| A rugged notebook offers mobile
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| | doesn't appear to be IP54 compliant and
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| professionals the ability to work in any
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| | is probably best viewed as a more rugged
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| environment and in any location.
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| | than usual semi-rugged notebook. It
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| Versatile and powerful, rugged notebook
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| | still provides the mobile professional
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| computers are designed specifically for
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| | with a tough, durable notebook at a more
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| both in-plant and outdoor industrial (and
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| | reasonable price than a fully rugged
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| military) applications. Built to handle
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| | notebook.
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| the toughest environments, fully
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| | HP also has a rugged notebook series -
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| ruggedized notebooks should have IP54
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| | the HP nr3610 Rugged Notebook. This
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| environmental protection, meet MIL-STD
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| | model meets MIL STD for ruggedness in the
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| 810F and have heavy duty - generally
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| | areas of ESD (Electrostatic Discharge),
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| magnesium alloy - cases. Rugged notebook
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| | low pressure, humidity, sealing,
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| computers enable professionals to work
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| | temperature and vibration - and the
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| smoothly in adverse environments and are
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| | Ingress IP-54 Protection rating for dust
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| adequately equipped to face almost any
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| | and water. However, it is very pricey
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| tough situation with ease. Naturally,
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| | for a notebook with a 12.1 LCD (over
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| these rugged notebook computers are
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| | $4000) and nearly impossible to find
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| heavier than non-rugged models but offer
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| | currently.
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| substantially more protection than
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| | Another rugged notebook, offering the
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| standard laptops. offer a variety of
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| | choice of 14.1" and 15" Tflex displays -
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| semi-rugged and rugged notebooks,
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| | which work very well both outdoors and
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| wireless tablets and even rugged PDAs in
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| | indoors, is the Argonaut Ranger. The hard
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| their Recon series. They also offer
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| | drive and LCD are both shock mounted and
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| custom solutions.
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| | the case is constructed of magnesium
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| Arguably the most rugged and heavy-duty
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| | alloy. Both models of this rugged
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| notebook available is the Rough Rider III
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| | notebook - Argonaut Ranger - meet
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| from Meeting IEC and MIL-STD 810F,
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| | military specifications for ruggedness.
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| temperature, humidity, altitude, shock,
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| | The keyboard is spill-proof and the
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| vibration and drop standards, the case
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| | circuitry of this rugged notebook makes
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| also conforms to IEC 529 and Ingress IP
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| | use of anti-corrosive technology for
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| 54 requirements. It has extensive
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| | extra protection. Designed particularly
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| configuration options and a second bay
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| | for marine use the TFlex display works
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| available with internal PCI connector
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| | extremely well under any lighting
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| that supports a wide variety of options
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| | conditions - from full darkness to direct
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| including two additional COM ports
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| | sunlight.
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| (RS232, RS422, or RS 485), two additional
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| | Panasonic has its ToughBook line of
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| PCMCIA slots, a SCSI-2 port, DGPS or
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| | semi-rugged and rugged notebook computers
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| wireless modules, an auxiliary battery,
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| | which are also worth looking into. The
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| or fixed floppy drive. It can be
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| | semi-rugged notebooks have a variety of
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| configured with 1.4 or 1.6 GHz Intel
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| | features from the T2 with touchscreen
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| Pentium M processor, up to 2GB of DDR
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| | weighing in at only 2.7 pounds to the
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| RAM, a 60GB HDD, and up to a 14.1 inch
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| | Toughbook 51, available with a 2GHz Intel
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| screen. It also provides extended
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| | Pentium M 760, a shock-mounted 80 GB HDD
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| wireless communications with 802.11b
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| | and up to 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM, with a 15
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| Wi-Fi, GSM/GPRS and DataTAC connectivity.
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| | inch TFT Active Matrix Color LCD and a
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| As you might expect, all this ruggedness
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| | standard Combo Drive of a DVD
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| comes with a penalty and with the primary
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| | multi-drive, weighing in at about 6.7
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| battery installed, the Rough Rider III
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| | pounds. Base pricing for the T51 seems to
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| rugged notebook weighs 12.7 pounds,
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| | start around $1600.
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| definitely not a light-weight.
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| | The Panasonic Toughbook-29 is a fully
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| offers a variety of semi-rugged and
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| | rugged notebook tested to MIL STD 810F.
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| rugged notebooks, wireless tablets and
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| | The vibration and drop-shock resistant
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| even rugged PDAs in their Recon series.
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| | design has Intel Centrino Mobile Tech and
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| They also offer custom solutions. As one
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| | integrated 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN. It
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| of the premier providers of notebook
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| | has a 13.3 inch outdoor-readable TFT
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| computers that meet and exceed military
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| | Active Matrix Color LCD (optional
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| (810F and 461E) and industry standards
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| | touchscreen), a shock-mounted removable
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| (IP54), anyone interested in a high
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| | HDD in a stainless steel case, sealed
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| quality semi- or rugged notebook should
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| | port and connector covers and a full
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| make it a point to check them out.
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| | magnesium alloy case with handle. With
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| Sterling Computer Sales in Landenberg,
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| | battery and floppy drive it weighs 7.9
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| PA, offers a series of rugged notebooks
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| | pounds. Base version pricing seems to be
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| meeting MIL STD 810E (which primarily
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| | around $3500 currently.
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| involves small drops and rough
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| | One thing you need to be aware of about
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| transport). Their RB1500 has a rubber
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| | rugged notebooks - particularly full
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| mounted HDD, spill-proof keyboard and
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| | MIL-STD ruggedized models - they can be a
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| magnesium alloy case. It comes with a
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| | little hard to find at your local
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| 15.1 inch TFT boasting sXGA+ resolution
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| | computer store - or even on some of the
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| (1400X1050) and a Pentium 4 Mobile 1.6Ghz
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| | big internet sites. The substantial
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| processor. You can stuff it with up to
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| | added costs of manufacture and testing -
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| 2GB of DDR ram and a 100GB HD. For
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| | and sometimes, the performance
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| communications this rugged notebook
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| | compromises that are made, make them a
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| includes modem, Ethernet and 802.11b/g
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| | questionable option for the usual
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| Wireless. This might be better considered
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| | notebook user. If you will be working
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| a semi-rugged, but the price with default
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| | under harsh conditions, then they may be
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| options starts at only $1,595.
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| | your only rational choice. However, for
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| The Durabook N15RI is a rugged notebook
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| | a user who will simply be doing a lot of
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| that has a magnesium alloy top and bottom
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| | traveling, day in and day out, and wants
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| case - which is 20 times stronger than
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| | a notebook computer that can better
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| plastic. This rugged notebook has
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| | tolerate the inevitable shocks and bumps,
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| anti-shock mounting and spill-resistant
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| | a semi-rugged notebook could be a much
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| keyboard, scroll buttons and touch-pad.
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| | more affordable option, providing
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| While it meets some (modified) 810F
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| | reasonable protection and better
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| military specifications for ruggedness it
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| | performance at a lower price.
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