At Only 3 Pounds, GETAC’s E100 is the New Lightweight Leader, Offering Popular Rugged Features at a Competitive Price
 

    

TAMPA, Fla.-- GETAC Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of Rugged computers that meet the demands of field-based applications, today announces the addition of the ultra-lightweight but Fully Rugged GETAC E100 slate-style tablet PC to its growing roster of versatile Rugged mobile computing solutions. The E100 will be unveiled during the DistribuTECH 2008 Conference & Exhibition at the Tampa Convention Center (Booth #1938), and will be commercially available beginning in March 2008.

Weighing in at 3 pounds – making it the lightest Rugged tablet PC on the market – the versatile, easy-to-maneuver E100 is designed with field and customer service applications in mind. Despite its trim look and feel, the GETAC E100 is every bit as tough as the heavyweights: It meets MIL-STD-810F and IP54 standards for durability and protection against dirt, dust, water, motion, vibration, temperature and other factors that would severely damage or disable a commercial-grade PC.

The E100 offers workers in the field an 8.4-inch TFT SVGA transmissive display with integrated touch screen panel. Optional features include an Ultra-Bright sunlight-readable display and 800 Nit backlit LCD screen that delivers astonishing readability that is comparable to larger-screen models. GETAC also offers an array of expandable “mission boxes” designed for customized market applications that use RFID, barcode and magnetic strip readers or digital cameras.

“The E100 sets a new standard in lightweight Rugged mobility at a competitive price that makes it attractive for deployment to an entire field-based workforce,” said Jim Rimay, vice president of Sales & Marketing at GETAC. “It fills a tremendous void in the Rugged marketplace for a 8.4-inch slate tablet that is lightweight and balances on the palm of your hand, is easy to read even in the brightest sunlight, has the power and extended battery life to operate for long periods of time, and can be customized to meet a wide range of field and customer service applications.”

The E100 is powered by an Intel® Stealey 512KB L2 cache processor that operates at 800MHz and offers up to five hours of battery life. The E100 includes 512MB DDRII DRAM upgradeable to 1GB and a 60/80/100GB shock-resistant HDD, all contained in a watertight Fully Rugged magnesium alloy case that is vibration and drop-shock resistant. The E100 includes 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity as standard features; EV-DO and GPRS/EDGE networks and integrated GPS are available as options.

The GETAC E100 Fully Rugged slate tablet PC also includes a number of security features – all standard – including smart card reader, Kensington lock and TPM v1.2.

The GETAC E100 will be available through GETAC authorized resellers. Please visit www.getac.com for more information.

About GETAC

GETAC Inc., a subsidiary of MiTAC Technology Corporation, was founded in 1988 as a joint venture with GE Aerospace and has been a pioneer and innovator in the Rugged mobile computing industry ever since. GETAC provides premier Fully Rugged, Rugged and Semi-Rugged notebook, tablet PC and handheld solutions for the military, law enforcement, public safety, utility, telecommunication, manufacturing, field service and mobile workforce industries. Its Rugged computers are strictly controlled and monitored from the design, manufacture, quality assurance to service flows, making GETAC an industry known Rugged computer provider. For more information, visit the GETAC Inc. website at www.getac.com.