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status

portable terminal

/ tablet

5.5 inch multi-touch screen (1920x1080), 6 physical buttons + volume control, 5000mah battery - intel atom z8350 cpu, 4gb ram, 64gb rom, 2d honeywell n3680 barcode scanner, 4g lte sim card slot, microsd card slot, gps, nfc, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wi-fi, bluetooth 4.1, 1 usb 3.0 port on device, microusb port on device (data storage only); 3 usb 2.0 ports, rs232 and ethernet on dock

computing power

low(+)

 

task versatility

mid(-)

 

connectivity

mid(+)

 

edc potential

high(-)

size (pocketable), sim card port, microsd slot, much more functional than windows ce personal digital assistants in this form factor

no 5G connectivity, no usb-c, microusb doesn�t charge device; requires its own proprietary charger (wall), not easy to convert for desktop use even with dock

edc (field only)

gpd pocket 2

/ umpc

7 inch multi-touch screen, qwerty keyboard, optical mouse pointer, 25wh battery - intel m3-8100y cpu, 8gb ram, 128 gb m.2 ssd, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wi-fi, bluetooth 4.1, 2 usb 3.0 ports, 1 usb-c pd, microsd, 3.5mm headphone jack

computing power - mid(-)

 

task versatility �

high

 

connectivity - mid(-)

 

edc potential - high(-)

size (pocketable), usb-c charging, microsd slot, usb-c port comfortably drives monitors and peripherals with dock/hub, good keyboard

persistent battery problems which require external battery source to resolve, no sim card slot, no ethernet, unreliable

former edc (work), now backup (work)

gpd micro

/ umpc

6 inch screen, 2x 3100mah batteries, intel celeron N4120, 8gb lp ddr4 ram, 256gb m.2 ssd, 3x usb 3.0, 1x usb-c pd, microsd slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, ethernet port

computing power - low(+)

 

task versatility �

mid

connectivity - mid(-)


edc potential - high(-)

size (pocketable), usb-c charging, microsd slot, full-size hdmi, serial rs232 port, ethernet port, great battery life

no sim card slot, terrible keyboard, does not comfortably drive additional monitors from usb-c

terminal to home server

gpd pocket 3

/ umpc

 

computing power �

high

 

task versatility �

high

 

connectivity � mid

 

edc potential - high

size (not pocketable but close), usb-c charging, ethernet port, screen swivel for tablet, great keyboard, usb-c port comfortably drives additional monitors and peripherals with dock/hub, swappable kvm or usb 3 or rs232 slot

no sim card slot

edc (work)

onenetbook gx1

/ umpc

 

 

size (not pocketable but close), usb-c charging

no 5G connectivity, no hdmi port

edc (gritscape)

onenetbook a1 engineer

/ umpc

 

 

size (not pocketable but close), usb-c charging, serial rs232 port, ethernet port, screen swivel for tablet, usb-c port comfortably drives additional monitors and peripherals with dock/hub

persistent battery problems which require external power source to resolve, not great keyboard, unreliable

backup (gritscape/field)

clockwork devterm

/ consumer cyberdeck

 

 

replaceable 18650 batteries, diy assembly (like a gundam model)

terrible keyboard and mouse, flimsy construction

unused

panasonic toughbook cf-20

/ umpc

10.1 inch detachable multitouch screen, build in handle; intel i5-7y57,

computing power

mid(+)

 

task versatility

high

 

connectivity

mid(+)

 

edc potential

high

so many ports, front and rear 8mp webcam, detachable tablet function, 2 hot swap batteries (on both screen and base), has not degraded in function after substantial field work, converts easily to mobile multi-monitor desktop

no 5g connectivity, no usb-c charging, terrible speakers and microphone, not ideal keyboard and mouse for report writing

edc (field only)

panasonic toughbook cf-c2

/ laptop

 

 

base station has dvd-rw drive

terrible circular mouse trackpad

home server

/ storage array management

microsoft surface book 2 / laptop

 

computing power

high

 

task versatility

high(+)

 

connectivity mid

 

edc potential - mid

detachable tablet function, great screen, great keyboard and trackpad, usb-c port comfortably drives additional monitors and peripherals with dock/hub

not easily upgradable

home media

sony vaio p-series

/ umpc

 

 

 

 

unused

sony vaio ux92

/ umpc

 

 

 

 

unused

hp 200lx

/pda

 

 

 

 

former field edc

 

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