Saturday, April 21, 2012

Rugged Tablet PC Factors to Consider

Rugged Tablet PC Factors to Consider

A number of important factors to consider when choosing a tablet PC for use in environments with supply, treatment, services and manufacturing. These factors can be controlled by reducing the number of what might seem at first glance appears confusing options:

Physical ergonomics - the device allows effective interaction without imposing any burden on consumers. Important factors that may vary depending on the circumstances of use - for example, in cold storage engineering, service and the driver offers the medical center.

A tool is available to users created around all or most of the day without any problem?

If the device is a hand strap or shoulder strap can be rotated for use with your left hand?

This is large enough in clear text on the screen without causing eye strain, and the screen visible in direct sunlight?

The display will be executed by a pen? To run with the gloves?

Is rain and splash water falls into the "click fraud" because the screen?

Do you work in the heat and humidity similar device that can be used? Clearly, at the end of the lower level (such as use in cold storage for use in the winter, etc..), But do not forget to stop (from left on the board of motor vehicles, for example in the summer) .

In the device used in a dangerous position?

The unit can be installed in or on vehicles, posts or walls? I have a docking station?

This is a physical keyboard for normal work of all or part of this interaction through a touch screen?

Ergonomic software, operating systems and applications designed to use the touch screen, using the characteristics of the display of the interaction?

With a simple user zoom in the picture?

If changes screen orientation when the device is being recycled from horizontal to vertical?

It is desirable to be available?

Unit resistance is possible to live in an environment that is used () is being used?

Does the unit is reduced to real life? How often and at what level?

What contract and wet and dirty? They are washed in water or disinfection with biocides to clean? Do not drown?

What's the deal with the sand and dust?

What's the deal with the vibration?

Assuming that a screen protector to prevent damage?

The unit has a long life of products (compare with the approach adopted by most manufacturers to use, tablet PC which will host the new version released after 12 to 18 months)?

Connectivity NPC now can act alone, they need to interact with other devices.

Wi-Fi is available to allow access to the telephone network and the Internet?

3G or 4G connection will be provided to allow access from anywhere (signal permitting)?

Bluetooth are provided to facilitate communication with other devices - may be mobile, computers, printers or other barcode readers?

What RJ45 LAN WiFi when available? USB port is RS'232 or deep? The device or docking station?

Failure Tablet PC has the necessary qualifications for the job function that is required?

This is a barcode scanner or RFID scanner is needed? It's like you can scan any barcode scanner, barcode, bar or in reputation only linear or 2D?

It will include the camera - evidence of such damage, evidence of repairs, proof of delivery attempts?

Do you, card reader, if so, what type of card?

Integrates with GPS?

What microphone deep and important to the speaker or microphone and headphone jack?

This is a powerful processor, memory and storage capacity sufficient for the application to use the activities to be accepted before?

Batteries that last for refurbishment and replacement parts? How easy to change and the effect that the battery is available on the device?

Security and control, doing enough to protect the security features of the organization, such as the type of device with an increased risk of misuse, or fall into the wrong hands?

The unit can be closed?

The unit operates at a distance?

Are the devices and applications that integrate with back office systems?

The characteristics of the integrated safety data only in software or hardware?

You may have to deal with the physical device will be removed from the specified location - for example, alarm, location tracking operation is enabled or direct deposit?

The cost of the property at any price, not necessarily in advance that is more important is the total cost over the lifetime of the product.

What is the cost of the unit when all the necessary extras included?

This unit is likely to require repair or replacement of more than 3 or 5 years for robust enough to use the name?

How long is the standard warranty, extended and at what cost?

It is recognized for repairs? Organization survive long without the device or the cases have required spare parts only?

The battery replaced if it fails?

Obviously, not all the above factors are important to you and is not intended as an exhaustive list of all questions must be answered, but I hope it serves as a good starting point to move to limit the choice of many for 1 (or at least a little).

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