New Rugged Laptop from General Dynamics Itronix

The new GD6000 vehicle-rugged notebook, by General Dynamics Itronix, is now available for field technicians, law enforcement personnel and others whose offices are in trucks, patrol cars, utility vans or other vehicles. Designed to work on the road, GD6000 notebooks combine high-performance computing with secure, wireless-network connectivity at a price that balances durability and affordability.

"We needed a durable notebook for our field-service technicians that could withstand the bumpy conditions of a truck environment as well as all types of Texas weather and we opted to go with the GD6000," said James Trevino, manager of Technical Services and Electrical Engineering for CPS Energy based in San Antonio, Texas. "It offered excellent display 'viewability' in direct sunlight and exceeded our requirements for computing performance so we can manage work orders in the field."

GD6000 Vehicle-Rugged Features and Specifications

• Meets the fully rugged MIL-STD 810F standards for temperature range, vibration resistance, dust ingress protection and humidity.
• DynaVue touch screen display technology for increased outdoor viewability.
• Dual task lights and optional white keyboard for low light working conditions.
• Quick-launch buttons for emergency applications.
• Spill-resistant keyboard.
• Shock mounted hard-drive and display.

Weighing 6.2 lbs and EnergyStar and EPEAT certified, GD6000 comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo TP9400 processor; a 120GB hard drive and up to 4GB of memory; integrated GPS and wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi (WLAN), cellular data (WWAN) and Bluetooth. The GD6000 comes with a Trusted Platform Module 1.2, while optional Computrace software provides enhanced security.