Do you use your toughbook outdoors?

I am interested in working outdoors. When they say outdoor readable how clear is the screen, does it get washed out by sunlight? Do you actually use it outdoors, in sunlight, for long periods of time? Which toughbook do you use?

I have also noticed that polarized glasses interfere with many computer screens. Do any of you wear polarized glasses while using a toughbook?

 

I'm afraid that I can't answer your specific questions, but I would like to tell you that the brighter the screen (measured in nits), the better you will be able to use it outside without the screen washing out.

 

I do not know about toughbook but I cannot use my Asus W3J with polarized sunglasses, screen seems very dark

 

I only know one thing about all laptops. So far no company can make a laptop screen that can stand direct sunlight for extended periods of time. The screen will overheat after too long.

 

Toughbook has some special models for working outdoors.With extremely bright screen (1000cd I think)

 

Toughbook or not so toughbook, you would definatelly need a matte yet very bright screen for working outdoors.

 

would a toughbook blow up if i was to drop it (maybe 5 cm from the ground) and there was a bit of water below?

 

probably not

I once dropped one from a little above waist high with windows running and the screen open on to a concrete floor...it didn't phase the computer at all...