From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Sat Aug 13 2005 - 14:42:09 PDT
Chris,
It was a model CF27...just found one on ebay, item# 6791871032.
IIRC, this model was designed for some division of Gov't and had to withstand a fall of like 10 feet and be able to handle being driven over or some such...you will not find a tougher laptop.
The downside is the speed...it's a bit outdated. Perhaps some of the newer ToughBook models are just as durable.
Kent
>
> From: <santoken@bright.net>
> Date: Sat Aug 13, 5:37 PM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] OT: Laptop for the Truck
>
> Chris,
>
> Panasonic ToughBook is what you want.
>
> They used to make a model that had stamped, reinforced metal panels on the outside, the keyboard was covered with water-tight plastic, external drives, weatherproof connections, and it's own carrying handle. It looked like an very slim aluminum briefcase...very cool looking. I was thinking it was a TF27 or something.
>
> Kent
>
> >
> > From: Chris Brunner <cjbrunner@optonline.net>
> > Date: Sat Aug 13, 5:10 PM
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Subject: [MV] OT: Laptop for the Truck
> >
> > I was looking into buying a laptop to mount in my CUCV, but having done
> > this before in other cars remembered all the problems I had with
> > destroying the laptop (vibration, coffee, all the others). Knowing the
> > makeup of the list, I figured someone may have some helpful pointers as
> > to where to look to find a nearly indestructible laptop to mount in my
> > truck to run the GPS and accounting packages I need for work.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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