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When Tough Isn't Enough
Rugged Defined
General Dynamics Itronix has been designing and building rugged mobile computing devices for over 25 years. It’s our primary business; listening to customers and driving Real-World Rugged Products and the services to support tough customers. For the
long-haul. Your environment is demanding. Your team deserves quality products that will enable them to do their work everyday.
We offer varying levels of ruggedness to ensure that our products will meet your expectations. Our products are meticulously tested throughout the development process, piloted by partners and customers, and validated to meet rugged test methods by Independent third party labs. No other organization offers the range of rugged products tested to meet both environmental specifications and security platforms.
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Testing for the Real World

Rugged computers go where you go.
And you go from the peaks of frigid mountains to the baking heat of barren deserts to the humid rain forest; you travel there by land, air and sea over challenging terrain.
General Dynamics Itronix computers are tested in the lab, simulating these environments, to ensure they will meet your rugged needs.
VIDEOS
Watch the GD300 Video
Vibration: 4 hour simulation of an extremely bumpy ride for the vehicle rugged notebook
Temperature: extreme cold testing of the fully-rugged+ notebook
Drop: slow motion photography graphically demonstrates high drop impact
Handles: rugged handles are up to careless handling
Water test: rainchamber
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How Much Rugged Do You Need?
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Vehicle Rugged: GD6000 notebook
Fully-Rugged: GD8000, GoBook XR-1 notebook, GoBook MR-1 UMPC, DuoTouch II Tablet
Military Rugged: Topaz and GD9000
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Semi-Rugged
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Vehicle-Rugged
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Fully-Rugged
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Fully-Rugged+
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| Drop Protection |
| No standard established |
6 Drops from 30" one unit to pass unit is operating |
26 Drops from 36" two units to pass unit is not operating |
26 Drops from 42" one unit to pass unit is operating
26 Drops from 48" unit is not operating
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| Water Ingress |
| No standard established |
12oz of water over entire keyboard and touchpad area, 10 minute soak, unit is operating |
IPx4
MIL STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II, One hour total Unit is operating
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IPx4
MIL STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II, 4 Hours total unit is operating
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| Dust Ingress |
| No standard established |
IP5x |
IP5x
MIL STD 810F, Method 506.4, Procedure II, (Operating)
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IP6x |
| Operating Vibration |
| No standard established |
MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Procedure I, Category 20, Fig 514.5C-1
ASTM 4169-99 Truck Assurance Level II Schedule E 11.5.2
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MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Procedure I, Category 20, Fig 514.5C-1
ASTM 4169-99 Truck Assurance Level II Schedule E 11.5.2
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MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Procedure I, Category 20, Fig 514.5C-1
ASTM 4169-99 Truck Assurance Level II Schedule E 11.5.2
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| Non-Operating Vibration |
| No standard established |
MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-17
MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-18
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MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-17
MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-18
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MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-17
MIL STD 810F, Method 514.5, Procedure I, Category 24, Fig 514.5C-18
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| Operating Temperature |
| No standard established |
+60ºC [140ºF] -23oC (-10oF) |
+60ºC [140ºF] -23oC (-10oF) |
+63ºC [145ºF] -30oC (-22oF) |
| Hinge Endurance |
| No standard established |
36,000 cycles |
36,000 cycles |
36,000 cycles |
| Outdoor Viewability |
| No standard established |
MIL-STD-3009 as tested per MIL-L-85762A |
MIL-STD-3009 as tested per MIL-L-85762A |
MIL-STD-3009 as tested per MIL-L-85762A |
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