Posted on Monday, March 16 2009 @ 7:15 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
General Dynamics Itronix has introduced its new fully rugged notebook, the GD8000. This system was designed for rough environments, the GD8000 has a hardened magnesium enclosure, meets military spec testing standards, has a 13.3" touchscreen with improved outdoor visibility and integrated WWAN and GPS capabilities.
The new GD8000 notebook computer by General Dynamics Itronix is now available for military personnel, field service workers and first responders who require high-performance computing while working in extreme temperatures, humidity, dust and rain-soaked environments.
“Our customers told us that to perform their mission-critical duties, they needed a notebook that was more rugged, had longer battery run-time and was equipped with a display they could see in all lighting conditions. We responded by producing the GD8000, a unit with the industry’s best drop protection, rain resistance, battery run-time and display viewability,” said John Schneider, business unit director for General Dynamics Itronix.
Engineered to operate in extreme conditions, the GD8000 kept working after multiple 42-inch drops onto a hard surface, operated in the rain for more than four hours and successfully booted-up in freezing and scorching temperatures. Powered by the Intel® low-voltage Core2Duo processing architecture, the GD8000 is housed in a user-friendly, ergonomic casing with a 13.3-inch DynaVue® touchscreen display. The GD8000 delivers uncompromising performance from command centers, to helicopters, to tactical vehicles and everywhere in between.
GD8000 specifications overview
Magnesium chassis and impact absorbing polycarbonate casing
Hazardous Location Class 1 Division 2 (UL 1604)
Operating temperature from -22ºF to 140ºF
Meets MIL-STD 810F including:
Drop test from 42 inches onto plywood over concrete; 26 drops/1 unit
Watertight – 30 gallons of water blown at 40 mph over 4 hours while the unit is operating
GD8000 features
13.3” DynaVue touchscreen display for outdoor/direct sunlight viewability
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo SL9400 processor, 120 GB hard-drive, 4 GB memory (DDR III)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Ergonomic design, weighs 7.9 pounds fully-equipped
Optional backlit keyboard
Integrated Gobi 2000 WWAN ready
10-hour battery life
Integrated GPS and wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi (WLAN), optional high-powered WLAN and Bluetooth
Fingerprint, Smartcard, and Super Password security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 and optional embedded Computrace® software
EnergyStar® and EPEAT™ certified
Pictured below is the GD6000, pictured of the GD8000 weren't available at press time.
