New Inspiron ready for battlefield

Dell’s E6400 XFR is a tough, ugly bastard of a laptop. Resistant to heat, vibration and dirt, it has a Core 2 Duo CPU, 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M graphics and a 14.1″ display. At 8.5 pounds, it’s lighter than Dell’s previous rugged model. It is not lighter on the wallet, however, costing $4,300. [Engadget]

1. [Zan]

   Wow, just because it’s “rugged” doesn’t mean that it has to look exactly like a toughbook

2. [bcsizemo]

   I bet that’s a bitch to work on. The toughbooks certainly were.

3. [PaulR]

   See Slashdot:
   Dell’s Rugged Laptop Doesn’t Quite Pass 4-Foot Drop Test
   http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/10/148229

   Me, I’d go for a Panasonic Toughbook – which seems to still work, even if they’re using ‘standard’ HDDs. I’ve got two old CF-25s. I’d spring for a CF-30 if I had the extra cash.