Asus offers up the ruggedized B51 notebook

Posted July 3, 2008 at 08:47 PM by Arnold Zafra

Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops

Asus has announced the new B51 notebook which is being touted as a ruggedized machine that can withstand harsh treatments such as drops, shocks, spills and scratches. The B51 is built with a lightweight strong magnesium alloy chassis and buffered against shock with rubber bumpers along its edges. It also has a protective film to shield it from scratches.

Like all ruggedized notebooks in its class, the B51 was said to have passed military specifications namely the ‘MIL 810F Method 516.5 Procedure IV’ which simply means that it can withstand fall from a height of up to 75 cm (about 2.5-feet). Even the data stored in the hard drive will be protected from corruption by a sponge protection system which also protects its keyboard.

With features such as those, we guess you know by now that the Asus B51 was made for mobile professionals who are always exposed to rugged terrain and environments. If you think you’re in need of this kind of machine, then you might as well know its technical specifications and features. The B51 boasts of an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, a Mobile Intel GM965 Chipset, up to 4GB RAM, up to 320GB of hard drive storage, a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth and ships with an 8-cell battery.

Pricing information and release date for this lean machine are not yet available, which should not surprise coming from Asus. We would expect a release date during the later part of the year though.

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