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Make 'em Strong

110 points posted to Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops by bsmmoney 11/12/07

I personally don't care so much about weight if the argument is between that and robustness and sturdiness of my laptop. The plastic shells just aren't cutting it. My laptop (i9300) has suffered screen damage and the headphone jack has pulled completely out. (several cases listed on Google) My high school has issued us i600ms as well, they don't work for students! I would like a consumer (student) version of the Latitude ATG. The average student would appreciate a laptop they could depend on at school, stick in their backpack and know the laptop will power on and look good after a long day at school. The only thing more frusterating than homework is a new scratch on my case! If the notebooks could be metal or at least have some metal ribbing inside with reinforcements on all the ports, jacks, appendages, etc. I would be pretty happy. Oh...The pads around the screen peel off too easily.
Please help out!

cosmichellion
11/12/07		 I doubt dell will see this as a marketable idea anytime soon. Most of Dell's target consumers want lighter and faster. Unfortunately tough usually doesn't equal light. However, sounds like you need a toughbook my friend or something like

http://www.gowin.com/cgi-jsp/rugged_information_center.jsp?prodid=rugged&prod...
benjesuit
11/12/07		 Or Latitude ATG.
jorge
11/12/07		 Well don't start down the metal case for laptops either, I have seen plenty of Apple laptops who's cases look a lot like a car's dented fender or body panel to be more exact. The cases have to be totally replaced after it gets dropped, dinged, or squished slightly! The computers are intact but the case either won't close, cd/dvd drive slot won't allow a disk in, ports are now partially covered preventing a nice connection of USB, firewire, ethernet cables. Its a totally sad case, the mac lover walks in asking if I can do something and I just tell them I don't have the body shop tools to get it back, and any attempt usually ends up with the laptop looking like a wrinkled aluminum can.

I imagine the broken plastic can at least be covered with a sticker or some how filled in (bondo?), but a tweeked metal case, is a whole different story.

If you really want something that can take some punishment, stick the the previous recommendations, ATG, Toughbook, and I remember once seeing a website that sold a laptop case to be used with the laptop on that protected the computer very nicely, yea, its heavy but said it could protect it.

Weight is super important on selling a laptop, every user who wants one always brings weight up right after processor power and screen size, I understand you want strength vs weight but you'll have to convince the rest of the world or buy a ATG or toughbook for now.
premcv
11/13/07		 I'd love to see the ATG technology built into the Inspiron.
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