Getac 9213 "business rugged" laptop tones down the toughness, the ugly

Looking for something a little tougher than your average notebook yet a little less fugly than your typical Toughbook? Getac's 9213 is a "business rugged" device that sports a full magnesium alloy chassis, a spill-resistant keyboard and touchpad, and a 13.3-inch WXGA display. With a 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn-class ULV processor, 3GB of RAM, a shock-mounted HDD (up to 250GB), and a battery life of up to eight hours, this guy shouldn't be slouch as far as performance goes -- and if that weren't enough you can swap out the optical drive for a second battery (extending its life another fifty percent or so). As you'd imagine, the connectivity options here include draft-n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and an optional 3.75G HSUPA module. Man, we can't wait to put this bad boy through one of our sadistic torture tests! Available now with an MSRP of $1,799.

Getac 9213 "business rugged" laptop tones down the toughness, the ugly

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:28PM]

that still looks fugly

[y3knik Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:34PM]

Doesnt look any different from the thinkpads or dell latitudes as far a the toughness goes. Arent the dell latitudes magnesium alloy too?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:39PM]

So you can swap out the optical for more juice, but can you add another HDD or an SSD instead?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:43PM]

Fail.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:51PM]

Looks like my Dell Latitude XT, but more rounded off... and without a touchscreen... and no pointing stick... and a stupid enter key.

[1 Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:08PM]

Nothing stupid about the enter key. It's a non US keybard.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:55PM]

What's wrong with the enter key. The size is large and easy to hit unlike US keyboard enter key.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 4:54PM]

when will people learn? rugged means yellow. otherwise it does not count.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:22PM]

I'd rather get a Macbook Pro, it is made from precision unibody aluminum enclosure that is thinner, lighter, and more durable than competing models. Plus, it has a backlit keyboard and the best and most secure operating system on the planet, OSX.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:29PM]

dude...

COME ON!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 5:52PM]

Yeah, the only advantage of this thing over the MacBook Pro 13 seems to be the hard disk protection. But for the price difference you could put in a monsterous SSD (by SSD standards) and not need the shock protection.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 6:19PM]

@iKurt 7 - of all the stupid @ss comments posted by fanboys all over this site, yours has to be the dumbest. You have no idea what the F you're talking about, so please, STFU.

It's not the enclosure that makes a notebook, or any computer for that matter, "rugged". You're paying for the system to be put through a battery of tests that proves it can withstand drops from distances to the floor, water splashing on the keyboard, sealed from dust penetrating and getting into the components.

Apple does not compete in this space, you cannot compare the products. Please, do a *little* research before you open your mouth.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 7:28PM]

This looks a lot like my VAIO SZ160!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 10:53PM]

BURN IT YOU SICK COMPUTER BONDAGE BASTARDS, MAKE IT BURN, MAKE THAT MAGNESIUM SHINE LIKE THE SUN BUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRN!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 10:54PM]

Meh... wouldn't let me add < psychotic > < /.psychotic > tags...