The Ballistic Laptop

[MACDRIVE]

How about a laptop that is drop proof from 25' (7.62 meters) onto hard concrete, water proof to 100' (30.48 meters) below water, and have a screen that cannot be scratched in a 100 mph (160.934 kmh) sand storm - can it be done? 🙂

 

[dsnort]

Probably. Could the user of average or even above average means afford it? Probably not!

 

[PlaceofDis]

could be done.
would be expensive.
would be huge.
would be clunky.

think of the panasonic ToughBooks.

 

[MACDRIVE]

Check this out - ArgonCorp

 

[bartelby]

18.5lbs!!!!!

Actually, that's not much heavier than the average PC laptop😉


Are my eyes deceiving me or is that on old Mac OS?
Link to touch screen

 

[MACDRIVE]

Moderators - would it be possible to remove the period from the thread title? 😕

Edit: Nevermind - I got it. 😱

 

[MACDRIVE]

Are my eyes deceiving me or is that on old Mac OS?

You got me on that one. I've never seen anything older than 10.2 😛

 

[bartelby]

You got me on that one. I've never seen anything older than 10.2 😛

It looks similar to OS 7 or OS 8!

 

[PlaceofDis]

Moderators - would it be possible to remove the period from the thread title? 😕

you should be able to edit the thread title, no?

 

[MACDRIVE]

you should be able to edit the thread title, no?

Not from my end anyway. It would be nice to have a 5 minute window though. 🙂

 

[iMeowbot]

Are my eyes deceiving me or is that on old Mac OS?
Link to touch screen

That really looks like an old DOS-style simulated GUI to me.

 

[PlaceofDis]

Not from my end anyway. It would be nice to have a 5 minute window though. 🙂

according to this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/230166/
you should be able to, unless things have changed again. PM a 'god' (Doctor Q or Arn) if you can't edit it still....

 

[dsnort]

18.5lbs!!!!!

Actually, that's not much heavier than the average PC laptop😉

And it looks like an average PC laptop! ( Except maybe for the paint, most PC laptops don't get that high a quality of finish 😀 )

 

[MACDRIVE]

you should be able to, unless things have changed again.

You're right, I just had to go advanced. 🙂

 

[bartelby]

That really looks like an old DOS-style simulated GUI to me.

Does it?
It was my eyes then!

TA🙂

 

[iMeowbot]

Does it?
It was my eyes then!

TA🙂

It's awfully small and blurry, but that huge shadow is what makes me think that.