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    Getac X500! !!

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by gmgfarrand, Dec 23, 2011.

  1. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone see or have hands on this BEAST!?
    Daddy want!!!

    OT: Saw a demo of the ballistic armor DELL uses on the XFR series rugged laptops.... Seems superior to Panasonics Magnesium Alloy...
     
    gmgfarrand, Dec 23, 2011
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  2. TopCop1988

    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    Neither will stop a 7.62x39mm FMJ round, though. :nah: :wink:
     
    TopCop1988, Dec 23, 2011
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  3. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    ^^^ Here's proof of that ;)

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    Springfield, Dec 23, 2011
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  4. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Your point?? :)
    Good rule if thumb when using a computer is not to be in LOS of the enemy,
    Because nothing screws up a game of minesweeper like a 7.62 going through your screen...
     
    gmgfarrand, Dec 23, 2011
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  5. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Yup. That there is just about certain to spoil your day. :wink:

    mnem
    They say whatever doesn't kill you just makes you stronger. I say sometimes, it just makes you cross.
     
    mnementh, Dec 23, 2011
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  6. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    After you eliminate the threat, then you otta find replacement parts... And that can be a in a war zone.. Well you could always hook up an externals monitor...
     
    gmgfarrand, Dec 23, 2011
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  7. Comptronic

    Comptronic Notebook Consultant

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    The look of it is awesome. From the look and fell, it SEEMS like it would be stronger than the magnesium alloy. Although I didn't open it up, I heard that the internal components aren't that great. I heard that if dropped, it is not as well built as the Toughbook.

    Here are some pictures I took of it with a crappy camera phone.

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    Comptronic, Dec 23, 2011
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  8. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Where are you looking at those at???
    You selling them?
     
    gmgfarrand, Dec 24, 2011
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  9. Comptronic

    Comptronic Notebook Consultant

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    My job and no, I am not selling them.
     
    Comptronic, Dec 24, 2011
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  10. Alecgold

    Alecgold Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm, Getac X500 doesn't do it for me. 2Gb of memory? That's not much. intel i7-620m not the latest, 1000nits screen, but my CF-19 has 6500 IIRC, no digitizer/dual screen, couldn't find WWAN.
    I'm sure it's not a bad laptop, but all in all it looks like it looses a few points on all the parts I find more or less important, when compared to my CF-19 mk5.
    I have no idea what the X500 has to cost, so if that would be significant lower when compared to a CF-31, I can understand it, but if the price is comparable?!

    About the ballistic armor, wouldn't that insulate heat?
     
    Alecgold, Dec 24, 2011
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  11. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    The x500 will take 8gb of ram.
    I think cost is around $4500
     
    gmgfarrand, Dec 24, 2011
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