Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Mon 14th Jul 2008 20:28 UTC
A lot of manufacturers have notebook computers that they consider ruggedized in some form or another, but it's not always clear just how much they can take. Panasonic gave Geek.com access to their testing facilities in order to see some of what their notebooks go through. Some tests include temperature shock, drop testing (from various angles), a 360-degree shower with pressurized water, and more. In addition to describing parts of the test process they got some video of a Toughbook 30 standing up to a few drops and a lot of water.
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The semi-rugged business line is built to lower specs than the fully rugged lines which are certified with whichever mil### it is. The details of the mil standard are either linked from the website or easy to find.
It was a while back now but I believe it specifies time in rain, size of vehicle that can run over it, sand and dust, drops from chest height. I think the cf25 is even rated to stop a 9mm though the laptop may not survive and I wouldn't want to have reason to test it myself.