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Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC – Your New Trusty Business Partner

Keeping up with the unforgiving business market is hard, finding a reliable business partner is harder. Well not anymore with the new Dell Latitude XT3, an enterprise-grade laptop and tablet hybrid meant efficiently to handle even the most demanding and complicated business tasks. This latest gadget from Dell uses a bi-directional hinge to rotate the screen to shift between a flexible and convenient touch-screen tablet and powerful laptop. The Latitude XT3 business-class laptop is the perfect partner whether while working at home, in the office, or at the field. It features a large 13.3-inch auto-bright display HD screen and an optional illuminated keyboard so that productivity won’t be affected by high, low, and even zero light conditions. With Dell Latitude XT3’s array of input options, spacious multi-touch screen, and wide viewing angle, it’s no wonder that its display also doubles as a functional indoor or outdoor workspace. Navigating the XT3 is as simple as tapping or touching its four-finger touch screen, spill-resistant keyboard, touch pad, or track stick; for those who wants a more conventional method – attaching a mouse is no problemo.

A hard day at the office is no excuse for your tablet PC or laptop slacking off that’s why the Dell Latitude XT3 is outfitted with all the necessary hardware to keep up with a busy work schedule. It provides three battery options ranging from 3 and 6-cell with ExpressCharge technology to a 9-cell extended life battery that powers the XT3 for a shift. Latitude XT3 comes with choice of an Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processor, and Windows 7 Professional Operating System. Its connectivity options include WiMAX and mobile broadband. Aside from super-encrypted data protection, the Dell XT3 also features a military-grade, magnesium-allow reinforced Tri-metal casing for solid external protection.

Get your own Dell Latitude tablet here!

Gammatech D12C is How You Spell TOUGH


Meet the Indiana Jones of notebooks – the new Gammatech D12C. The D12C is made for the extreme and adventurous power user demanding only the toughest in mobile computing solution. It’s encased in a very durable but lightweight magnesium alloy that’s proven strong enough to help the D12C meet rigorous military grade certifications. It has been successfully tested to STD-810G standards for drop, shock, and spill protection and survived a list of almost impossible feats like 26 repeated 4 feet high drops to 2-inch plywood over concrete with unit off, exposure to random levels of shocks and 100 ml water spill with the unit on. All of the unit’s input and output ports are also snugly covered making it resistant to dirt, grime and dust. Even the batteries wouldn’t easily die out on you, it has a double protection smart battery circuitry that prevents damage caused by current or voltage surges and overheating. There’s also the Smart Battery Calibration that prevents the loss of battery capacity after repeated charge-discharge cycles. The Gammatech D12C is basically certified to enter the Temple of Doom and leave unscathed. Everything about the D12C is not brawn; it has the brains to back it up in the form of the new Intel i5 processor that delivers only the best in speed and data management. This new gadget is so rugged and powerful that it puts tan muscle-bound green berets reeking with after shave cream to shame.

Other features include a 12.1-inch WXGA Touch Screen TFT LED backlit display that can be swiveled and transformed into a Tablet PC configuration, hard handle, optional card reader, fingerprint scanner and Kensington lock.

You can also view its sibling, the D14 here.

Fujitsu LIFEBOOK T580 – Type, Write or Touch

Life is full of choices and that’s what the new Fujitsu LIFEBOOK T580 is all about. The new LIFEBOOK T580 features a multitude of choices for inputs that ranges from the classic keyboard, a pen, or simply your touch. And it sports not just any ordinary touch screen, but 4-finger multiple touch screen that is capable of operating and manipulating on screen objects with up to four fingers simultaneously. Using your finger motions, you can double-tap, scroll, zoom, and rotate any objects on the display.

The T580 uses a flexible rotatable 10.1-inch display that’s perfect for working on the go. It also features a built-in GPS so that finding your way around when you’re on the move will be as easy as few taps on the screen. Connectivity on the go is also not an issue; the T580 can be outfitted with an optional unlimited connectivity using embedded 3G/UMTS. And like any good notebook, it’s not a burden to carry around – weighing only 1.4 kg.

The Fujitsu LifeBook T580 can accommodate up to Intel Core i5 series processors making it more tailor-fitted to the needs of the customer. To maximize productivity and personalization options, the new Fujitsu notebook comes with genuine Windows 7 Professional operating system. Other unique features of the Lifebook T580 include Advanced Theft Protection or the fingerprint sensor and an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness of the LED display according to the current lighting condition.

More Fujitsu LifeBook tablet options here.

GETAC V100 – The Tough Convertible Notebook

The GETAC V100 is a notebook and a tablet PC convertible that provides reliability, functionality and computing power in a compact outdoor ready package. Its dimension of 11.2 x 8.7 inches is even smaller than your average pad of paper. Even with its overflowing ruggedness, it’s less than two inches thick and weighs less than five pounds – including batteries. An Intel CoreTM i7-640UM 1.2 GHz CPU with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.26GHz and 4MB L3 Intel Smart Cache combines neck breaking speeds with long battery life. Any customers can select from a large variety of wireless and storage options and several display technologies. The V100 is available with 10.4” XGA (1024 x 768) TFT 1200 NITs QuadraClear sunlight readable LED display with glove-friendly multi-touch technology or an optional dual-touch mode 1200 NITs QuadraClear sunlight readable LED display multi-touch and digitizer. In case you missed it, that’s 1200 NITs brightness. A regular consumer notebook is around 250 NIT and barely hits 300. That’s a notebook that you cannot only easily use outdoors but also has a screen that you can read even with the sun shining directly behind or above you.

A good military design never hurts and the V100 is undoubtedly a ruggedly handsome device that’s ready to take on a beating. Its case is made of tough but light dark gray magnesium alloy with hardened plastics along the edges and small rubber bumpers in the corners for extra impact protection.

More rugged laptops here.

Fujitsu LifeBook TH700 – Convertible Dual-Mode Tablet PC

Are you a mobile office user? Then perhaps you also consider your tablet PC as a good alternative to using a PDA and a laptop. Yes, convertible tablet PCs indeed offer those mobile office professionals with the power and portability they need. Best is, they are given the choice to work in either display mode or as a regular laptop. One of the coolest convertible laptop you can consider these days is the Lifebook TH700 Tablet PC. It comes with a 12.1-inch WXGA LED backlight dual-mode-display which reacts to both multitouch finger gestures and active stylus for a more accurate input.

The LifeBook TH700 offer unmatched flexibility with its durable bi-directional display hinge and modular bay battery. You don’t have to worry about bringing a drink in your workstation station because this convertible PC features a full-size spill-resistant keyboard with touchpad. It also comes with a webcam plus built-in dual digital array microphones. What makes this PC more powerful is its Intel Core 13-350M Processor and the Genuine Windows Home Premium (64 bit) Microsoft Office Starter 2010. These features are backed up by a 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM memory and 320 GTB S-ATA 150, 5400 rpm hard drive that’s protected by a Fujitsu Shock Sensor.

Moreover, this new Fujitsu convertible Tablet PC comes with a DVD burner, Bluetooth 2.1 802.11n WiFi, and HDMI port. It is also outfitted with a 6-cell 5,200mAh battery which according to Fujitsu is designed for up 5 hours runtime. Shipping of this product is expected to start July 5th 2010. For the meantime, you can check other Fujitsu Tablet PC choices at Amazon.