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Tord

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  1. Usually I am quite content to view the videos and simply consume the information I'm being given. But here I felt the 'testing' to be so insignificant that I was provoked into actually creating an account. Where are the real world scenarios? Sure, you can hose it down if you drop it in the mud. We know that. But what happens when its saltwater instead of pvc-scented garden water? What if you need to plug something like a GPS antenna, sonar signal, ROV-controller, sat-link etc. while it's raining cats and dogs or blowing sand from all sides? Can the air intake stand it being imersed in water or filled with dust for any period in time? What OS does it run? Will the screen be readable even in the most intense sunlight? Can the extra battery be hot-swapped in the field, or does it require a safe and dust-free environment? Were are the god damn practical limits and what to look out for in semi and fully rugged system? What advantages and limitations are there when considering a tablet up against a laptop? The updated tests of these kinds of products tend to be literally years apart. As consumers of weather-proof and weather-resistent tech, one is left to take the word of manufacturers at face value and hope for the best as no warranties ever cover what manufacturers hope their systems will be capable of coping with. So sure, play with the thing in your back yard. But take some responsibility and test the thing for what it can do and what it's supposed to do, not for how it does or does not compare to an ipad (which is irrelevant for anyone who ever even bothers too look up this one or similar products).
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