Day: February 16, 2012

There is great divide between what a consumer expects from a Tablet PC and what a commercial user demands for the efficiency of their work space.  The differences between the two create the kind of engineering challenges that are not limited to how much abuse the thing will tolerate.

In Part II of “Why Does a Rugged Tablet Cost More Than an iPad…”

…engineering plays a pivotal role in the cost difference.  Commercial tablet users not only place more physical demands on a computer tablet, but have a long list of technical needs that the average  iPad user would ever expect.   So we have broken that down for you in just a few minutes.

Check it out.

 

Part II: Engineering

 

(Did you miss part I – Here is is!)

Stay tuned for part III

Why do rugged tablets cost so much more than what you might purchase from Apple or Best Buy?

We talk to customers every day who ask the same question. They want to use tablets in their factories, warehouses, or delivery vans, but struggle with the reasoning behind the increased cost of ruggedization.

You might think this is a no brainer, because an iPad doesn’t look anything like a rugged tablet, but companies still need to justify their return on investment (ROI) when asked to spend three, four, even five times as much for the features and reliability they’ll expect from a rugged form factor, when retail stores sell consumer grade tablets for a fraction of that price. Keep reading to learn why a rugged tablet costs more than an iPad tablet.

To help you see why ‘Rugged’ costs more…

…we have written a three-part article to help you understand the factors we see that affect price. Take a few minutes to review it and please give us your thoughts.

PART I – Manufacturing Volume

We will post Parts 2 and 3 in the upcoming weeks