Stealth Computer Releases Waterproof PC
Posted 06/22/09 at 08:30:30 AM by Paul Lilly
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Can your PC withstand a torrential downpour? Stealth Computer's new WPC-500F can, along with all kinds of other extreme situations in which we hope to never find ourselves in.
"The WPC-500F provides the most environmental protection of any PC that we have offered to date. The machine is completely sealed on all six sides and can withstand the harshest of environments," stated Ed Boutilier, President and CEO of Stealth.com Inc.
Protected by a rugged, fanless aluminum chassis that pulls double duty as a heatsink, Stealth says its new PC can survive liquids, chemicals, dust, and dirt intrusion and meets IP67/NEMA 6 environmental specifications.
On the inside sits a netbook-like configuration with the base model sporting an Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor (1.6GHz, 512KB cache, 533MHz frontside bus), 2GB of DDR2-667 memory, and an 80GB high temp and high shock HDD (SDD options available).
Pricing starts at just under $2,000 sans OS.
Image Credt: Stealth Computer
Mostly not for you the typical MPC reader
Submitted by domih2009 on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 9:47pm
The manufacturer web site says: Stealth products are ideal for demanding applications within the Industrial, Commercial, Scientific Research, Military, Public Safety, Utility, Marine, Transportation, mining and Telecommunications markets.
Like many other PC web sites, it seems that the water pouring picture is what MPC noticed. I guess this is the effect intended by the manufacturer in order to generate exposure. But I'm not sure it helps reaching actual potential prospects. Anyway it is just a press release for yet another rugged PC for industrial or outdoors applications.
Google for "rugged pc" and browse, you will discover the most surprising PCs (e.g. http://www.ruggedpcreview.com/3_notebooks_stealthbox_warrior.html): they call THAT a notebook!?
Submitted by domih2009 on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 9:55pm
By the way, I think you would have a lot of fun exploring the rugger PC industry. First you will come up with great articles describing systems whose selling prices will be way above what we can afford (as usual...). Second, you will be able to work on DIY articles telling us how to make a rugged PC for a fraction of the cost :-)
Water heh
Submitted by DrMD on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 4:02pm
That thing will wish it was sleeping with the fishes when someone dumps a MS OS on it.
Underwater Atom
Submitted by Zazubovich on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 1:11pm
This would be a great device for harsh environments when combined with a gps and some i/o gear. You could use it for machine guided heavy equipment work and possibly change plan specs on the fly, in the field, instead of stopping everything and going back to the main office for a redesign, say if you are building a road and some oddball things turn up in the path of the automated equipment. Skynet to the rescue!
WTF?
Submitted by JeyNyce on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:44am
Just think of all the things you can do with that:
1- watch porn while you're in the shower or bath
2- Google-ing while suba diving
3- Twittering while outside in a hurrican.
Submitted by MeTo on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 10:50am
Add a waterproof monitor,keyboard,mouse,DVD now your talking.
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Waterproof is a bit strong
Submitted by jcollins on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:58am
Waterproof is a bit strong of a word. I bet Stealth didn't use that. IP67 is waterproof to 1 meter. Deeper than that and you are screwed. So it isn't an underwater computer, but more along the lines of splash/normal environmental use.
I'll take that bet
Submitted by One4yu2c on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:32am
From Stealth Computer's press release:
"Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) a leading ISO 9001 manufacturer of industrial rugged computers and peripherals has released the new Model WPC-500F, a waterproof rugged, small footprint, fanless computer for environments where ordinary computer hardware won't survive."
-Paul Lilly
Submitted by comptech08 on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:37am
it is way over priced. The case alone is around 400 dollars. And there is no way the insides would equal 400 dollars too. Anyways I want to see how well this thing does submerged, then it might be more interesting to me.
Submitted by jcollins on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:59am
So, are there many cheaper environmentally secure computers out there? As for submerged, IP67 is rated to 1 meter only, so you aren't going to see much in the way of underwater computing.
But can it...baffle
Submitted by nekollx on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:19am
But can it...baffle Radar...
I mean it is A STEALTH computer.
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They should market these to
Submitted by Denis63 on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 6:00am
They should market these to homeless people!
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Submitted by jcollins on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:02am
I can see it being used by someone who's offroading/hiking in the unknown, and needs a computer. Or someone in a boat. Maybe a military situation as well (although I don't know if it is ruggedized enough for that).
Seems like a terribly
Submitted by Raiju on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 5:23am
Seems like a terribly expensive product whose only claim to fame is that it is so rugged, but as soon as you loose one of those pretty little silver caps your screwed unless you keep the wires plugged in all the time.
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