Dell Introduces its Extremely Rugged Tablet PC: Latitude XT2 XFR
Dell Introduces its Extremely Rugged Tablet PC: Latitude XT2 XFR
Posted 10/27/2009 at 2:13pm
| by Jason Barry
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Dell unveiled a new ruggedized convertible tablet called the Latitude XT2 XFR today. It measures in at 1.5 inches thick making it the thinnest rugged convertible laptop on the market.
It is a “work in the field” type laptop weighing 5.4 pounds using a 4-cell battery. It features a 12.1-inch LED backlit display with multi-touch and gesture controls, Core 2 Duo processor (SU9600), and can support up to 5GB of RAM. The Dell engineers weren’t just hoping this thing could handle a coffee spill or a three centimeter drop, it has been designed to meet MIL-810G standards and is expected to be certified soon.
What does that mean? Well, for one, it can operate in temperatures ranging from minus 10 up 140 degrees Fahrenheit. It also features a thermal management system designed to keep things cool but also eliminate dust and water from entering the device.
The new laptop starts at $3,599 and will be sold in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
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YoshiHNS
October 27, 2009 at 4:02pm
In my book, it has to have an amazing battery life. Anything less than 7 hours and it's not worth it. The Toughbook 19 is rated for 9/10 hours, and from my experience with their products, will probably do it easy.
The dell seems to have better hardware though.
JCBarry
October 27, 2009 at 4:24pm
It reportedly gets 9 hours of life from the 6-cell battery.
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SEALBoy
October 27, 2009 at 3:04pm
One feature I would like to see is a flush screen. If the laptop is used outdoors and especially in dusty conditions, you get a lot of dust buildup in the corners of the screen. It would be nice to have the screen flush with the bezel so you could wipe it easily.
Asevening
October 30, 2009 at 5:18am
Throw it in the shower on a chair, or take it out back and hose it off.
Techrocket9
October 27, 2009 at 4:00pm
I agree, but that would make it less rugged. The recessed screen means that a drop screen-down probably won't kill it.
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