hard drives in police & emergency vehicles

[wpshooter]

I have a police officer as a new neighbor.

I have noticed that the computer in his police vehicles is left (sometimes all day during the day and also sometimes all night during the night) in his police car in the parking lot when he is not on duty.

It has been very a hot summer here.

My question is, do these computers have some type of special hard drive in them that makes them NOT subject to damage due to being stored inside a closed vehicle all day on days when the outside temperature is 100 degrees or more (same question for extremely cold weather storage in these police vehicles) ?

Thanks.

 

[gevorg]

Typical hard drives can sustain up to 60C of operating temperature.

 

[corkyg]

The could be using MIL-STD-810F hardware - operating range -20F to +140F. Panasonic Toughbooks meet this standard.

 

[wpshooter]

Typical hard drives can sustain up to 60C of operating temperature.

These computers are NOT being operated while the officer is not using the vehicle which is just sitting in a parking lot all day in 100+ degree temperature (thus temperature inside the closed vehicle where the computer is located might be upwards of 130 to 140 degrees for at least 5 to 6 hours).

Thanks.

 

[wpshooter]

The could be using MIL-STD-810F hardware - operating range -20F to +140F. Panasonic Toughbooks meet this standard.

Thanks.

Is Panasonic the only hardware that is up to these standards ?

Thanks, again.

 

[boomhower]

Most of ours have plain old Dell's. We have a few toughbooks but the majority are regular old cheapo Dells. Surprisingly they hold up pretty well. From my experience with the typical life span of both it's cheaper to replace the Dell every few years. You get a newer faster computer where as the Toughbook may still be working but it's past it's useful life speed wise and still the total cost is more than what you have in the Dell's. Toughbooks are good for scenerios where you have mission critical uses that if it goes down you have serious problems because your stuck dead without a PC. If your MDT goes down in a patrol car that is not the scenerio, stick another in in a couple days and go back to work. Toughbooks are a waste of money for this use but agencies still buy them.

 

[Seero]

Ask your neighbor.

 

[gevorg]

These computers are NOT being operated while the officer is not using the vehicle which is just sitting in a parking lot all day in 100+ degree temperature (thus temperature inside the closed vehicle where the computer is located might be upwards of 130 to 140 degrees for at least 5 to 6 hours).

Thanks.

Even better. 60C = 140F.

 

[Phynaz]

Typical hard drives can sustain up to 60C of operating temperature.

But not live very long. We have found at 50C and above lifespan drops off very quickly.

 

[wpshooter]

Even better. 60C = 140F.

I don't think a computer operating for fairly short periods of time / sessions is exactly the same thing as a computer sitting in 140 degree heat for a great number of hours, day after day on a sustained basis !!!

Thanks.

 

[wpshooter]

Ask your neighbor.

Just a neighbor, not a friend or acquaintenace. Probably tell me that it is none of my business !!!

Most (not all) of these guys can be on the aloof side !!!

 

[razel]

Police officers and fire here use Toughbooks and Motorolas. I don't know the specific model for the Motorola.