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The passively cooled Tx800 has a shock-resistant magnesium case, with extra reinforcement throughout, LXE says. A screwed-down cover protects the device's expansion ports (seen at right) while leaving room for cables to exit. Additionally, a removable service lid allows changing the unit's hard drive, backup battery, or internal expansion cards.
Two different processors are offered -- the Celeron M in either 600MHz or 1GHz versions, and the 1.4GHz Pentium M. The device comes with 512MB or 1GB of DDR RAM, 32MB of which is used for video. For mass storage, there's a choice of a 40GB "automotive-grade" hard drive, or CompactFlash. LXE provides a version of XPe that fits on a 2GB flash card, and a Windows XP Professional installation on a 4GB card.
The Tx800 also provides a variety of networking choices. In addition to an RJ45 connector for 10/100 Ethernet, it includes 802.11a/b/g wireless local area networking and Bluetooth. Wide area networking via GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA cellular networks is optionally available as well.
External ports on the device include two serial interfaces, dual PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse, two USB ports, and a VGA connector for an external display. There is also an unusual "multipurpose connector" that, with suitable adaptor cables, can provide either an additional USB port or an additional serial port.
Internally, the Tx800 has yet another USB port, along with two Mini PCI slots. There's also an optional PC card slot, and the CompactFlash slot already mentioned. A removable lithium-polymer battery is provided for backup purposes, although the computer normally operates via external 12VDC power.
Features and specifications listed for the Tx800 by LXE include:
- Processor -- Celeron M clocked at 600MHz or 1GHZ, Pentium M clocked at 1GHz
- Memory -- 512MB or 1GB of RAM
- Display -- 10.4-inch flat panel display with 800 x 600 resolution
- Storage -- 40GB 2.5-inch HDD, or CompactFlash
- Networking:
- LAN -- 10/100 Ethernet
- WLAN -- 802.11a/b/g
- PAN -- Bluetooth
- WAN -- GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA (optional)
- Other I/O:
- 2 x PS/2 ports
- 2 x serial ports (can also supply 5VDC or 12VDC power to external units)
- 1 x multipurpose connector (provides 1 x USB or 1 x serial)
- 3 x USB (one internal, two external)
- 1 x VGA
- audio -- mic in and amplified output for headset
- Expansion:
- 2 x Mini PCI
- 1 x CompactFlash
- 1 x PC Card (optional)
- Dimensions -- 11 x 9 x 3 inches
- Weight -- 7.7 pounds
- Power requirements -- 12VDC +/- 10 percent
- Operating temperature -- -4 to 122 deg. F
The Windows XP or XPe installations on the Tx800 include Trux Computer Manager software and a Citrix client, according to LXE. Pricing and availability information for the device was not provided, but the Tx800 appears to be available now.
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