What Are Military Specifications MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-810G and What are Their Benefits?

MIL-STD-801F and MIL-STD-810G are part of a series of specifications in regards to laptops which are made to withstand a broad range of environmental conditions such as high and low temperatures, rain, humidity, shock, sand and dust exposure, salt fog, gunfire vibration, transport shock, fugues, explosive atmosphere and leakage.

Some products will carry a MIL-STD-810E rating and others will state that their rugged notebooks are MIL-STD-810F compliant. The latest MIL-STD-810G is a revision of MIL-STD-810F and E. The tests and methods are the same but the results have been re-written to provide clearer direction. When selecting a rugged laptop it is very important to check whether it is designed to meet, has been tested against or is compliant with MIL-STD-810. If it is not, then this could mean that it has been tested against shock and humidity but not for sand and dust exposure. It could mean that if you take it into a desert environment that you could face overheating or it could just stop working altogether. So make sure that your rugged notebook is fully evaluated.

Buying a rugged laptop in today’s market is becoming very useful. Normal laptops just will not stand up to everyday environment situations such as rain or wind. They are very weak and flimsy compared to rugged laptops which are built to withstand anything you throw at them so if you are looking to get a laptop for working in the elements then your best bet is to purchase a rugged laptop.

When it comes to operating systems for rugged laptops Windows operating systems continue to be the operating system of choice as many advanced applications that are designed for use with rugged laptops are currently being created for this operating system.  However there are other operating systems available such as Linux for rugged laptops.

So what is it all about?

 MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-810G are tests which are set by military standards for their performance and reliability under extreme conditions. If your job involves a lot of sand, dust or vibrations, such as those on a building site or an archaeology site, then investing in a rugged laptop will greatly benefit you. Purchasing a normal laptop that will let in the dust and sand or comes into contact with any kind of vibration has a high chance of the hard drive breaking than in a rugged laptop which is built to withstand such vibrations.