With their super-rugged design and security features, military laptops are the choice of the Department of Defense for use in conditions ranging from training and field work to actual combat. However, civilian users, including but not limited to those who are using portable computers for private security applications, are turning to the military notebook whenever they need the highest level of reliability in adverse conditions.

Developed to serve as reliable notebook computers in military combat, hardcover military green notebooks have shown amazing reliability in the challenging conditions which military combat presents for computers. According to an authorized spokesperson for a major supplier of military notebooks to the Department of Defense, the failure rate for their military notebooks in combat in Iraq was about one per cent, compared to failure rates of 70 to 80 per cent for standard notebooks. The failure of the standard notebooks also presented a severe security risk, as each one had to be disposed of in a secure manner.

While few if any businesses, except perhaps security firms that provide protection to clients in war or terror-ridden zones, operate in conditions as tough as military combat, many businesses do have a need for the most rugged and secure notebook computers possible.

For instance, construction firms, petroleum exploration concerns, mining companies, and hazardous materials cleanup firms have a pressing need for portable computer equipment which can withstand the conditions that their personnel encounter on a daily basis while performing their essential jobs. All of these types of firms often collect sensitive data which sometimes cannot be transmitted directly from the field to the home office.

A military notebook will not only perform perfectly around an oil rig or high above the ground when a skyscraper is being constructed, but it will allow the user to bring back all of the data safely and securely no matter what happens to it during use. Even a fall or water damage will leave the computer usable and the data inside safe and secure.

Relying on military notebooks for civilian use in instances such as these, as well as of course for private security applications and emergency response teams, also allows for military levels of data safety. Security features on military laptops include functions that bar everyone but authorized users from having any access whatsoever to any part of the data contained on the military notebook. This means that even if a military notebook should be lost or stolen, there is no risk that the data contained on it will be accessible by those who should not have access to it. Therefore, a military notebook is perfect for field employees who must keep data secure in risky conditions.

Military notebooks provide reliable and powerful communications and recording power to military personnel in the thick of combat. They are therefore ideal not only for private security providers who often work in situations where combat conditions could emerge momentarily, but also for corporate field use in spheres of business such as the construction, petroleum, mining and hazardous materials cleanup industry.