Bruce, have you check Panasonics products? They produce military grade rugged tablets too.
Martin Odesláno z iPhonu 3. 11. 2018 v 6:02, Bruce Mutton via Therion <therion@speleo.sk>: > Thanks for the insights Pavel. > I can see those side buttons are in exactly the wrong place. > I too would be after the Windows version, I understand the Windows ones can > run Android, but not vice versa. > So before proceeding I will check PocketTopo speed, stylus and water > response. All our caves are such that devices are constantly wet and muddy > while surveying. That the Nautiz display responds badly to water surprizes > me, as our Trimble Recons have never responded to water (except once when > swimming), and that assumption is the reason I am looking at them. > Regards > Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Therion <therion-boun...@speleo.sk> On Behalf Of Pavel Herich via > Therion > Sent: Saturday, 3 November 2018 03:18 > To: List for Therion users <therion@speleo.sk> > Cc: Pavel Herich <her...@speleodd.sk> > Subject: Re: [Therion] Nautiz X8 > > Hello, > i´m using it for more than two years now, 3 to 15 times per month. My device > is built on windows, so there is PocketTopo installed. For me it works great, > strong battery, quite big screen, I use to clean it just directly under the > flowing water. But on the other hand, surprisingly PocketTopo turned out to > run significantly slower than on the previous, old and cheap PDA (means menu > reactions, context menu calling and so; it doesn´t affect bleutooth > connection or any other core functionalities - anyway it could be just some > settings error). Then, I had to replace stylus, which was very wide and not > draw friendly, instead I use thin stylus from old PDA (metal core), which > doesn´t works perfectly, but it´s much better to work with. As well, the > screen is not so precise for drawing than on my old PDA, partly perhaps > because of bigger screen, but I think the technology has been changed (you > can use only plastic, thin protection of the screen to be able to use old and > precise stylus). > Also, the two buttons (arrows) on the left side of the device I found very > annoying - there are right there, where one would hold the device, they > manage volume, which is very necessary to work with inside the cave...; I > will try to seal them once. And last thing, it´s necessary to protect screen > from drops of water, even small ones are registered and making some effect on > screen. > So that´s all troubles I noticed, otherwise you can count with this device > anywhere. > But to use it just to draw a raw sketch in PocketTopo or Topodroid, it´s bit > expensive (f.e. DigiTerra explorer - basic GIS software can be instaled). > Pavel > > > > > Dňa 2018-10-31 19:06 Bruce Mutton via Therion napísal(a): >> Good Morning. >> >> Does anyone have experience with these? >> >> Nautiz X8 >> >> https://www.handheldgroup.com/rugged-computer/handheld-pda/nautiz-x8/# >> tab=tecspec >> [1] >> >> http://ruggedpcreview.com/3_handhelds_handheldus_nautiz_x8.html [2] >> >> https://www.handheldgroup.com/rugged-solutions/Customer-Solutions/naut >> iz-x8-extreme-environment-surveying-with-rugged-handhelds/ >> [3] >> >> Bruce >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] >> https://www.handheldgroup.com/rugged-computer/handheld-pda/nautiz-x8/# >> tab=tecspec [2] >> http://ruggedpcreview.com/3_handhelds_handheldus_nautiz_x8.html >> [3] >> https://www.handheldgroup.com/rugged-solutions/Customer-Solutions/naut >> iz-x8-extreme-environment-surveying-with-rugged-handhelds/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Therion mailing list >> Therion@speleo.sk >> https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > Therion@speleo.sk > https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion > > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > Therion@speleo.sk > https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list Therion@speleo.sk https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion
