does the government have better laptops than civilians do.?

Question

this question refers back to my question about rugged pc being so bulky. Can they make them less bulky.

Answer 1

Bill Gates is a cilivan, but I'm sure he still has a pretty damn good laptop.

But most Army services and similar would need to be good, imagine trying to fire rockets in an Apache and getting that infamous BSOD

(Blue Screen of Death)

Answer 2

It really depends. The government purchases many thousands of laptops. Those for civilian use are typically the same as those sold to consumers and companies. Some military use laptops might be ruggedized and even potentially customized by the DOD or some of their vendors. Panasonic makes a ruggedized laptop and they are not always that much bulkier than the consumer or corporate laptops. The ruggedized laptops might have special shock absorbers for the hard drive, as that is the most sensitive device in laptops. They might also have special ruggedized cases made of special materials.

Answer 3

Most newer laptops weigh less than 3 pounds and can take drops better then 2 feet on a regular basis.

I have seen some laptops that can be submerged in water for hours before they are affected.

Field laptops are heavy due to protection from elements and users.

Answer 4

No, there are no differences in the laptops hardware wise. The only difference would be in the software inside.

Answer 5

Short answer, yes military laptops are more rugged and durable.

Answer 6

Officially, there are simply improvements to make them more rugged.

Unofficially, there are most likely hardware/software innovations like you wouldn't believe.

Answer 7

usually just about everything is the same except for maybe a custom BIOS and the bundled software

Answer 8

yes they do have better ones because they r important to us and they are rich.