Dell Ships First Ruggedized Notebook

The Latitude XFR D630 meets the military's standards for withstanding extreme conditions in the field.
By Antone Gonsalves March 4, 2008

Dell on Tuesday introduced its first notebook for government and commercial customers looking for a notebook that can withstand extreme temperatures and moisture. The Latitude XFR D630 meets the Department of Defense's MIL-STD 810F standard, which certifies that the equipment is capable of withstanding the extreme conditions in the field. The rugged notebook shares components with the rest of Dell's Latitude line to simplify maintenance and integration with networks, the computer maker said. "The Latitude XFR D630 represents a tectonic shift towards simplicity in the ruggedized laptop space," Brett McAnally, director of Dell's Product Group, said in a statement. The XFR D630 includes a 14.1-inch LCD screen, but is available with an optional touch screen that supports finger, gloved, or stylus inputs. The system is powered by a 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor, and comes standard with 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP Professional, and a 160 GB hard disk drive. Solid-state drives are also available for boosting hard drive speed and reliability.

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