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Areca SAS (ARC-1883x)

jeff — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:10:58 +0000

The Areca SAS (ARC-1883x) is the new third generation ARC-1883 family offers advanced technology for increased performance and improved enterprise data protection. They were designed with 1.2 GHz dual core ROC processor, DDR3-1866 memory architecture and PCIe 3.0 interface for the most performance-hungry database and IT applications. The ARC-1883 family includes 8 ports low profile as well as full height 12/16/24 internal ports with additional 4 external ports with mini SAS HD connectors for 12Gb/s throughput on each port.
Contact us at the phone number below to have this card installed in a desktop, rackmount or portable system fully configured to your specifications.
Thank you,
Sterling Computer Sales LLC
Phone: 1-610-255-0198 or 1-888-310-3642
Fax: 1-610-545-5560
Email: info@sterlingcomputersales.com

Areca SAS (ARC-1883x)

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History of the portable PC

jeff — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:49:37 +0000

When Sterling Computer Sales started into the portable PC business, the desktop computer was front and center with no real competitors there were no notebooks to challenge the dominance of the desktop computer. Everything new and improved came to the desktop first. IO Interfaces such as printer ports serial ports were a must for the desktop computer soon all relevant components and enhancements came to the desktop. PCI interface cards were built for every conceivable industry. What could be moved to the computer was quickly adapted there. I remember the video production and high speed image capturing PC’s required ever increasing power and storage. The 486 CPU processors were pushed to their limit Memory upgrades were essential to handling rendering of CAD programs and images. Memory components were some of the most expensive and essential ports of the desktop. Before the internet became available all computing and resources were contained on the desktop computer. Therefore, self contained applications such as accounting software CAD programs Microsoft Work and the like were all loaded on the desktop PC.
A demand started to develop in providing a portable computer that can take the desktop on the road, keeping the features and capabilities the same as the desktop computer. This was not an easy task since desktop components were developed without a sense of miniaturization. Components were designed to be reliable first. Shock and vibration concerns are not important when it comes to desktop components, after all the desktop just sits there and works. Here comes the portable PC the first hurdle was to accommodate the size of the desktop components. Most main-boards dictated a certain size such as ATX or micro ATX. Now since the size could not be changed dramatically and keep the reliable functionality of a desktop computer portable pc’s were desktops with a handle. A few companies emerged that offered features and enhancements that would make a portable pc more valuable. These features were shock mounting components and light weight materials such as aluminum. The weight and size were still not a great advantage over the desktop PC but one could take a powerful desktop on the road to accomplish remote tasks such as testing. High speed imaging was one of the first industries to take advantage of the powerful portable desktop. Sterling built several versions of portable PC’s for Olympus high speed cameras to capture explosions and other fast moving events. We even saw an event capturing the muzzle projectile with a high speed camera. These accomplishments were possible with a PCI interface card built by a camera company for a desktop PC then transferred to a Portable PC at this point the portable PC has become a product with multiple applications.
From the portable PC, a notebook or laptop pc is developed. These are radical departure from the portable PC Components. Now motherboard components are miniaturized and still offer printer ports and rs 232 serial ports just like the desktop but the overall size and space a are much reduced. They also share the desktop keyboard and viewing screen that is so necessary on a portable PC. What differentiates the Laptop from the Portable pc is the PCI slot. By eliminating this component one can reduce the size dramatically. Therefore The portable computer is still essential if PCI interface cards are needed for a portable application task. Some early laptops contained one or two PCI slots to offer the feature of a portable computer in a much smaller package. These platforms were quickly abandoned due to reliability problems. They were replaced with PCI docking stations for Laptops.
Laptops were soon replaced with notebooks. These notebooks were designed to use different CPU’s hard drives and other miniaturized components. They were also becoming reliable but lacked the power of a portable pc. Each generation filled a gap that was necessary to expand the computing power of users in industry. The leading portable computer company offering a full range of portable computers is http://www.theportablepc.com/portable-pc.html

A Lunchbox computer is a Rugged portable computer

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Rugged Portable Pc

jeff — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:00:02 +0000

The Lunchbox Computer Is actually a rugged portable pc. What makes these units so special is the Internal engineering. To start the motherboard is part of the rugged series and is securely fastened. A Dynatron low profile fan is used for cooling the cpu. A hold down bracket is at the center of the unit to secure any oversize pci interface cards. To offer the units as rugged the drive cage is isolated so that it can be shock mounted. Even our new SSD’s are shock mounted. All corners have a padded edge bumper that further protects the unit. The keyboard flips in front of the screen to provide a shield against the display screen when the unit is rugged portable pc is shipped. Our main rugged portable site is ( http://www.theportablepc.com/ ) our secondary pricing site is ( http://www.sterlingcart.com/Portable-Computers/ )

A Lunchbox computer is a Rugged portable computer

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lunchbox computer portable pc

jeff — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:36:13 +0000

Sterling offers quality “portable computers” which are also known as lunchbox computers that are rugged, upgradeable, full functional mobile computers and travel hardened chassis models. We have been building luggable computers since 1991. Many of our portable pc systems have been used in the industry to program equipment, where other computers would simply fail. Sterling provides comuters which can be considered a mobile servers offering dual processors and multiple drives.

Our portable pc line now offer HD LCD displays and full-size expansion slots for your specialty cards. Sterling specializes in integrating full length PCI and PCI-E boards into our lunchbox cases.

New to our industrial line is our rugged notebook series which are rugged mobile notebook computers that are stronger than a standard notebook computer. Our rugged notebooks meet a military standard for harsh environments.

