The $5,600 Tablet 96
An anonymous reader writes "Tablets have come a long way in the past few years, and it has become possible to find a capable device for under $200. But what about the tablets pushing toward the high end of the spectrum? Xplore Technologies sells a line of tablets that top out at $5,600. Who on earth would pay that much? The military, of course. 'The DMSR models both have handles and are encased in tough protective covers. They can be dropped more than 2 meters onto a plywood floor and 1.2 meters onto concrete, and can operate in temperatures between -30 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 to 60 degrees Celsius). They've been tested to the U.S. military's tough MIL-STD-810G standard for extreme conditions. The tablets run Windows and come with Intel's latest Core i5 or i7 Haswell processors. Solid-state drive options extend to 480GB. ... They display images at 1024 x 768 resolution. That's less than some cheaper Windows tablets, but Xplore claims to offer excellent LCD visibility in sunlight thanks to a display luminescence of 1,300 NITS. The tablets have internal fans but can still run for up to eight-and-a-half hours on a 10-cell battery, Xplore said. They weigh a hefty 2.4 kilograms.'"
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Rather then talk about the technicalities behind why and how modern day hardware has allowed us to build a reasonably specced ruggedized system (there have always been rugged computers, but they usually came at a cost- both a high price, and significantly lower speed then what you could get as a consumer or business grade system), you're blasting us with this obvious advertisement that really doesn't give a shit about that and just blabbers on about this one particular company and their awesome piece of hardware.
Nice. Real nice. Good to know "news for nerds" can mean "advertisements for nerds" as well.