Android

21916 readers

47 users here now

The new home of /r/Android on Lemmy and the Fediverse!

Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps.

💡Content Philosophy:

Content which benefits the community (news, rumours, and discussions) is generally allowed and is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, self-promotion, etc.) which will be removed if it's in violation of the rules.

Support, technical, or app related questions belong in: !askandroid@lemdro.id

For fresh communities, lemmy apps, and instance updates: !lemdroid@lemdro.id

💬Matrix Chat

💬Telegram channels / chats

📰Our communities below

Rules

Stay on topic: All posts should be related to the Android OS or ecosystem.
No support questions, recommendation requests, rants, or bug reports: Posts must benefit the community rather than the individual. Please post to !askandroid@lemdro.id.
Describe images/videos, no memes: Please include a text description when sharing images or videos. Post memes to !androidmemes@lemdro.id.
No self-promotion spam: Active community members can post their apps if they answer any questions in the comments. Please do not post links to your own website, YouTube, blog content, or communities.
No reposts or rehosted content: Share only the original source of an article, unless it's not available in English or requires logging in (like Twitter). Avoid reposting the same topic from other sources.
No editorializing titles: You can add the author or website's name if helpful, but keep article titles unchanged.
No piracy or unverified APKs: Do not share links or direct people to pirated content or unverified APKs, which may contain malicious code.
No unauthorized polls, bots, or giveaways: Do not create polls, use bots, or organize giveaways without first contacting mods for approval.
No offensive or low-effort content: Don't post offensive or unhelpful content. Keep it civil and friendly!
No affiliate links: Posting affiliate links is not allowed.

Quick Links

Our Communities

Lemmy App List

See thread

Chat and More

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

ijeff@lemdro.id

ladfrombrad@lemdro.id

Paradox@lemdro.id

multimoon@lemdro.id

mikestevens@lemdro.id

Devgard@lemmy.world

limerod@reddthat.com

Netrunner@lemdro.id

Indestructible rugged tablet with hot-swap battery system: Durabook R10 review (www.notebookcheck.net)

submitted 1 day ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/android@lemdro.id

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The Durabook R10 is a true heavyweight designed for extreme working environments. With a solid magnesium chassis, brightness exceeding 1,000 cd/m², and a clever hot-swap battery system, the Durabook R10 is well-suited for rugged outdoor use.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Legacy windows software usually. I had to use something like this for soil sampling when I worked for farms.

All the locations are programmed in an old obscure format that only works with one program, and there's hundreds of fields with dozens of points each. It was just easier to stick with windows that port everything. Plus they're more rugged than an iPad in an otter box.

Also, in my case the windows PC had a higher precision gps (mini pcie card) that is not available on consumer devices due to extra licensing, and external base stations.

Laptop was probably an option but would have been even heavier for the same level of ruggedness. These days though most laptops don't have any internal expansion ports aside from m.2, so it probably wouldn't work for the reasons we needed one.