ARMOR Rugged Tablets Introduced by DRS Tactical Programs

New York primarily based firm DRS Technologies has just introduced the new ARMOR X7et and the ARMOR X7ad thin, lightweight tablets, on its official site . These are two 7&rdquo tablets that use Microsoft&rsquos Windows 7 operating program as effectively as Google&rsquos Android.

The ARMOR X7et is powered by Intel&rsquos Atom Z670 minimal overall performance processor and utilizes Microsoft&rsquos Windows 7 operating method.

This is a quite reduced finish portion from Intel. It only has a single core that runs at 1. 5 GHz and advantages from a modest 512 KB of level two cache.

The processor can only address two GB of RAM memory so the Windows 7 operating technique will be really memory constrained.

The only fantastic feat that the Z670 Atom processor can display is the simple fact that it utilizes only three watts of energy though getting in a position to operate at a optimum temperature of 90 degrees Celsius.

ARMOR X7ad is even lighter that its Windows primarily based brother and it utilizes an ARM Cortex A9 based dual core processor.

That is Nvidia&rsquos renowned Tegra 2 chip that has enough functionality to handle the Android 3. 2 operating technique.

&ldquoBoth light-weight tablets characteristic a 7&rdquo outdoor -readable multi-touch display display. They are certified to MIL-STD 810G for extremes in temperature, vibration, shock and four -foot drops and have an IP65 rating for ingress safety, which means they are completely protected against dust and can withstand very low pressure jets of water from all directions,&rdquo claims the corporation &rsquos press release.



There nevertheless are some notable variations between the screens employed by the two tablets.

The Windows/Intel Atom primarily based ARMOR X7et utilizes a 7-inch WSVGA 1024x600 Transmissive 400-nit LED Backlit LCD.

The Android/Tegra two ARMOR X7ad employs a increased resolution 7-inch WXGA 1280x800 Transmissive 400-nit LED Backlit LCD.

Despite only having one GB of DDR2 memory, the Tegra 2 based tablet utilizes a increased resolution screen and weighs just 600 grams. That&rsquos about 1. 3 pounds versus the one. 5 pounds of the Atom based ARMOR X7et.



On the connectivity side, the ARMOR X7ad also comes with Mini USB, a HDMI port and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Other functions are the constructed -in light sensor, the G-Sensor, the built -in 3 -axis digital gyroscope, along with the two cameras: the front 1.2MP camera and the rear 5MP camera.

The autonomy is medium as the Android tablet comes with a 3700 mAh battery rated for about 6 hours.



The heavier ARMOR X7et Windows/Atom based tablet weighs 700 grams and that&rsquos about 1. 5 pounds. It also comes with just 1 GB of DDR2-800 memory and we wonder how Windows 7 Professional edition will behave underneath such problems.

There is some hope from the fact that the virtual memory will reside on a 40 GB mSATA Intel SSD and that&rsquos a lot additional storage than ARMOR X7ad&rsquos onboard 16GB eMMC Flash.

Also the Windows based ARMOT X7et comes with 4 programmable buttons.

DRS Tactical Techniques also supply a really wonderful and handy twelve &rdquo convertible tablet called ARMOR X12kb.

This one particular can operate in temperatures ranging from - 20 degrees up to 50 degrees Celsius and weighs only 5. five pounds. That&rsquos about 2. two Kg and this tends to make it the lightest tablet with its MIL-STD-810G certification.

The tablet comes with a spill proof keyboard and touchpad and dust-proof port covers. It is powered by Intel&rsquos Core i5-560UM processor running at 1.33 GHz and acquiring 3MB of level 3 cache.

The processors can Turbo up to 1867 MHz when both cores are requested and can attain even 2133 MHz when just one particular thread demands optimum performance. Most of the time it will run at 667 MHz to conserve energy.

The standard memory configuration is 2 GB DDR3 with a 320 GB HDD but a 4 GB with a 128 GB SSD configuration is also available as an alternative.

While several of you were expecting an Ivy Bridge, this CPU is not even a Sandy Bridge component but an Arrandale core that utilizes a maximum of 18 watts.

The screen is a high high quality 12. 1 &rdquo / 30.7 cm WXGA 1280 x 800 Transmissive 400 nit LED backlit LCD and the tablet comes with a number of added buttons like Electrical power, Show Rotation, Brightness Up, Brightness Down, Stealth Mode, Windows SAS, Fast Menu and the System button.

Connectivity is effectively endowed with an USB 2. port, an e-SATA/USB Combo, a pair of RS-232 and RJ-45 connectors along with the typical audio jacks and the docking connector with the fingerprint scanner.

The operating process of selection is Windows 7 Skilled, but there&rsquos also a Windows 7 Ultimate selection.

The program has a 5200 mAh battery and, with the optional 5000 mAh backup battery it is rated at close to 8 hrs of operation.



On general connectivity the press release states : &ldquoThe 3 new ARMOR mobile computer systems involve robust connectivity selections like Gobi Wireless Broadband, integrated GPS, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth wireless. They are merely developed to make it easier for workers to use mobile computing, even in rugged environments.&rdquo



Pricing has not been made available yet, but it&rsquos wonderful to see that Panasonic&rsquos ToughBooks now have some authentic good quality competitors.