How to Choose the Best Rugged Laptop for Tough Jobs

Winmate, Taiwan, 03.03.2022 - Do you use your laptop in a wet and dusty place or even work outdoor in the field? It would be best if you had a rugged laptop. Let us guide you to find the best one.

Not all work can be done in a comfortable and safe office: some need to thrive in hectic, demanding, or dangerous environments. But finding a rugged laptop durable enough to keep up with the job is tricky. Drops, water, and even dust can damage a regular notebook. Yet without your IT device, work grinds to a halt until you replace it. Choosing the right rugged laptop at the start can keep you in the long run. Military and public-safety-grade laptops are ideal for demanding use. But you need to know what to look for.

Public Safety Solution with Rugged Laptop

• Safety Certification: IP65 waterproof and dustproof, shock and vibration resistance according to MIL-STD-810H
• 5 ~ 7 Years Product Longevity
• 1 Year Standard Warranty for all of Winmate's products comply with 93/42/EEC.
• UL: ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2012(V3.1) All of Winmate's products have got the UL certificate.

Winmate Rugged Laptop is an innovative solution designed to help the challenging work of the public sector (police, fire department, and automotive workshop) where other technology often fails. The device offers communication and data exchanges for the operation center and on-field commanders with various management and decision support tools during an incident. Whether you want to increase the speed of service, work standard, efficient on-site communication, and many more, Winmate can help. We provide rugged mobile solutions that are capable of increasing productivity in the area.

Weight and Size of Rugged Laptops

Portability can be a deal-breaker for tech. Nobody wants to haul a ponderous computer around all day. If additional protection and large screen size are essential for your work, extra weight was worth it. On-field teams like military and public safety personnel need a lightweight, functional, portable, and rugged laptop. The Winmate L140TG-4 gives you 14 inches of screen space, IP65, and MIL-STD-810H toughness at 5.6lbs (2.55kg). That’s pretty light for a rugged laptop of this size than the other competitors.

Anti-Glare Screen to Save Your Eyes

Screen glare under the sunlight can hinder work, ranging from unclear visual to health issues like eye fatigue and headache. Construction, marine, and logistics businesses work outside in all weathers. So anti-glare technology is a must. No squinting means more productivity and fewer wrinkles. Readability relies on high-resolution as well as anti-glare. Staring at a low-resolution screen with a low refresh rate all day can lead to eye strain. So, choose a laptop with at least a 1920 x 1080 full HD screen.

Securing Your Rugged Laptop

Whether you work in healthcare, logistics, media, or any other industry, you will want to keep your data private. Without proper security, you risk your sensitive data. Winmate Rugged Laptop comes with encryption, secure locking, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM). TPM secures your hardware with cryptology, and it ensures safety from unauthorized access to your hard drive. A Kensington lock prevents physical theft of your device, and it anchors your laptop to a table or secure point with a cable looped through a security slot. Professionals have used it due to simple and effective since the mid-1980s.

Smart Card Reader and Removable SSD

Flexible optional storage: critical store data and optional 2nd removable M.2 solid-state drives (SSD) for up to 4TB of total storage.

Compatibility and Performance

Whatever your work, either analyze vast datasets, render designs, transfer files. The laptop has to have a fast processing speed. Winmate Rugged Laptop comes with a quad-core processor with speeds of 2.40GHz up to 4.20GHz will suit most tasks. Also, upgrading RAM from 8GB to 32GB is needed to increase work efficiency. A touchscreen can benefit certain types of work. Winmate Rugged Laptops are double as tablets with multitouch gestures, pen, and glove functions for added flexibility. Work everywhere with tablet or laptop all in one device. With the above-mentioned, connectivity is becoming crucial these days. High-speed WiFi and 4G LTE will keep you connected everywhere. Furthermore, logistics, military, and vehicle-mounted industries can use GNSS to locate personnel or map directions. Learn more about how Winmate communication technology helped public safety security in the USA.

Flexibility and Freedom

Flexible dual hinges allow the L140TG to transform from a laptop into a tablet computer. They are stiff enough to prevent the screen from wobbling when you tap on the glass, yet flipping the panel around to transition into tent or tablet mode doesn't require much force. It strikes the right balance between sturdy and practical. Winmate Rugged Laptop is an innovative solution designed to help the challenging work of the public sector (police, fire brigades, and SARS services) where other technology often fails. The device offers communication and data exchanges for the operation center and on-field commanders with various management and decision support tools during an incident. Whether you want to increase the speed of service, work standard, efficient on-site communication, etc., Winmate can help. We provide rugged mobile solutions that can increase productivity in the area.

Power Your Tough Tech

Power and long battery lives are needed for remote or on-site works. There’s nothing worse than running out of power mid-task in the field, with no plug sockets for miles. Dual-battery designs give you enough capacity for a full day of work. Power-save modes and dimmable LCD screens save power. But the ability to swap batteries is a game-changer. The Winmate L140TG-4 has hot-swappable dual batteries. So you can switch when power gets low, and it keeps you moving even when off the grid. And if you find the mains, you can charge one battery while you work from the other.

Still, Standing After All That?

We hope our guide gives you the information you need to choose a rugged laptop. It’s easy to forget how much we put our devices through. Choosing the toughest one can be an excellent work investment as we use them every day. As you wish that your laptops, tablets, and mobile devices can handle any task you throw at them, from public safety to transport to food and hygiene, we supply tough tech tools so you can get the job done.

Winmate Rugged Laptop L140TG-4 Series Key Features

• 11th Gen. Intel® Processor Family Tiger Lake Processor
• Fanless Cooling System
• 14" 1920 x 1080 LED panel with direct optical bonding
• Anti glare technology for sunlight readability
• Flip design for quick switching between laptop and tablet modes
• Dual battery with hot swappable design for whole day work
• Expansion slot supporting optional 2nd removable SSD and smart card reader