THAT cant be a laptop!

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QldRtv
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THAT cant be a laptop!

#1 Post by QldRtv »

Soooo....... I'm currently waiting to board a flight out of Abu Dhabi, and as i get to the gate I get pulled for a bag search by security, the guy that checks my carry-on looks at the underside of my CF30 and asks me what it is, I tell him its my laptop and he replies very earnestly "But sir, that cannot be a laptop" well..... it is..... "But sir, it doesnt look like one, and its HEAVY!"......

Supervisor overhears, turns around as I flip it over (it was laying on its lid), he spots the toughbook badge and says "Ahh! Toughbook! the army uses them! are you military?"

First dude didnt believe me untill I opened it up!

*sigh*
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User32
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Re: THAT cant be a laptop!

#2 Post by User32 »

LMAO. I had funny looks myself this afternoon, our neighbours were having a BBQ party and I had my 19 Mk6 at hand.

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ADOR
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Re: THAT cant be a laptop!

#3 Post by ADOR »

I use to get a lot of looking going though the middle east with any of mine.
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kode-niner
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Re: THAT cant be a laptop!

#4 Post by kode-niner »

Just yesterday I sat at a pub with my CF19 and some guy looks at it and my Sonim phone and asks if I just got back from work, what I do for a living, etc...
I did mostly finish a work day by that time and was just looking to have a pint, not have to explain myself.
Daily drives a CF-31

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natescott90
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Re: THAT cant be a laptop!

#5 Post by natescott90 »

Maybe that guy hasn't seen a real rugged laptop before. Not made from ABS plastic like everything else these days.
:newbie:

FZ-G1ASK4CCM-W10 Pro 64bit, 256GBSSD, 8GB RAM, GPS, Sierra Wireless MC7700. New addition to my collection, using it for navigation and vehicle diagnostics.

CF-29NTQGZBM-PM 1.6, 1.5GB, 80GB IDE, WXP Pro-Running legacy stuff, rescued from a local pawn shop.

CF-19KHRAX2M-Modified with a Gobi 2000 module for vague GPS and basic WWAN.

QldRtv
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Re: THAT cant be a laptop!

#6 Post by QldRtv »

I suppose it didnt help that I was standing there caring a laptop painted in olive drab, wearing a camo cap and USAF issue boots.....
Panasonic Toughbook
CF-30KTPAX2M
Win7 Pro 32bit
160gb/4gb
Gobi2k WWAN&GPS
Intel 5300 WLAN
Sony Optiarc AD5540 Optical
More goodies to come

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