I currently am servicing (as an onsite computer tech) 15 – 20 Motion Computing’s LE-1700 notebook’s for a doctor and the associated field reps/NP’s .
These LE-1700’s are 3+ yrs old and have seen A LOT of use/abuse. I must admit though after having been inside a few of them the LE-1700’s are built tough. REAL TOUGH!
But as I said above, they are getting old, screens are scratched, body housings are cracked, inside electronics are old, docking station connections are failing as well as other plug in jacks (power and kb/mouse) are getting close to their MTBF! (some have
failed already)
Also from a technology standpoint they are becoming outdated.
The Doctor would like to upgrade the mobile notebooks as maintenance and availability of replacement parts is becoming impractical.Use of pens and the abilitiy to write (prescribe, sign, update, patient authorizations) on scanned images (tif’s) is a current
major use and a necessity.
What can I recommend as options for upgrades at a commercial level and is the IPad a consideration?
Desired Options
120/12v charging
Pen/Stick operation w onscreen keyboard
Extra/Extended battery life
Rugged as hell
Ability to sign on sreen images with pen as stated above (software?)
thanks
