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Dust proof, shock and water resistant, ruggedized laptops are tougher than a year old strip of llama jerky, and ideal for those having to operate computers in harsh enviroments. However, you don't need to be a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or marine to own one. Just someone who wants their investment to stand up to a little more than the wear and tear of everyday use.

Image of a Panasonic ToughbookIt'sofficial, a rugged laptop is tougher than a two dollar steak.They need to be as people who work in harsh environments don'thave time to worry about babysitting their laptops when the goinggets rough. Under harsh circumstances, the equipment has to beable to stand up to unreasonable demands, and laptops - whichhave always had the reputation of being fragile - are noexception. Soldiers, firefighters and others who must operate under theworst conditions rely on these devices to communicate, strategizeand gain access to critical information.
In any of these scenarios, the standard laptop would be rendered useless withinminutes, and so the need for extreme equipment was born. Rugged laptops were specifically designed to withstand an inordinateamount of stress. From the dusty heat of the summer desert to thecrashing waves of a stormy sea, these extreme machines offerhigh-performance usability every time. Water resistant, dust/sandresistant and shockproof, rugged laptops are utilized by themilitary under virtually all environmental conditions. Theirability to maintain peak performance at temperatures of -10degrees Fahrenheit to +140 degrees Fahrenheit, in addition totheir durability when dropped or struck, makes these devices allbut invincible.

This unique line of equipment must meet strict militaryguidelines, and must be tested under extremely stressfulconditions before being made available to the consumer. Testmodels are repeatedly dropped from a height of approximately oneyard - more than two dozen times - and tested for extremetemperature fluctuations, humidity, and intense exposure to sand,dust and water.

These mobile computers are ideal companions for those inhigh-risk occupations such as laptop wielding law enforcement officers, who must work underhazardous conditions, and may be called upon to perform during ahigh speed car chase, when camouflaged by sand on the front linesor exposed to the water, heat and smoke of the firemen's arena.They can typically withstand up to four inches of rain per hour,as well, which is ideal for any number of extreme weatherscenarios.

While a notebook has yet to be made that's completely indestructible, ruggedlaptops are the next best thing. After all, people are only asgood as their performance in the worst-case scenario - and thesame is true for laptops. With a rugged laptop, your performanceshould be of the highest quality every time.

Manufacturers of these industrial-strength devices includeTerralogic, Ergo Computing UK Ltd., Itronix and Panasonic, amongothers. In each case, their line of rugged laptops have withstood intense testing in all of the necessary areas, meeting U.S.military guidelines.

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