Are you the kind of gadget lover that tends to get wet and dirty on the weekends? Does your iPad travel with you when you go hiking and camping? Have you ruined a smartphone with dust and water?
Most
technology is designed with a sedentary lifestyle in mind, but if you prefer to
be active, there are a few products to look out for. Rugged products can
weather a downpour, a sandstorm and a drop from a height, far better than
non-rugged models. However, you do tend to trade-off power and performance when
you choose a rugged phone, and tough computers can be expensive, but at least
you can rely on to still work when you do finally get them home.
Samsung X-Cover Extreme
Samsung's rugged X-cover should survive most
outdoor activities, with an IP Rating of 67. It is a bit underpowered for an
Android smartphone though, with only a single-core 800MHz processor and 512MB
RAM.
This model is difficult to find in Australia,
with none of the major telcos ranging it. Strangely, Optus offers the X-Cover
on a business plan only. But if you're keen on this model, you can pick it up
through an online store, like MobiCity.
IP rating
The
ingress protection (IP) rating is a universally recognised system for
determining how rugged particular machinery is. The rating is a double-digit
figure, where the first figure indicates solid particle protection, like dirt
and dust, and the second number is for liquids.
Most
rugged smartphones, for example, have an IP rating of 57. When you compared
this will the chart of protection, this indicates that the phone will survive
being immersed in up to 1-metre of water and is strongly dust resistant, but
not absolutely protected.
Check
out the gallery below for our suggestions on great rugged phones and laptops,
and some excellent rugged cases for protecting your fragile Apple devices.
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