Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Latitude goes rugged

Dell is making its Latitude laptop line a little tougher. The PC vendor is launching a fully rugged notebook called the Latitude XFR D630, which goes on sale March 4 and looks to compete with other rugged models from Panasonic and General Dynamics Itronix.

The Latitude D630 follows Dell’s Latitude ATG D620, a semi-rugged notebook the company launched about a year ago after hearing customer demands for a more-robust line of laptops. The D630 meets the Department of Defense’s MIL-STD 810F standards, which means the notebook can continue to function in extreme temperatures and is resistant to moisture and altitude, said Brett McAnally, director of Dell’s Product Group.

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