NextComputing Vigor ED portable workstation

Graphics- or processing-intensive applications, like geospatial imagery analysis, UAV ground control or HD digital video processing, require powerful computer hardware. However, for mobile deployments where size, weight, power and cooling (SWaP-C) are a concern, typical rackmount servers are just too large, heavy and power-consuming.

The Vigor ED portable workstation series, from NextComputing, is said to overcome these problems. Compact and rugged for mission-critical applications in tough environments, the systems are designed to handle the same demanding tasks normally assigned to full-sized systems. The user can replace larger rackmount hardware with an all-in-one workstation that is easy to transport and set up.

The modular, scalable device can be outfitted with the latest Intel multicore processors, high-capacity/performance memory, full-size PCI Express 3.0 cards and up to 16 removable enterprise-class SSD, SAS or SATA drives.