If you're in the market for a ruggedized, kill-or-be-killed type of laptop, perhaps one which closely resembles a mutated Speak & Spell, then the Augmentix XTG630 might be right up your alley. The 14.1-inch laptop is based on the
Dell Latitude architecture, and features a Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM, a removable 80GB hard drive plus a 32GB SSD, an Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics chipset, 802.11a/g/draft n, mobile broadband in EVDO or HSDPA flavors, Bluetooth 2.0, and a whole load of ports and jacks for your connectivity pleasure. Of course, the XTG630 has been tested to "Military Standards" for ruggedness, meaning you can operate the laptop in extremely low (minus 4 degrees) or extremely high (140 degrees) temperatures, drop it from a height of 3-feet, soak it in 4-inches of rain per hour, or run the system in an environment with 95 percent humidity. Additionally, the laptop says it will do "whatever it takes" to gather enemy intelligence, and will also "take a bullet for you."
posted August 20th 2007 11:41AM
up to 95% humidity?
How is this "ruggedized" if I can't even use it on my porch in the Kentucky summer? or in Georgia, Alabama, TN, Carolinas, etc?
In North Carolina I sat on the porch with my Macbook and its still alive and kickin'.
My 7 year old Dell works fine too, but this thing says it may not.
Erm... correct me if I am wrong.. but you 3 sir's (which i really assume to be 1 person) are completely stupid...
95% humidity is not the Kentucky summer... infact that would be closer to 5% (maybe lower?) humidity...
We're talking rainforests here..
Humidity measures how much water is in the air...
or how much air is in your head =]
how beautiful! it looks like a shoe!
Now, I know that this laptop is pretty ridiculous to look at, but is it really necessary to start making up words to describe it?
If it doesn't transform into a fighting robot, then i don't want it.
but will it blend ? ;)
If somebody tried to steal it I could crack his skull and break his legs with it and it would still run perfectly ^_^
I worked in a copper mine and no, this stuffs don't work fine in any harsh environment, dust particles struck in the keyboard and specially in the pad.
That definitely looks more like a Panasonic Toughbook than a Dell Latitude...
Whoa! My beasty! Lets add wheels and make it a skate board!
If Mr. T made laptops...