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Stealth’s New Rugged Keyboard with Built-in Trackball and Adjustable Backlighting

Andrew Pakula — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:34:04 +0000

Sealed, Rugged, Vandal Resistant Stainless Steel Keyboard & Trackball

Introducing the new Stealth model KYBX-400 series keyboard is an industrial grade keyboard with built-in optical trackball that is environmentally sealed to NEMA 4, 4X, IP65 specifications. This rugged keyboard is housed in a vandal resistant stainless steel enclosure and will stand up to harsh, wet and dirty environments.

Stealth’s hardened keyboard features 71 full-travel keys with silent tactile feedback for fast and accurate data input functionality. The 38mm optical trackball is sealed to IP65 specifications and offers a superior resolution of 800DPI.

Stealth’s KYBX-400 series keyboard also features NVIS-compliant red adjustable backlighting, which makes this keyboard ideal for military, aviation or vehicle applications where night vision goggles are worn. Ideal for a myriad of applications including; Plant floor, Marine/Mobile, In-Vehicle, Control Room, Warehousing, Outdoor, Machine Control, Kiosks, etc.

Contact us today to place an order or to discuss your application with one of our product specialists. TOLL FREE: 1-888-STEALTH (1-888-783-2584)

Features:

Environmentally Sealed NEMA 4, 4X, IP65
Rugged Stainless Steel, Vandal Resistant
NVIS-compliant Red Adjustable Backlighting
Built-in 800DPI Sealed Optical Trackball
10 Million Actuations Expected life
71 Full Travel, Tactile Laser Etched Keys
Includes 5.75′ USB cable
Dimensions:
(W-D-H) 14.96″ x 5.31″ x 1.41″
380.0mm x 135mm x 36mm

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Stealth’s New Ultra Small Mini PC, Our Smallest Full Featured Mini PC Ever!

Andrew Pakula — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:26:25 +0000

Our Smallest Mini PC to Date!
The ultimate in small form factor performance

Introducing the Stealth Model: LPC-100, Ultra Small Mini PC; the most processing power in the smallest package Stealth has ever produced. Utilizing Intel’s Mobile Core 2 Duo Processors the LPC-100 delivers the ultimate in small form factor performance. The LPC-100 Mini PC is an excellent choice for industrial and commercial applications which include, Embedded Control, Digital Signs, Interactive Kiosks, Thin-Clients, and Human/Machine Interface applications.

Barely larger then a deck of playing cards (4.0″ x 6.1″ x 1.45″) the LPC-100 ultra Mini PC provides CPU performance, I/O connectivity, graphics performance and hard drive space typically found in large PC systems. The LPC-100 operates from an external 12VDC power adapter (included) or can be connected to an external DC source making it ideal for mobile and remote applications.

Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) is a leading ISO9001 manufacturer of extremely reliable, small form factor computer systems designed to meet your demanding applications. For unsurpassed performance and reliability contact Stealth today to discuss your application with one of our product specialists. Toll Free: 1-888-STEALTH (1-888-783-2584) or International 905-264-9000.

Features:

Our Smallest Mini PC to Date!
Amazing! – Only 4.0″ x 6.1″ x 1.45″ in size
Powerful Mobile Intel Core 2 Duo Processors
12 VDC Operation, Ideal for Mobile/Field
Up to 500GB Internal Storage
3D Graphics with 16×9 Capability
Built-in Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, Audio, Serial, Video
Low Profile Rugged Aluminum Chassis
Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) optional
Windows 7 & XP Pro Compatible,
*other O/S Options Available
Dimensions:
4.0″(W) x 6.1″(D) x 1.45″(H)
(102mm x 155mm x 37mm)

LPC-100: Ultra Mini PC – Photos

Front View	Rear View	Size Comparison Hand Shot

Size Comparison LPC-100 vs. iPhone	Size Comparison LPC-100 vs. a Pen	Size Comparison LPC-100 vs. LPC-450/460 series

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Introducing Stealthdirect.com Stealth’s New Ecommerce Website

Andrew Pakula — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:36:28 +0000

Purchase our most popular products directly from our store

Stealthdirect.com is Stealth Computer’s new ecommerce website where you can purchase Stealth products quickly and easily. Most products listed here are ready to go and can be shipped out quickly.

