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The TOUGHNOTE 2000 is based on our standard Toughnote. The construction has the same robust features plus the following enhancements:

  • Pentium III 650 or 700 MHz CPU

  • USB port

  • Enhanced docking solution

  • AGP Graphics 2.5MB

  • maximum RAM now 512MB

  • DVD and CD-RW options

The main components are cased in a cast aluminium chassis that is 20x stronger than the polycarbonate used in most other laptops.

It has a modular design: the shock-mounted, waterproof 2.5" hard disk, primary battery, and DVD / CD-ROM/floppy / CD-RW / secondary battery / LS-120 superfloppy are all removable. The latter six items are interchangeable in the innovative flexi-bay. If the floppy drive is required along with the CD-ROM then it can be attached via the supplied cable.

This model, unlike almost all its competition has unrivalled connectivity. Specifically designed for communications technology it has two 9-pin enhanced serial ports (optional upgrade to 4 COM ports), an optional internal LAN card, 2 PCMCIA sockets and a vehicle dockunder option. The display as standard is a very bright SVGA with an anti-reflective covering.

 
tough-threequarter.jpg (5945 bytes) View of Toughnote showing tough all-metal case, rubber corners and the side / rear ports. Rubber protectors make laptop adhere to slippery surfaces, for example on vehicles or boats

 

 

 

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tough-cd-hdd.jpg (9001 bytes) The ruggedised 2.5-inch hard drive (behind CD) easily slots in and out, maximising data security - or to enable multiple applications such as Windows or Linux O/S.

CD-ROM is interchangeable with other accessories (see below). It can be updated to a DVD-ROM or CD-RW.

 

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tough-rear.jpg (8212 bytes) Rear view showing  COM1, COM2, CRT, Parallel, External floppy and DC-input all with rubber protective plugs removed. Handy carry handle can be removed if necessary

 

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tough-side.jpg (7325 bytes) Left hand side of the Toughnote showing (from left to right), Modem socket, Ext. speaker, Ext. Keyboard, Ext. Microphone, PS/2 Mouse socket, Internal LAN socket, IrDA port, PCMCIA socket.

 

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tough-underside.jpg (8035 bytes) Underside view showing the tough cast magnesium case. The primary lithium-ion battery (lower-right) can be easily swapped with the machine on. The cover to the top-right has the optional docking station connector. This can also be removed to easily upgrade the CPU or RAM.

 

 

 

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tough-peripherals.jpg (10888 bytes) A range of accessories can be inserted in the multi-bay. These include:

Standard 3.5" floppy drive (standard)

  • 24X CD-ROM (standard)
  • Secondary Li-ion battery (option)
  • LS-120MB superfloppy (option)
  • DVD-MPEG2 (option)
  • CD-RW

 

 

 

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office.jpg (33604 bytes) The Toughnote interfaces with an optional Dockunder device that replicates the ports and charges the battery.
vehicle.jpg (6829 bytes) Vehicle Dockunder