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HUMMER Laptop Computer - Base Model -$2988.00
1.86GHz Intel® Centrino Pentium M 745 with 533 MHz Front Side Bus
Microsoft Windows® XP SP-2 operating system and Microsoft Works with Office Trial
Memory: 512 MB DDRII DRAM
12.1" XGA TFT Shock-Mounted Color Display (some models shown below have Hi Brite displays for outside viewing) with auto adjusting LCD screen brightness
80 GB Shock-Mounted Removable Hard Disk Drive
Intel® Centrino 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN
Optional integrated GPS & Wireless (3 concurrent radios) with integrated high-gain antennas (some models shown below have these capabilities)
Built-in upgrade flexibility (CRMA® Express)
MIL STD 810F for vibration and temperature. Drop tested to 30"
56K Modem, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 2x USB 2.0
4400 mAHr Li-Ion Battery & AC Adapter
Type II PC Card Slot
I/O: RJ-45, RJ-11, 9-Pin Com, 15-Pin VGA, Audio I/O
2-level security feature (password protection capability for supervisor (master), user, and hard drive)
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Accessories: A wide range of accessories that enhance the HUMMER Laptop usability
Built-in Task Light
Specialized Hard Handle
1-Year Product Warranty

HUMMER Laptop Computer Base Model + GPS:-$3368.00

HUMMER Laptop Computer Base Model + GPS, Touchscreen, & Verizon Radio Card*:-$4548.00

HUMMER Laptop Computer Base Model + GPS, Touchscreen, & Sprint Radio Card*: -$4548.00

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Figures Hummer would contract out and have someone build an overpriced and in my opinion worthless pos. The built in gps is kind of cool but since many phones on the market have this feature and most new H2's have a nav system I don't see a reason to have gps on a laptop.

this link takes you to the default configure page with a base price of $2199.00 Fully configured with every top of the line addition tops out around $4500.00 and in my opinion having dual hard drives, a larger (17 inch) screen and much faster dual processors this would be the way to go if I were in the market for a laptop.

If was going to spend $4,500.00 I'd buy a lap top from Alienware.

http://www.alienware.com/Configurator_Pages/aurora_m770...&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Fubar:
Figures Hummer would contract out and have someone build an overpriced and in my opinion worthless pos. The built in gps is kind of cool but since many phones on the market have this feature and most new H2's have a nav system I don't see a reason to have gps on a laptop.

this link takes you to the default configure page with a base price of $2199.00 Fully configured with every top of the line addition tops out around $4500.00 and in my opinion having dual hard drives, a larger (17 inch) screen and much faster dual processors this would be the way to go if I were in the market for a laptop.

If was going to spend $4,500.00 I'd buy a lap top from Alienware.

http://www.alienware.com/Configurator_Pages/aurora_m770...&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

x2...way overpriced.
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I'll give them credit for style (it looks cool), but its WAY over priced!
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I saw one on FUH2. They were flipping it off.
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We do all our reports at work on Itronix POS's. They flat out suck. Constantly in for repair.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H2 Rocks:
I saw one on FUH2. They were flipping it off. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by OrangeCrush:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H2 Rocks:
I saw one on FUH2. They were flipping it off. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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I wouldn't discount these laptops durability so quickly..

We have a few itronix Xplore tabletPC's and they are far and away the most durable computers we use in the field. Makes a panasonic toughbook look like a paper mache computer..

Water tight, plexi screens, magnesium casings.

We use them in extreme cold, extreme hot, and everything in between.


An alienware laptop would crap out in less than half the severe environments we put the itronix tablet's through.
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"Laptop" and "HUMMER" in the same sentence. Not what I was hoping this thread would be about.
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Parched, we'll forgive you. Hell, look where you're from.
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Considering every laptop or for that matter work station manufactured today uses the same components manufactured by a small handful of companies, most from China or Pakistan where is your statement about Alienware's computers coming from? Have you pratical experience with them?

I have to second Alec's statement. Most people don't use a laptop in extreme conditions. The ones that do I suspect are simply fools. There is always a car, truck, shack, tent, something or someplace to get out of the elements and most likely said place has or will have either battery or a generator for a power source. So ANY laptop would be useable out in the field.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ParchedMosquito:
I wouldn't discount these laptops durability so quickly..

We have a few itronix Xplore tabletPC's and they are far and away the most durable computers we use in the field. Makes a panasonic toughbook look like a paper mache computer..

Water tight, plexi screens, magnesium casings.

We use them in extreme cold, extreme hot, and everything in between.


An alienware laptop would crap out in less than half the severe environments we put the itronix tablet's through. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
Very few of us would ever need a laptop for extreme conditions.
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I don't know about that. I frequently type emails while I'm in the shower or when I'm out smoke jumping.
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Fubar, you'd be right to say that most laptops components are manufactured in taiwan. Power isn't the issue here, resistance to dust, moisture, and vibration is. What country its assembled in has very little to do with how reliable or durable it is, especially these days.


Any laptop could be usable in the field, its just a question of duration. Even a little rain would destroy a consumer grade laptop. Most consumer laptops aren't tested to be reliable in conditions that certain itronix laptops have gone through. That particular hummer laptop is probably tested to mil-810. Not the most stringent standard, but certainly more than an Alien ware. Parts like water proof fan assembly's, magnesium casings, gasketed cases are NOT common on every laptop.

I can think of many places (including some exotic, and not so exotic places) that would not have shelter.

An alien ware laptop is no different that a run of the mill dell or hp in terms of reliability and durability.


When I'm standing 2000' underground with water dripping everywhere and I can't move to a location where there's no water as my instrument are plugged in, I'll use an itronix.

How about -50C outside up north in the tundra. Take your alienware outside at that temp, and then bring it inside a tent.. the condensation would kill the laptop.

Next to a drill rig in the pouring rain..

10000' up in the mountains near Chile. Ever had a hdd crash on you at altitude?? not pretty.

When its 48C degrees outside, and a couple hundred thousand dollars of data are on the line, I will use an itronix. Not an alien ware.

I've learned through practical experience that the laptops people buy based simply on their computational specifications (most consumer grade laptops) are not good enough. I've been to too many places and broken many a laptop for stupid reasons like overheating, short circuiting due to moisture. All the dual processors, multi HDD, 17" UWXGA screen is worth squat if you can't use it when you really need it. What you're paying for here is the computer AND the casing.

4500 bucks?? worth every penny and that amount of money would be a drop in the bucket in an equipment budget for most projects.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CO Hummer:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
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I don't know about that. I frequently type emails while I'm in the shower or when I'm out smoke jumping. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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I love that laptop! Me wants.

The GPS is extra nice touch since some of us would love to be on-line anywhere.

Some features are lacking but it's pretty cool out of the box (Just like the Hummer).
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