LAPTOPS

Business Rugged Laptops : A business rugged laptop is designed for travel use, but is not sealed and prepared in the same manner as a semi-rugged or fully rugged laptop. These machines have shock mounted hard disk drives and magnesium casings, but they are not waterproofed and sealed. They can survive a small fall, but not necessarily a drop of greater than 18 inches. They do, however, tend to have the most flexibility when it comes to style and performance, since a greater range of parts can be used as part of their design. A business rugged laptop is an ideal machine for use by traveling executives and other people who will be on the road often, but who will not be using their laptop as part of fieldwork on a regular basis. Be sure that the drop proof is 18 inches. Shock-mounted drives, metal casing. If a vendor offers a desktop laptop with all-plastic case, no shock mounts etc., it is considered unacceptable. The only acceptable offers are going to be laptops that specifically say they are more sturdy than normal desktop laptops, a so-called business line of laptops. **************************************************************** Also, please review Page 4 and 10 of the RFP which provide Shipping Instructions. Vendor is not to ship this material but to contract DCMA to arrange for pick up. ****************************************************************