Shop On-Line with Stealth, a simple and convenient way to purchase Stealth products, spare parts and components online:

Mini PCs / LittlePCs
Rugged LCD Monitors
Keyboards & Pointing Devices
Solid State Drives (SSD)
LittlePC Parts & Accessories
Optical Drives & Portable Storage
LCD Monitor Mounts/Mounting
Limited Time Free Shipping via UPS Ground Service
(for orders over $500.00)
Additional shipping options available from Fedex and UPS
All major credit cards accepted, Visa, Mastercard,
American Express, Discover and Paypal
All transactions are secure and protected
with 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption.

For 20 years Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) has quietly evolved as a leading provider of high-performance, ruggedized, industrial-grade computer systems and peripherals. Stealth serves a demanding market of industrial, commercial, scientific, and government clients around the world. The company is ISO 9001 registered and continually develops innovative products designed to meet the exact needs of their clients.

Contact us today to discuss your application with one of our product specialists. Toll Free: 1-888-STEALTH (1-888-783-2584) or order online and receive Free Shipping from our new secure e-commerce website, StealthDirect.com.

Introducing Stealth’s New Solid State Drives (SSD)

Andrew Pakula — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:40:29 +0000

Introducing Stealth’s New Solid State Drives (SSD)
Rugged, Fast, No Moving Parts, Highly Reliable

SSD is the acronym for Solid State Drive. SSD’s are highly reliable storage devices that use solid-state memory (NAND Flash) to store data. Stealth Computer SSD products emulate a standard 2.5″ mobile hard drive and are a direct, no fuss plug-in replacement.

Typical capacities of SSD’s are currently 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Stealth offers SSD in two technologies, MLC and SLC. Please see our knowledge base to help you decide on the best SSD for your application Single Level Cell (SLC) or Multi Level Cell (MLC).

Justifying the use of SSD technology in today’s computer applications has become easy when you consider the benefits and features achieved. Stealth’s new Solid State Drives (SSD) are available in all Stealth products including Rack PC/Servers, LittlePCs, Panelmounts, rugged Portable PCs or you can purchase them as standalone devices directly from our on-line store at StealthDirect.com.

What are the advantages of Solid State Drives?:

Cutting Edge Storage Performance
Rugged, No Moving Parts, Highly Reliable
Easily Interchangeable with Existing Hard Drives
Extreme Read/Write Speeds in excess of 200MB/s
Wide Temperature Ranges 0-70°C
High Shock, Vibration and Altitude Ranges
Operates in High EMI or Electric Magnetic Interference
Silent (No Noise) and Lightweight
Energy Efficient Low Operational Power
Faster Application Launch Times
2.5″ Size Replaces Standard hard drives
Available in sizes from 32GB to 256GB capacities

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Stealth’s New Rugged Keyboards and Pointing Devices

Andrew Pakula — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:34:04 +0000

New for 2010 Stealth Computer has released a series of rugged keyboards and pointing devices. Ideal applications such as HMI, operator interface, shop floor, data acquisition, kiosks, medical carts, mobile mount, data centers, and outdoor use to name a few.

