As you will find out over the next few weeks, I'm a big fan of anything you can kick without damaging it. After recently submerging my laptop in delicious lemonade, the new NotePAC rugged 13lb laptop from Kontron caught my eye.
It impressively boasts a dual-core Intel Core Duo processor, clocking in at 1.66Ghz, with up to 2gb of RAM, a 12.1' or 14.1' LCD (touchscreen, no less), removable 80 GB or 120GB SATA hard drives (in sealed shock-absorbing cartridges), and even a hard disc heater that keeps your platters spinning down to minus 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Connectivity isn't an issue, with twin PCMCIA slots, gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, VGA output and options of UMTS, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
This thing fully works with Windows XP, but can also be used with linux (SUSE runs well apparently). No price yet, but you'll be able to customise it next month. See a picture on the read more link.
Link: Kontron
Image: NotePAC (Engadget)
It impressively boasts a dual-core Intel Core Duo processor, clocking in at 1.66Ghz, with up to 2gb of RAM, a 12.1' or 14.1' LCD (touchscreen, no less), removable 80 GB or 120GB SATA hard drives (in sealed shock-absorbing cartridges), and even a hard disc heater that keeps your platters spinning down to minus 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Connectivity isn't an issue, with twin PCMCIA slots, gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, VGA output and options of UMTS, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
This thing fully works with Windows XP, but can also be used with linux (SUSE runs well apparently). No price yet, but you'll be able to customise it next month. See a picture on the read more link.
Link: Kontron
Image: NotePAC (Engadget)
