In nowadays people are looking to buy laptops with an average performance for a cheap price, that is one the reasons why the Eee PC (and others) are so popular.

To go against the odds, NEC presents the ShieldPro FC-N22A, a tablet PC that is rugged and resistant to extreme temperatures, such as -20ºc up to +50ºc. The 12-inch small-scale PC boasts the dust-proof detail, and it is shock-proof as well with a maximum fall limit of 90cm.

In the inside, we have a miserable amount of default RAM memory - 512MB - which in the end can be upgraded to 4GB. The processor is powered by Intel - Core 2 Duo U7500, and the included operative system is windows XP Pro SP2.

A 12.1” screen with LED backlight and an XGA resolution, as well as a brightness of 750cd/m2.

Price? About $4,000.