It is smaller and runs cooler than a standard dual-socket Xeon server, so the heat is easier to manage in a rugged case.
Also, plenty of accessory makers have made rugged cases to protect iPads in field work, while software companies have made apps to help run businesses.
But let's not get into comparing the $100 Game Boy Advance with "real" palmtops; once you begin contemplating the humble Game Boy's stereo sound, state-of-the-art graphics, rock-solid expansion-slot technology, built-in networking, long battery life and rugged case in your choice of three colors, you begin to look at your $450 Palm or Pocket PC machine and wonder where, exactly, your money went.
You can see a real-life example of the effect in the photo below of the older Leather Case with the new Rugged Case, both in brown Horween leather.
Nomad's Rugged Case is finished in black or brown Horween leather.
It also features a rugged case and band in line with Casio's Edifice and Protrek series of sports watches.
What you're truly paying for here is the tritium tubes in the face, the bulky and extremely rugged case, and a cool story.
Back in the iPhone 7 Plus days, I had two cases from Nomad: the Rugged Case and the Leather Case.
One of these was the Rugged Case from Nomad.
"I am often in the wettest, nastiest, grimiest, and most remote locations, so I am thrilled by the new WD Nomad rugged case.
The WD Nomad rugged case features a polycarbonate exterior and shock-absorbing elastomer cushion inside.
