My work has asked me to find a replacement for our panasonic toughbook. It's used in the field so it needs to be waterproof and drop proof. The only other requirements are it needs to run windows (currently runs xp, I assume W7/8.1 are fine) and it needs to have a comm port. I don't want to mess around with RS232-USB as I've had only problems with this in the past. A long(ish) battery life is preferable.
Does anyone know of any alternatives to toughbooks? They are horrendously expensive
yes i agree, they are heinously expensive.
We gave up and just use cheap Toshiba laptops. At the end of the day, you have to go through 10 $400 laptops to reach the value of a toughbook. Unless you're actually in water, it's unlikely to happen