Shock Resistance
You're rushing to catch a plane. With your
notebook in hand, you accidentally trip. Your notebook hits
the floor.....hard. Devoid of several ruggedised features, the
prognosis for your notebook could be fatal. What good is it
if you make the flight and your meeting, but your primary business
tool doesn't? It's unavoidable, Notebooks bounce around in cars,
on trains, in planes, and get knocked when they're being carried
According to the Technology Business Research,
Inc. damage Survey, the top three causes of notebook damage
are:
- Drops
- Liquid spills and
- Objects falling on the notebook.
- 80% of component damage involves screens, cases, keyboards
and hard drivess
- The average notebook damage incident costs $2,900. Only
28% of the total cost is direct repair parts and labor.
Like never before, mobility is a key issue-both
in terms of productivity and finance. It is essential that computer
design meets the challenges facing mobile workers and addresses
the "hidden cost of mobility."
Shock-mounted HDDs
All Toughbook hard disk drives are mounted in shock-absorbing
polymer compounds insulating the HDD from
vibration and shock, while protecting your mission-critical
data.
Vibration-resistant LCDs
To prevent costly damage to the LCD display, internal dampeners
prevent damage by absorbing shock and sudden impact.
Toughbook 18 -With one quick
swivel, the wireless Toughbook 18 transforms from a fully-rugged
maximum-performance notebook PC to a fully-rugged handwriting-friendly
tablet PC. Take handwritten notes, mark and edit documents and
draw diagrams. It even converts handwriting to printed text.
Toughbook 29 - Out in the
field or down in the dirt, it is built to take a beating.
MIL-STD-810F-tested for ruggedness, this brawny workhorse is
encased in magnesium alloy with durability designed into every
seal, hinge and connector. Plus, as the industry's fastest fully-rugged
mobile PC, it's built for lightening-quick processing and wireless
connectivity. Communicate in real time from remote areas, access
databases online and run sophisticated software applications
even in the harshest environments.
Flexible Internal Connectors
Should the notebook be dropped or bumped, flexible connectors
between the hard disk drive and system board protect against
the transfer of shock between these components.
Drop Test
The Drop test was performed in accordance with MIL-STD-810F,
Method 516.5, Procedure IV (Transit Drop Test). The Toughbook
28 was sequentially dropped in non-operating mode, onto each
face, edge and corner for a total of 26 drops from a height
of 36 inches. The drop surface was defined as two-inch-thick
plywood over a steel plate over concrete. The Toughbook 28s
were visually inspected after each drop and a functional check
(boot-up into Windows) was performed after each drop.
