Dell’s new rugged tablet is a clunky giant that runs Windows 7

Dell is introducing a new version of its Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet today that retains

basically everything you’d imagine when picturing a rugged tablet: it’s still heavy, still bulky, and yeah, it still runs Windows 7. The new model is called the Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet. It has an 11.6-inch 1080p display and can be configured with either 6th or 7th generation Intel processors (Intel’s brand new 8th generation processors aren’t an option), 8GB or 16GB of RAM, anywhere from 128GB to 1TB of solid state storage, and up to two separate 34Wh batteries. Dell is offering the tablet with Windows 7 since it’s meant to be used in work environments (like law enforcement or construction) that may be relying on older software that hasn’t been updated for Windows 10 yet. The tablet technically comes with Windows 10 and is downgraded to Windows 7, so IT departments should be able to upgrade them later on if they decide to switch over to newer systems. (They can also be ordered with Windows 10, without the downgrade.)                                                                                                                                                             https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/29/16216212/dell-latitude-7212-rugged-tablet-announced-windows-7