Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook – Dell’s Tough Guy Mobile Computing Solution

Perhaps it’s just us, but there seems to be a growing trend in the consumer electronics industry to provide for those wishing to use their gadgets in the harshest of environments and, Dell, being a fairly switched on bunch of chaps, have decided to get in on the action with their new ‘ruggedized’ Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook.

Following on from the likes of the ‘ruggedized’ (if Dell can use that word, so can we) Sonim XP1 JCB ToughPhone and the seriously tough Switchback PC (just two of the ‘ruggedized’ gadgets previously featured here on TFTS), Dell’s Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook should, in theory, simply shrug off pretty much everything you throw at it on account of being developed to meet the MIL-STD 810F (unfortunate name) Military standards for extreme temperature, shock/drop, moisture and altitude survivability whilst note sacrificing performance.

Sporting a solid die cast magnesium alloy chassis, solid state hard drives and a sealed keyboard, Dell’s Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor up to T7500 (2.2GHz) supplemented by an Intel X3100 graphics card and offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and, being a Dell device, the XFR D630 predictably comes with a series of modular options that allow you to tailor the unit to your exacting computing requirements.

Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook Features:

• Die cast magnesium alloy chassis
• Sealed keyboard and door covers
• Shock isolated hard drive and display protection
• Patent pending thermal management system
• Industry’s first fully rugged 14.1″ wide-aspect LCD with DirectVue(tm) technology
• Optional touch screen supports finger, gloved or passive stylus inputs
• Next generation performance with Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processors
• Full Spectrum Security
• Multi-Factor user authentication
• Wave EMBASSY Trust Suite software

Available at this very moment, pricing of the Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook starts at around the $3900 mark for the basic model. What we want to know, however, is whether this particular ‘ruggedized’ gadget, like the aforementioned Sonim XP1 JCB ToughPhone, can survive an encounter with a cement mixer.

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