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SwitchBack Ultra Rugged UMPCPart Number: SAG-110-1080-403 Price: $6,295 
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Product Summary
There is more to the SwitchBack™ than meets the eye. It is fully rugged, ultra-mobile and runs all your favorite applications—but that is only half the story. The true power of the SwitchBack lies in its patent-pending, reconfigurable architecture.The architecture of a traditional PC places the CPU and chipset in control of the entire system: peripheral devices, input and output, power, storage and display. These ASICs and the CPU are hard-wired with very limited reconfigurability. The standard PC architecture is a fixed system and does not easily allow changes to its base capability.
The SwitchBack is different. It is truly a "reconfigurable computer." Within its unique architecture, the CPU and chipset are other peripherals. In short, the CPU is not in control of the SwitchBack. Therefore, the performance of the SwitchBack is not defined in terms of megahertz or megabytes.
Features:
- Hot Swappable Battery— Refresh your power supply instantly out in the field without having to shut down your computer.
- Removable Hard Drive— Quickly stow away sensitive data without taking the computer with you or move information from one system to another.
- Customizable BackPacks— The BackPack module (standard or custom) securely attatches to the back of the Switchback. The BackPack interfaces to the Switchback through a special ultra-wide, high-speed connection.
- Rugged— MIL-STD-810F for temperature, temperature shock, vibration, shock and humidity.
- Integrated Wireless— Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g, GPS
- Sunlight Viewable Display- 5.6 inch 1024 x 600 screen can be easily viewed in bright sunlight.
- System Diagnostics- The SwtichBack has a first-of-its-kind, patent pending Status and Control dashboard. This diagnostic application contains an accelerometer and monitors and manages factors such as power consumption, primary and seconday battery levels, and temperature.
- Extended Life- During the extended life of the SwitchBack, your applications are likely to change. As your needs evolve, so can teh SwtichBack - translating to tremendous cost savings.
Articles
CES Report - The Black Diamond SwitchBack Ultra-Mobile PC Introducing the Switchback PC - The Worlds First Rugged UMPC SwitchBack PC Unveiled at the Intel Booth at ESC Boston - September 26, 2006 Roper Mobile Switchback Specification Sheet TCO Insights on Rugged Mobile Computers