Contact us today to place an order or to discuss your application with one of our product specialists. TOLL FREE: 1-888-STEALTH (1-888-783-2584) International: 905-264-9000


Model: 861-DP-USB Features: Washable NEMA 4, 4X fully sealed Rugged small foot print enclosure "CLEAN KEY" disengages keys for easy cleaning No room for bacteria and infection traps 4 Stages of backlighting (red) Built-in pointing device (mouse) Tapped holes for mounting 83 Keys, 12 function keys & Windows key Similar PS/2 model also available Datasheet: 861-DP-USB 862-DP-PS/2 Dimensions: 11.4"W x 6.4"D x 1.9"H		Model: 79-SK Features: Compact, Slim Industrial Keyboard Washable NEMA 4, 4X fully sealed 79 Keys, including 12 Function Keys & Windows key Integrated Pointing Device ABS Polycarbonate desktop enclosure. Optional Mobile Mounting Optional backlighting/illumination Other Languages Available PS/2 or USB connector Datasheet: 79-SK (PS/2 or USB) Dimensions: 9.25"W x 3.85"D x 0.875"H (standard) 9.25"W x 3.85"D x 1.5"H (mobile)


Models: SM-1331-PM (Panelmount) & SM-1331 (OEM) Features: Rugged Industrial Mouse Stainless Steel Panel Mount Bezel or OEM / Open-Frame Environmentally Sealed to NEMA 4X / IP56 specifications when properly installed Two-button Sealed Rubber Mouse No Moving Parts, Maintenance Free PS/2 or USB Interface 0.25" mounting depth for tight spaces Datasheet: SM-1331-PM (PS/2 or USB) SM-1331 (OEM) (PS/2 or USB) Dimensions: 4.33″W x 2.25″H x 1.0″D (Panelmount) 3.0"W x 1.28"H x 0.25"D (OEM)		Models: SM-1335-JOY-PM (Panelmount) & SM-1335-JOY (OEM) Features: Rugged Joystick Style Mouse Stainless Steel Panel Mount Bezel or OEM / Open-Frame Environmentally Sealed to NEMA 4X / IP56 specifications when properly installed Two-button Sealed Rubber Mouse No Moving Parts, Maintenance Free PS/2 or USB Interface 0.25" mounting depth for tight spaces Datasheet: SM-1335-JOY-PM (PS/2 or USB) SM-1335-JOY (OEM) (PS/2 or USB) Dimensions: 4.33″W x 2.25″H x 1.0″D (Panelmount) 3.0"W x 1.3"H x 0.25"D (OEM)


Model: StealthMouse2 Features: Sealed Optical Mouse for Industry NEMA 4X / IP66 Waterproof Industrial & Medical trusted No recessed surfaces for infection traps Both USB & PS/2 connections included Datasheet: StealthMouse2 Dimensions: 4.96″W x 2.5″D x 1.33"H (126.0mm x 63.5mm x 34.0mm)		Model: KYB-RM-100-TB Features: Slim 1U rackmount keyboard with trackball 19" slide rails with fixed positions to prevent movement when typing Short Depth of only 15.7" (400mm) USB & PS/2 Multipurpose connector Multiple Languages Available Datasheet: KYB-RM-100-TB (PS/2 & USB) Dimensions: 17.4"W x 15.7"D x 1.75"H (442mm x 400mm x 44mm)

Discovery Channel Visits Stealth

Andrew Pakula — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:34:30 +0000

The Discovery Channel is working on a new TV show called; Inventions that Shook the World. In one of the episodes they are featuring the personal computer.

The film crew visited Stealth Computer recently and took some close up product shots of the electronics that go inside computer products. They also shot some video of our Rack Server products being assembled in our production area. The show will air in early 2011.

Solid State Drives (SSD) Explained – Everything you need to know about making a decision in performance based storage

Andrew Pakula — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:00:31 +0000

What is a SSD (Solid State Drive)?

SSD is the acronym for Solid State Drive. SSD’s are highly reliable storage devices that use solid-state memory to store data. An SSD emulates a hard disk drive and is available in the typical interfaces IDE, SATA or SCSI.

Solid State Drives can withstand extreme shock, vibration, temperature, altitude and harsh environmental conditions while operating without compromising on data integrity. Since there are no moving parts involved, data access time occurs as quickly as 0.1ms compared to typical consumer hard drives with spinning disks that can take 10-15ms, on average.

