So I came across this story via Engadget on a new rugged laptop made by GETAC. This really brings back memories. Why? When I was in college, I worked for them, mainly doing web stuff (before I really knew how to do web stuff). At the time, they had really only 2-3 products which were sold in military contracts or to construction companies needing a rugged notebook computer. I just remember being in the back of the werehouse testing these computers, putting them in the big oven/freezing machine to make sure they past specs. Then there was the time where they wanted me to buy the competitors product so we could take a look at the competition. How did we test it? Well, of course, we did the drop test… while the computer was on. Interesting, at that time, the GETAC laptop, which was enclosed in this heavy metal casing, turned off, but was still perfectly fine. Our competitors laptop not only was working fine, but it stayed on. Those were the days of cooking, freezing, and dropping laptops.
