The Ask: To design a MIL spec enclosure for the Dell.

My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer

Phases: Industrial design, DFM and manufacturing support

Project Length: Initial ID exploration, 1 months. DFM and manufacturing support, 6 months.

Challenges: Packaging an existing Dell motherboard and components into a rugged enclosure that was as small as possible.

Awards: IDEA 2015 Bronze Award

The Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme was my second laptop to design with Augmentix. The laptop is designed to survive all kinds of abuse and passes  industry leading Mil Specs.

Armed Soldiers in the Desert
Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme Notebook

The 12″ version uses a flippable screen so that it can be used as a tablet or laptop.

Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme Notebook - Detail