Rugged portable pc’s are now available in custom configuration delivering desktop performance. The biggest emphasis is now seen in performance capabilities. Sterling is able to incorporate the latest Intel Xeon server designs into a luggable portable pc platform. Our Zeus models offer advanced designs in a rugged platform (luggable computer). Our single board computer designs will still handle specialized PCI-E and PCI cards so necessary in the instrumentation arena. Sterling has introduced a battery powered 2 full length PCI or PCI-E lunchbox computer design unit that can meet the industrial applications of specialized PCI cards with our Commander-AT5 model. We are now offering a 400Hz power supply for the aviation industry. This option is available in many of our lunchbox computer chassis case models.

Sterling (http://www.theportablepc.com/portable-pc.html ) is ready to customize a portable computer for your specific requirements. Contact us to discuss your application of a portable computer. We offer many portable computer variations including standard ATX, Extended ATX, Micro-ATX, SBC and Backplane arrangements. Contact us today to discuss your project and we can send you a formal quote with your requested configuration. We also provide custom solutions for your business needs. Our company has the ability to provide a hardware computer solution for portable lunchbox computer field use or internal server business solutions.

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A portable computer is a pc built to last

jeff — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:45:56 +0000

Sterling has been building portable multi screen computers for quite some time and the return repair rate has been non existent. Our assembly process has been streamlined to incorporate tested components based on our experience. Such as Asus, Gigabyte, Spi, intel and Dynatron. We have also installed numerous operating systems with the appropriate components with drivers. Once the components are determined for the portable computer, the assembly process begins. We take great care to provide a long lasting pc. Sterling has recently received Intel and Microsoft awards in the field of Value added services. Even the small items such as the cable mounting within the 3 screen portable pc has evolved. The hinging mechanics are very durable. Many units have been sold to the armed services for command and control. Shipping has been achieved using specially designed shipping cases. It is always a challenge to build a precision instrument like our portable computer and have it survive common carrier abusive shipping. This is why the corners have rubber mounts. Drive cages are shock isolated The drives are not directly attached to the case like a standard tower case but have rubber isolation points to absorb the shock during shipping. All these concerns to handle eventual shock are need in that the shipping companies rarely if ever pay for damages the cause due to dropped shipment. They always blame the carton packaging as the culprit. If these units are to be shipped often the a container shipping solution is available for this portable computer. Sterling has already searched for this solution and is ready to supply the correct shipping case. Our company uses ( http://www.theportablepc.com/portable-pc.html ) to display all portable computer including the 3 screen portable. On this web site notebooks with serial ports are also offered. But the main item we build is the portable computer.

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Multi Screen Portable Pc

jeff — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:21:15 +0000

Sterling’s 3 screen or Multi screen Portable computers and Lunchbox computers are highly customizable. Normally the Video card has to be able to service 3 screens at one time. This is why 2 video cards are used to accomplish this. In addition our customers are usually requesting multiple slots that will be used for proprietary interface cards all of which Sterling can customize. We have been requested to obtain video capture cards and special audio cads that were manufactured by a German company. Sterling not only Built the 3 screen Portable but also sourced the components from overseas. We would welcome such challenges from any new customer.

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3 Screen Portable Pc

jeff — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:29:33 +0000

Sterling builds various 3 screen portable pc‘s that are designed to be rugged in nature. These cases are built with light aluminum and have padded corners. Older models would use the Matrox 3 screen conversion card where a single signal is converted to a three screen display. Sterling currently offers models that require a video card set up with three DVI connections one for each screen the resolution can be pushed higher using this method. It is now possible to have a 3 screen portable pc that can be configured as a command and control workstation with a lot of power using an ATX mainboard and multi-core processors.

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Portable Computer

jeff — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 20:36:47 +0000

The Portable Computer that Sterling offers is in its own category. These portable computers feature The latest Intel and AMD CPU’s. Powerful alternatives to the desktop. The only limitation is the size of the main-board. The ATX form factor is the most common. when selecting a portable computer one can specify power supply characteristics, CPU type and wattage, type of expansion slots, main-boards, and HD displays. Sterling also offers sunlight readable displays for field work. There is really nothing stock about Sterling systems. Sterling can even develop the shipping case that a unit needs given the material handling concerns of the major delivery carriers.

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Portable Pc

jeff — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:17:02 +0000

Sterling has been in business for over 20 years. It started building portable pc’s in 1991. At that time few portables existed as an option to the desktop. If you wanted to take your proprietary card in your desktop on the road you would need our portable pc. The cases at that time were built with a plastic shell and were still quite heavy. The portable pc still has the same characteristics today.

Todays Portable pc

but they are still heavy. The portable pc does not compete with the notebook or laptop, for portability. It competes with these units on the basis of power, hard disk space and various expansion slots.

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Portable PC Dual Processor Lunchbox Computer

jeff — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:48:19 +0000

Sterling offers a portable pc computer referred in the industry as a lunchbox computer with the capability of offering dual processor performance. Our portable pc chassis units can handle industry leading CPU performance with large amount of memory onboard utilizing the latest mainboards available on the market. Sterling has a complete line of portable pc units to meet the demands of leading businesses, manufacturing plants, data integration, security analysis, and government agencies. Sterling provides portable pc computers with different form factors and multiple drive bays for hard drive expansion. Contact us today to discuss your requirement and we will select the appropriate portable pc for your business enterprize with the versatility and performance necessary to grow your business into the future.

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