Star What Makes a Toughbook So Tough?
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Mon 14th Jul 2008 20:28 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems 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.
E-mail Print r 7   9 Comment(s) http://osne.ws/fgv
Thread beginning with comment 322951
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
RE: Amazing
by evangs on Tue 15th Jul 2008 06:15 UTC in reply to "Amazing"
evangs
Member since:
2005-07-07

Are they military certified.


http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2003/tc20030411_8...

Quoting the relevant bits:
Early in the war in Iraq, a firefight broke out in a neighborhood that had supposedly been secured by coalition forces. As bullets whizzed by, a U.S. soldier did what came naturally: He held up his laptop computer, a Toughbook 72 from Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. (MC ) Unlike most plastic-covered laptops, this "semi-rugged" model has a hard magnesium shell and steel-reinforced innards. The improvised shield did the trick. "There's a bullet lodged in his hard drive," marvels Maria Leadingham, who manages technology for the Civil Affairs Psychological Operations Center at Fort Bragg, N.C.


I guess it's safe to say, the tough books are really tough ;)

Reply Parent Bookmark Score: 4