Not many notebook users need a massively beefed-up laptop such as the Itronix GoBook II. But if you do, this heavy notebook features a huge, nearly indestructible magnesium case, and it sports shock-mounted components, a waterproof keyboard, a built-in handle, and sealed port doors for the ultimate in durability. Unfortunately, such ruggedness comes at a steep price: the GoBook II is one of the heaviest and most expensive notebooks available--even thicker and heavier than the 'ruggedized'.

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The average notebook user should pass, but if your laptop absolutely has to keep running no matter what, the GoBook II is worth a look. If you like an ultraportable notebook, the Itronix GoBook II is not for you. But if you need a notebook that you can pound on, you're in luck--this beefed-up notebook can take plenty of abuse. Its screen and hard drive are shock mounted to prevent damage from a fall, the keyboard sheds water like a duck, and all the ports are sealed.

(Not surprisingly, this so-called ruggedized notebook is used mostly by law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Military.) With a strong, magnesium-aluminum-alloy case, the GoBook II has a rough-and-ready feel to it. The textured design features a big handle that can be used to prop up the notebook for a comfortable typing angle. Although its 12-by-9.6 inch footprint is about standard today for a midsized notebook, the GoBook II certainly isn't svelte at 2.4 inches thick. More to the point, it weighs a ponderous 9.2 pounds and has a travel weight of just more than 10 pounds. In fact, it's even thicker and heavier than, the closest comparable model.

The GoBook II's big handle flips under the notebook for a nice tilt while typing. The keys are made of glow-in-the-dark plastic. Lacking a lock release, the GoBook II has a unique magnetic lid latch that holds the screen firmly down but opens with a gentle touch to reveal the screen and the keyboard, which is waterproof and glows in the dark. It's not as bright as the Panasonic ToughBook 50's optional lighted keyboard, but the GoBook II's keyboard illumination doesn't drain the battery. That's because the 19.6mm keys are made of phosphorescent plastic that produces enough light to be used at night for an hour or two before the iridescent glow wears off; briefly shining a flashlight on the keys brings back the illumination. The keys have a comfortable 2.2mm of depth, and the keyboard is firm and responsive.

Below the keys are a smooth touchpad and a pair of speakers that pump out hollow and not-particularly-loud sound. With all these durability claims, we couldn't resist giving the GoBook II some extra tests. We purposely dropped it from a 30-inch-high desk onto a carpet-covered, concrete floor three times, and each time it came back for more without a scratch. The only perceivable damage was that most of the port doors popped open, but these were easy to pop back in.

Speaking of the port doors, the GoBook II, with a combination of doors and rubber seals, happily breaks with the recent trend of leaving all of the ports open to the elements. In addition to ports for PS/2, serial, external monitor, headphones, and microphone, the GoBook II has a pair of USB slots (unfortunately, with the older 1.1 spec). Communications are covered with a network adapter, modem, and internal Wi-Fi (802. Mhotspot Not Working Driver Problem Found there. 11b) networking setup. The system has a pair of Type III PC Card slots, although one is used for Itronix's Common Radio Module Architecture (CRMA) for wide-area-network cards. Forget about state-of-the-art performance; the GoBook II excels at durability, not speed. The GoBook II can be configured at Itronix.com with either a 1.7GHz P4 or 1.8GHz Celeron processor, up to 1GB of 266MHz SDRAM system memory, a 20GB or 30GB hard drive, and a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. There is also a choice between a 12.1-inch XGA display with a resolution of 1,024x768 and a 12.1-inch SVGA touch screen with an 800x600 resolution.