Kontron adds newest rugged mobile computer

Eden Prarie, MN, April 5, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Kontron America today announced the availability of the FieldWorks 8600 -- the newest in the company's line of rugged, mobile computers for field-deployed professionals such as in telemetry, data acquisition, test and measurement.

The FieldWorks 8600 is powered by a 1.70 GHz Intel Pentium M processor 735. The computer features an expansion card cage with full universal AC input and 10-30 VDC power supply. It also features connection for three full-length or six half-length PCI expansion cards.

It is ruggedness tested and certified to Mil-Std-810F military standards to withstand shock (75G) and vibration, and active cooling technology allowing for operation in wide temperature ranges, according to Kontron America.

The FieldWorks 8600 features a standard 12.1-inch XGA Active LCD display. An optional XGA High-Bright Sunlight Readable TransRadiant Display is available for indoor and outdoor viewing. The TransRadiant Display operates at 250 NITs, compared to standard notebook displays operating at 130 NITs.

Other features of the FieldWorks 8600 include:

• 512 MB of RAM, with option for up to 1GB.
  
• 40GB hard drive, with optional higher capacities and dual removable
  hard drives.
  
• Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional
  
• integrated floppy and CD-ROM drives, with optional integrated CD-RW drive.
  
• one parallel port, two serial ports, two USB 2.0 ports and one Type I-III PCMCIA slot.

The FieldWorks 8600 is priced from US $9,995 per unit with OEM, GSA and volume discounts available. See the Kontron web site for more information.

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