Standard models operate in temperatures of 0 – 70° C. and special industrial models can withstand operating temperatures of -40 – 85° C. SSD’s are the same size and shape as traditional desktop hard drives (available in 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch, and 3.5-inch form factors) and utilize the same connectors making them easy to install in traditional PC based equipment.

What is the difference between SLC and MLC Solid State Drives?

There are two types of NAND Flash chips available in Solid State Drives. Single-level cell (SLC) and multi-level cell (MLC). Both are similar in design and even look the same but their differences are quite significant.

What is SLC?
Single Level Cell (SLC) flash outperforms Multi Level Cell (MLC) flash.

What is MLC?
Multi Level Cell (MLC) flash has low cost benefits, but performs at slower speeds.

Advantages of SLC over MLC

SLC flash accesses and writes to the NAND flash chips much faster, by using “simpler” control logic with 1 bit versus the 2 bits used by MLC flash.
The program operations in SLC chips last 100,000 cycles, ten times longer than MLC.
At a first glance the SLC drives appear to be much more expensive than MLC. However, when you consider the increased performance, higher reliability and increased lifespan the aggregate cost is much lower for the SLC based units.

Advantages/Disadvantages of SLC and MLC based Solid State Drives

Features	SLC	MLC
High Density	Lower Capacities	Higher Capacities
Low Cost per Bit	Higher than MLC	Lower Cost
Endurance	100,000 cycles	10,000 cycles
Operating Temperature Range	(industrial, more rugged)	(commercial, less rugged)
Low Power Consumption	Low Power Better Performance	Not as efficient as SLC
Write/Erase Speeds	Best Performance	Not as good as SLC
Write/Erase Endurance	Best Performance	Not as good as SLC
Density	16Mbit	32Mbit/64Mbit
Block Size	64Kbyte	128Kbyte
Architecture	x8	x8 / x16

The above performance factors make SLC based Solid State Drives an excellent fit for mission critical and important applications where reliability, performance and long term support are desired. MLC based Solid State Drives are ideal for applications that are not as critical and where saving costs is a tradeoff for a bit less performance and long term reliability.

* Images courtesy of Toms Hardware

Solid State Drives (SSD) both MLC and SLC are optionality available in all our Stealth Computer products, click below to view products or contact us for more information.

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Stealth Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management System

Andrew Pakula — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:12:36 +0000

Stealth Computer has achieved the new ISO 9001:2008 certification for the company’s Quality Management System. We are totally committed to delivering quality and value for our customers, by understanding their needs and solving their problems. We are completely committed to achieving 100% customer satisfaction.

Our New LittlePC Comparison Page

Andrew Pakula — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:05:09 +0000

Over the years our LittlePC or small form factor PC offering has grown into a wide assortment of models and configurations. Sometimes the selection process can be a little overwhelming when trying to decide the right PC for your application. We now have an on-line comparison chart showing all Small PC models and their distinctive differences providing for an easy way to compare the benefits and features of each.

Our 20th anniversary is around the corner

Andrew Pakula — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:38:04 +0000

Greetings and Salutations,

Way back in the beginning (circa 1990) while working on automation and control systems someone handed us an IBM “AT” PC and asked, “can you make this thing last?” You see office grade computers were not meant to operate on the plant floor and the catastrophic failures were numerous. Flash Forward – 20 years and thousands of systems later, who would have predicted we would become industry leaders recognized worldwide for our products and services.

Our start to the year 2010 has been a very positive one. We are seeing many projects returning, new system deployments in all kinds of industries and the growing adoption of Windows 7. Thank you for your trust in us as shown by your orders.

You can find us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and our StealthBLOG for up to date information. Stealth follows a strict privacy policy and we promise not sell, rent or share your private information with anyone. We thank you for your time and continued support and of course always welcome your feedback.

- Ed Boutilier
President & CEO of Stealth.com Inc.