.1 "and 15" displays Tflex - what works well both outdoors and indoors, is the Argonaut Ranger. The hard drive and LCD are both mounted shock and the housing is constructed of magnesium alloy. Both models of this notebook rugged - Argonaut Ranger - meet military specifications for ruggedness. The keyboard is spill-proof and the circuit of this notebook uses robust technology for extra anti-corrosiveSecurity. Designed specifically for marine display TFlex works very well in all lighting conditions - from total darkness to direct sunlight.

Panasonic Toughbook line of notebooks semi-rugged and durable, which is also questionable. The semi-rugged notebooks have a variety of functions from the T2 with a touchscreen and weighs only 2.7 pounds on the Toughbook 51, available with a 2 GHz Intel Pentium M 760, a shock-mounted hard drive and 80 GB can hold up 2 GBSDRAM DDR2 with a 15-inch color TFT active matrix LCD display and a standard Combo drive, a DVD-Multi, weighing about 6.7 kilograms. base price for the T51 seems to start at $ 1,600.

The Panasonic Toughbook-29 is a rugged notebook fully tested to MIL STD 810F. Vibration and drop shock-resistant design, the Intel Centrino mobile technology and integrated 802.11 a / b / g wireless LAN. It has a 13.3-inch outdoor-readable TFT active matrix color LCD (Optional Touch Screen)Cushioning removable HDD in a stainless steel case, sealed port and connector covers and a full magnesium alloy case with handle. With battery and floppy drive, weighs 7.9 pounds. Base price version seems to be currently about $ 3,500.

One thing you should be aware of the over rugged notebooks - MIL-STD models particularly complete reinforced - may find some 'hard to save to your computer - or even some of the most important websites. The high additional costsProduction and inspection - and sometimes make compromises performance that are made for them a questionable choice for notebook users normal. If you work in extreme conditions, they may be your only sensible choice. But for someone who is very easy to be here, day after day, and want a notebook that can better withstand the inevitable bumps and collisions, a semi-rugged notebook could be a lot cheaper that can provide reasonableProtection and better performance at a lower price.

Copyright 2005 Richard Keir