3 Rugged Notebooks Take a Beating 119
bsk_cw writes "Brian Nadel got a chance to try to destroy three 'fully rugged' notebooks and get paid for it — Computerworld had him drop, spray, drown, bake, shake, and freeze notebooks from General Dynamics Itronix, Getac, and Panasonic. All three suffered some damage, but only the Getac M230 actually died as a result. Brian made videos of the tests (which were apparently done in his home, including his kitchen)."
Re:Obligatory.... (Score:1, Insightful)
Control group? (Score:1, Insightful)
I heard a few years ago that someone ran over his Powerbook G4 with a truck and it survived. I'd love to see how a Macbook Pro would compare to these "rugged" notebooks.
What kind of drop test is that? (Score:5, Insightful)
All the drop tests in the video showed the units being dropped onto a soft mat. Where's the drop onto the tile floor? Where's the drop onto parking lot asphalt? From a moving rental car? Landing under the wheels?
Tiny Market (Score:4, Insightful)
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Geek math error alert (Score:4, Insightful)
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Why this link is't published to start with is beyond me.
Nifty study, but only 25 degrees? (Score:2, Insightful)