The market for rugged notebooks , capable of operating stably in critical environmental conditions for temperatures, humidity and dust and therefore particularly suitable for particular work contexts, has seen a contraction with respect to the forecasts during the 2020 . Digitimes certifies it in its most recent analysis, confirming however a bright future for this product category.

The global pandemic has held back the purchases of these systems by companies , starting from a simple practical consideration: they are products designed to operate outdoors in critical conditions, work environments that have seen a reduction in the number of employees during the 2020 precisely for the propagation of the virus. A dynamic therefore opposite to that which characterized traditional notebooks , for which there was a real and its own purchase race linked to the need to work and study from home.

Getac and Panasonic are the two main companies engaged in the rugged notebook sector , a market niche compared to the total market in the notebook world but very interesting for the margins it allows to obtain. The 2021 is a candidate to become a year of further growth for these producers , thanks to a demand that has remained unchanged compared to the past from the public safety sectors and a recovery from the automotive world, in which these products are used both in production in factories and in service workshops around the world.