Xplore iX104C5 Reviewer's Manual page 26

TOTAL CONTROL OF OWNERSHIP
EXTENDED
LIFECYCLES
The iX104C5 provides platform stability for its vertical market customers by supporting a 3-year+ lifecycle:
Xplore participates in Intel
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embedded technology roadmap, enabling Xplore to select Intel
5-year product lifecycles which rugged tablet customers expect
The iX104C5 is a highly integrated system with complementary technologies that support extended,
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stable lifecycles – processors, chipsets, wireless modules, storage, etc.
TOTAL CONTROL OF OWNERSHIP
EXTENDED
LIFECYCLES
For larger field deployments that extend over years, customers periodically want to upgrade or modify prod-
uct configurations. The Xplore iX104C5 has been designed to provide enhanced field serviceability and
configuration management, both of which maximize system uptime by reducing the need for the return of
deployed systems to the factory or warranty service center for servicing and/or upgrades. This also helps to
reduce the total cost of ownership over the product's lifecycle.
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XPLORE TECHNOLOGIES
IN-FIELD
Serviceability
's Early Access Program, which provides solid visibility into their
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IN-FIELD
Serviceability
The iX104C5 has a number of system elements that are Customer Replaceable Units
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(CRUs). Customers can readily replace or upgrade the following without special tools
or having to return systems:
Solid state modules
WLAN, broadband and Bluetooth radios
Memory
MicroSD cards
SIM cards
Batteries
Additionally, the iX104C5 can be readily serviced regionally by approved channel
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partners and self-servicing end-user customers. Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
elements include:
Entire I/O module as a single insert
Dual antennas
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Keypad module as a single insert
MANAGEMENT and
SERVICE ELEMENTs
technologies that support 3- to
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MANAGEMENT and
SERVICE ELEMENTs
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