hardware advice

[steve]

is there a compromise in hardware between a hand-held and a laptop in
respect to screen size. the smallest screen i've found is 10". is there
something a bit smaller like 6" to 8"?

i'm looking for shop hardened equipment that field users can manage carrying
all day and can utilize more data entry real estate...and having a devil of
a time.

tia,

steve

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

A screen in what format? 800x600 at 6" to 8"? I'm not aware of any. You
should probably check the standard list of suppliers: Intermec, Symbol,
Psion Teklogix. I see that Data Evolution is coming out with something
about 9"; you might see what else they have. A Google search on "windows
ce" full screen handheld gives a large number of hits, including some of
those above. We don't have a handheld device with a really large screen,
ourselves...

Paul T.

 

[Darren Shaffer]

Steve,

The only ruggedized device I've seen of with the screen dimensions you are
looking for
is the Panasonic Toughbook-34, which just runs WinXP with a touch screen
LCD.
Screen is 8.4" 800x600 resolution. Even the ruggedized Tablet PCs have
larger
screens than this.

-Darren Shaffer

 

[steve]

thanks for the info...guess what we are currently using in our field tests?
good ol' panasonic toughbook.

we've got it mounted like a police cruiser computer. the end-user's are
train car repairmen and complain that it is too cumbersome to carry and a
pain to have to hop in and out of the truck to enter repair details. another
reason we are investigating this is that the car inspectors lack a truck and
are worried they'd set it down on a car during inspection only to forget to
get it...and, watch as $4500 of equipment "eased on down the road."

thanks for the info...it is greatly appreciated. at least by comparison of
experience, it seems were on the right track (pun intended ;^)

steve


| Steve,
|
| The only ruggedized device I've seen of with the screen dimensions you are
| looking for
| is the Panasonic Toughbook-34, which just runs WinXP with a touch screen
| LCD.
| Screen is 8.4" 800x600 resolution. Even the ruggedized Tablet PCs have
| larger
| screens than this.
|
| -Darren Shaffer
|
| > is there a compromise in hardware between a hand-held and a laptop in
| > respect to screen size. the smallest screen i've found is 10". is there
| > something a bit smaller like 6" to 8"?
| >
| > i'm looking for shop hardened equipment that field users can manage
| > carrying
| > all day and can utilize more data entry real estate...and having a devil
| > of
| > a time.
| >
| > tia,
| >
| > steve
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Guest]

I think Fujitsu has some devices with a screen size 8' like PenCentra 200.

HTH... Alex