GETAC B300 rugged laptop with LED backlight, "Night Vision"

It's all about 13.3-inch LED backlit displays these days, and apparently even ruggedized military computers are no exception. The new B300 from GETAC features a 13.3-inch XGA "sunlight-readable" display with 1200 nits of brightness. There's also a processor-based display tech built in based on the US Army's night vision spec to auto-adjust for brightness when used at night for improved safety in military and law enforcement situations. The Core 2 Duo L7500 processor is a bit mundane, but the laptop boasts 12 hours of battery life, and the case is watertight, and vibration and drop resistant. Other perks include Bluetooth 2.0, 3G data and GPS as options. No word on price, but hopefully Uncle Sam can afford a few.

[Meldon @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:39AM]

I wonder if they will make them available to the non-enlisted citizenry?

[Bobs @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:47AM]

Like GPS and SATCOMM, i don't see why not.

[Fizzl @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:41AM]

Nice!

I wish more machines could boast 12 hours life and 3G.
If only it was a tablet as well.

[Bobs @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:48AM]

I wish there was a laptop that could withstand a fall onto concrete at its terminal velocity.

[Carbonize @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:33PM]

Nothing can withstand hitting a solid object at terminal velocity. That's why it's called TERMINAL velocity.

Unless you meant to make a joke about the word terminal in which case errr no it didn't work.

[Bobs @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:51PM]

The speed at which drag matches the pull of gravity, resulting in a constant fall rate. That means, that if i drop a laptop from 2 miles up, not accounting for the varying levels of air pressure at different altitudes, the laptop will not keep accelerating, it will hit a velocity, and go no faster. basically, its max fall speed. the drag from air will cause it to balance out, tear drop shaped dense things have a higher terminal velocity due to aerodynamics and mass, and it will take longer to reach that velocity. while, parachutes hit their terminal velocities very fast, and yet, that speed is rather slow. that's why pennies don't turn into killing machines when thrown from very tall buildings, their terminal velocity is rather harmless. and that's where babies come from.

[Onetruebill @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:15PM]

Bobs...
Babies are not made by throwing pennies off high buildings.
Check out www.wherebabiescomefrom.com for more info

[dunland @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:33PM]

Terminal Velocity actually isn't the 'max fall speed'. It can fall faster, like if I threw something downwards. But the rest is right.

[Naegling @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:23PM]

The problem with all ruggedized laptops is cost. The last Toughbooks I looked into were $4800 for a CF-30. Ultimately the market share for this kind of product is so small that those that truly need one of these will pay whatever the going rate is. Until there is a main stream need we will continue to see extremely high prices for 2 year old tech stuffed in a shiny "tough" box. Until the major buyers for these type of products stop being govt/military you will never see a decently priced unit on the market.

[Dan @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:50PM]

Get off you immanence high,dude. There are plenty of non-mil/gov't industries ready and waiting for super durable high speed machines they can toss in the trunk/boot of the car. When folks like you use words like 'never' little lights on our indicator screen light up, dig? You don't want to do that.