GammaTech Durabook D-14 E-Series Revealed

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GammaTech has updated their Durabook line of rugged laptops with a new model that has broken the terabyte barrier.  The GammaTech Durabook D-14 E-Series Notebook offers 1TB of HDD storage space in a rugged-ready build to survive the toughest of working conditions.

The GammaTech Durabook D-14 E-Series is the latest piece of hardware from GammaTech, whose Durabook line has become a popular option for use in dangerous environments.  The new Durabook D-14 features 1TB of storage space, an upgrade over prior Durabooks whose HDD offering was 160GB.  Beyond the storage capacity, this E-Series Durabook offers an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (press release denotes “greater than 2GHz”), RAM options up to 8GB, and a 14.1-inch display.

The magnesium alloy build of the GammaTech Durabook D-14 E-Series can handle bumps, scrapes and drops, designed to be a computing workhorse in industrial environments, construction settings or in the field.  While this will operate just fine in a casual office, it is intended to be used in taxing conditions.  With that, the 1TB of storage space is a nice upgrade, but we’re a bit surprised that rugged notebook manufacturers aren’t offering built in 3G or WiMax options.  They’re on-the-go devices by nature, so an on-the-go wireless technology might put these over the top.

The new GammaTech Durabook D-14 E-Series rugged notebooks will likely begin shipping later this year, but a price has yet to be announced.  The previous Durabook was available for $1,500, so it’s likely the D-14 will fall slightly above that range.