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[0] Total cost of ownership [Fixed (Dedicated Vehicle PC)] Although the automotive environment is a harsh one, our PCs do not need to withstand the same level of abuse as a fully-rugged mobile device. For example, once the car PC is correctly installed in the vehicle, there is no conceivable way that it could find itself hurtling at high speed towards a concrete floor. Because you are not paying for this extreme level of ruggedness our computers offer a much more cost effective solution than PDAs and Tablets.
As discussed above, if standard mobile devices are deployed across a vehicle fleet then the number of failures due to accidental damage is likely to be high, resulting in additional costs for replacing broken (and most likely warranty-void) devices, plus the costs of administering this and the lost productivity. In order to reduce the risk of accidental damage to an acceptable level it is normally necessary to use "rugged" mobile devices, in which case the cost of the hardware skyrockets. In both cases the total cost of ownership is likely to be higher than for our dedicated in-vehicle computers.
Why a Car PC is Better | Fixed vs Portable
Portable (PDAs / Tablets / Laptops)