Dell ATG: Built for the great outdoors

Darius Chang | Jan 22, 2007

Editors' note :

The ATG D620 was previously reported to be a fully rugged model with an option for upgrading to a discrete graphics card. Dell has confirmed the the notebook is a semi-rugged edition with integrated video card only. The story has been amended to reflect these changes.

Perhaps one of the more expensive notebooks in its line, Dell's latest addition is built to last in the face of rigors of the great outdoors.

The Latitude ATG D620 is a semi-rugged notebook meeting military standards for vibration, humidity and altitude. Its exceptionally bright 500nits, 14.1-inch display should be viewable outdoors, while the Latitude's shock-mounted hard drive, spill-resistant keyboard, port covers and high durability paint make this one hardy portable.

The ATG D620, however, does not come cheap. Though it is based on the latest Core 2 Duo processor with a three-year next business day onsite coverage, the starting price weighs in at a hefty S$3,730 (US$2,453.95). The base version holds an integrated graphics card, which will probably be only sufficient to run the Home Basic Edition of Windows Vista. The Latitude ATG D620 will be available on Dell's Web site before February is over.