Rugged/ Durable Tech

[CI78]

Hello all,  I am a complete newbie here and not much of a techie.  I've replaced some RAM and a CPU or two back in the 90s but that is about it.  I am here looking for any recommendations for rugged and or durable technology.  I work as teacher internationally and I love to travel, over ten countries and counting.  I found many of the linus tech tips videos highly informative and I'm hoping maybe the community here will have some recommendations for more durable technology.  I had a major scare with my toshiba laptop (it would prob be dead if I hadn't swapped out the HD for an SSD before I got here) here in Mongolia, and I'd like to find some more durable stuff. Thank you for your time guys.

[VioDuskar]

logitech mice are made of bricks.

the old dell D600 laptop line was made of indestructium

mechanical KBs are more expensive, but last forever, or can be fixed.

 

no RAM, MB, GPU or CPU is really that super durable in terms of physical properties.

 

hp pavilions are crap.

[Williamchan87]

Lenovo 11e laptops-rugged series, Panasonic tough books, lacie rugged harddrives, adata dashdrive durable hard drives

Edited March 28, 2015 by Williamchan87

[CI78]

Thanks for the info and I have a lacie external hard drive.  i didn't consider lenovo at the time as i didn't knwo about them, and the panasonic was out of my price range.

[KemoKa]

Nokia (before the Lumia and before Foxconn, although some of their lumias were pretty sturdy)
Lenovo
Toshiba

Casio

Dell (NOT ALIENWARE)

Apple, to a certain extent. You should see what I did to my iPod. I was amazed that it's still alive.

Nintendo's Wii Remotes. Just sayin'.

[Williamchan87]

Lenovo 11e laptops-rugged series, Panasonic tough books, lacie rugged harddrives, adata dashdrive durable hard drives

Like I've posted on your other topic there is also dell has a rugged line, GETAC, General Dynamics, I believe those 3 are also cheaper then Panasonic toughbooks, tho dell is not as rugged, GETAC is nice but I don't think they would be good for gaming if that's ever in your interest

[CI78]

Sorry for the double posting, and I'm not really into gaming but I do have steam for the occasional Civ V game, and I wouldn't mind getting back into it.  However I'm not a FPS fan, i grew up planing nintendo platformers, adventure games, and RPGs.

[Totallycasual]

What type of bag are you using to transport your laptop? Have you ever thought of getting a tough case with a hard exterior+soft foam interior? 

 

something like this maybe. 

[CI78]

Sweet, you can get something like that.  I just have a somewhat beat up over the shoulder case for transporting my laptop, and other stuff to and from work.  I will be looking into those.

[ofr057]

if your really going to give your laptop hell I would get something like a Panasonic toughbook, their used by the military since there certified for heaps of stuff.

 

if you need a camera i would get something like a lumix dmc-ft6, my brother has taken one around the world on his ski trip

[CI78]

I did look at the Panasonic tough book but it was out of my price range and what I needed.  I actually have an olympus stylus tough, and upgraded to a canon tg-3 they are great because I can take them scuba diving (the canon goes to 15m) for some great shots.  I wanted one that could go a little deeper without an external case but the incheon airport was a little limited at the time.  The only camera trouble I had was with the memory cards.  I don' t think it liked the super cold temps here in mongolia.  I might get a DSRL in the future if and when my camera skills improve.  I loved my Casio G'zone cellphone, but it wont work here in mongolia so im stuck with some crappy android thing.  Oh you wouldnt happen to know why flash drives go bad.  I had to reformat it twice since coming here.