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Durable Laptop Suggestions for the Desert?

Posted by Cliff on from the portable-GHz-in-the-sandbox dept.

glarbl_blarbl asks: "My brother is assigned to the 82nd Airborne in the US Army. His last laptop was a Sony Vaio whose power jack and hard drive both failed after about three years, and it didn't see anything worse than a state college dorm. He has just been ordered back to Iraq, and as the family computer geek I have been trying to help him with some general advice - but I have no experience with laptops in exotic environments. Does anyone know which brands/models would be better suited for life in the desert?"

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  1. No fans by strikethree · · Score: 5, Informative

    You will want a notebook that does not use any fans. I am in Iraq right now and the dust here is like an ultra-fine baby powder. It gets into EVERYTHING. If there are no fans, you will find less of this dust inside of your laptop. I have a Sharp Actius PC-MM20. It is awesome here. While other laptops have dropped dead from sucking in too much dust, my MM20 keeps rocking.

    strike

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  2. Re:Look for dustproof design and heat tolerance. by Solder+Fumes · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Gust of wind" you say.

    We all know you forgot it on top of the car when you drove away.