I have a toughbook 74 and love it. It was expensive, but it is far beyond the quality of any other laptop out there. The 74 is the fast semi-rugged, but is probably one of the more rugged of the semi-rugged. I've had a couple minor drops without any problems.
Unlike most laptops, it doesn't creak at all. The touchscreen is great, and it is also extremely bright.
I've also used a buddies cf-18, which is really cool, but has a much slower processor and lacks a built in optical drive.
I've used mine for GPS mapping, but have yet to get an OBDII reader but it should work fine for that.
The only real downside I see is price. For the price of my CF74, I could gotten 5 bottom-of-the-line Dells, then again, for the price of my Landcruiser I could have gotten 3 ford explorers.
Unlike most laptops, it doesn't creak at all. The touchscreen is great, and it is also extremely bright.
I've also used a buddies cf-18, which is really cool, but has a much slower processor and lacks a built in optical drive.
I've used mine for GPS mapping, but have yet to get an OBDII reader but it should work fine for that.
The only real downside I see is price. For the price of my CF74, I could gotten 5 bottom-of-the-line Dells, then again, for the price of my Landcruiser I could have gotten 3 ford explorers.
