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 worst part of the test was definitely: "Here is an example of a Toughbook 30 dropped on its side and then successfully booting into Windows."
The test was not dropping it and surviving.... if it boots güindous, its bullet-proof. :-D