Stealth Announces WPC-905 Water-Proof Fanless Mini PC

[btarunr]

Stealth (a Sparton company), a leader in the industrial computer, displays and peripherals market, has released the new model WPC-905, a high performance rugged Waterproof PC computer that is completely sealed, surviving liquids, chemicals, dust and dirt intrusion and meeting IP67 environmental specifications

Fanless by design, this durable environmentally sealed small form factor PC features powerful 8th Generation Intel Celeron and Core Processors, solid state drives (SSD) with optional onboard RAID configurations and a wide ranging 9 - 48VDC power input making it a perfect fit for mobile and transportation based applications. The WPC-905 is RoHS, CE & FCC, EN50121-3-2, EN50155 certified and also incorporates TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) to provide increased hardware security.



"Stealth strives to support the market with high performance rugged solutions that operate in harsh environments, we continue to develop product offerings with design features that benefit our customers and their requirements." stated Louis Houde, Business Unit Director of Stealth.

This waterproof computer designed for use in a multitude of applications including: Audio/Video Recording, Embedded Control, Digital Signs, Interactive Kiosks, IoT, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Marine, Transportation/Rail, Healthcare, Thin-Clients, and Human/Machine Interface (HMI).

These systems are compatible with Microsoft Windows 10, Server 2019, Linux and can be custom configured to meet the exact needs of the OEM or end user. Systems come standard with a 2 Year Warranty that can be extended to 3 years total. Basic configurations of the WPC-905 Waterproof Mini PC start at $3,195.00 USD and is now shipping.

WPC-905 Product Features

• Waterproof / Water Resistant, Dust Proof & Sealed to IP67 specifications
• Powerful 8th Generation Intel Celeron and Core Processors
• Up to 32 GB of Memory
• DC Input, Wide Range 9 - 48VDC
• Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) with optional RAID configurations
• Small Form Factor design
• Windows 10 Professional, Windows 10 IoT, Server 2019, and Linux compatible
• TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module), providing increased hardware security
• VESA & Wall Mounting
• RoHS, CE & FCC, EN50121-3-2, EN50155 certified

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[Toothless]

I can get a glue gun for the same result at a percent of a percent of the cost.

 

[QUANTUMPHYSICS]

I can get a glue gun for the same result at a percent of a percent of the cost.

You already know that ain't true.

 

[Toothless]

You already know that ain't true.

I can always try. There's no fun in not trying.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

I wonder, does it float too?

 

[Vayra86]

Nice eye-watering price tag, too

I'd at least give the glue gun a shot I think

 

[randomUser]

I think they made a total of like 5 of these PCs. They knew all along that this thing won't sell, so price tag ir just a randomly generated number rounded to the nearest shop-like looking price.

 

[Frick]

I think they made a total of like 5 of these PCs. They knew all along that this thing won't sell, so price tag ir just a randomly generated number rounded to the nearest shop-like looking price.

People on this forum won't buy.

 

[KomanderKain]

I can get a glue gun for the same result at a percent of a percent of the cost.

You've obviously never seen the kind of destruction a food manufacturing sanitation crew member can wreak with a high pressure water hose, even on a device with an IP67 rating.

I think they made a total of like 5 of these PCs. They knew all along that this thing won't sell, so price tag ir just a randomly generated number rounded to the nearest shop-like looking price.

There are a surprising number of use cases for these types of devices in manufacturing, food production, remote/outdoor monitoring, SCADA, transportation, land and sea shipping, etc. Slap "industrial", "medical", or something like that one it, and you automatically triple the price over a typical consumer device of similar specs/performance.

 

[TheUn4seen]

I can get a glue gun for the same result at a percent of a percent of the cost.

You will not achieve IP67 level with a glue gun, period. Also, at what cost? You buy, let's say, 50 of them, a few kilograms of hot glue, several glue guns and hire several people to work for a few days. In the end you lose any kind of warranty (taking a glue gun to a device will cause that, you know), waste a lot of time and end up with an unreliable product.

When will you people understand, such devices are not aimed at a consumer market. In manufacturing, military or any type of industrial usage the price of such device is nothing, and you do not pay for the hardware. You pay for the fact that the manufacturer got it certified for certain conditions and guarantees it will work as intended. You never ever, in an industrial setting, want to do this stuff yourself if someone can do it for you and give you support and warranty. You want to do your job, not fart around with a glue gun.

 

[Toothless]

You will not achieve IP67 level with a glue gun, period. Also, at what cost? You buy, let's say, 50 of them, a few kilograms of hot glue, several glue guns and hire several people to work for a few days. In the end you lose any kind of warranty (taking a glue gun to a device will cause that, you know), waste a lot of time and end up with an unreliable product.

When will you people understand, such devices are not aimed at a consumer market. In manufacturing, military or any type of industrial usage the price of such device is nothing, and you do not pay for the hardware. You pay for the fact that the manufacturer got it certified for certain conditions and guarantees it will work as intended. You never ever, in an industrial setting, want to do this stuff yourself if someone can do it for you and give you support and warranty. You want to do your job, not fart around with a glue gun.

Mate, it's a joke, good lord.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Mate, it's a joke, good lord.

See what you get for trolling?!

 

[Toothless]

See what you get for trolling?!

I think it's more people can't take jokes or don't get them. Woooosh.

 

[Zareek]

I've personally worked building solutions for industrial purposes. Even industrial won't pay $3k for that. They'll put a much cheaper machine in a NEMA13/IP67 enclosure and save at least $1500. This is priced out of its intended market. I seriously doubt military either, they'd use something custom and even more expensive.

 

[Vayra86]

I think it's more people can't take jokes or don't get them. Woooosh.

TheUnseen joke, I think it was.

 

[randomUser]

You will not achieve IP67 level with a glue gun, period. Also, at what cost? You buy, let's say, 50 of them, a few kilograms of hot glue, several glue guns and hire several people to work for a few days. In the end you lose any kind of warranty (taking a glue gun to a device will cause that, you know), waste a lot of time and end up with an unreliable product.

When will you people understand, such devices are not aimed at a consumer market. In manufacturing, military or any type of industrial usage the price of such device is nothing, and you do not pay for the hardware. You pay for the fact that the manufacturer got it certified for certain conditions and guarantees it will work as intended. You never ever, in an industrial setting, want to do this stuff yourself if someone can do it for you and give you support and warranty. You want to do your job, not fart around with a glue gun.

Yes we do understand this is not for consumers, who in their right mind would buy these? Only government pays astronomic prices for cheap things like these. Like almost every purchase is like that. They buy sugar, costs 0,5 Eur/kg for consumers, but with custom label "not for resale" price rises to 2 Eur/kg. Same thing with knives. Exactly same knife costs around 10 eur for consumers, but government is just plain happy to buy it for 50 eur a piece.
Same thing with these. Their IP67 design is most likely mundane one, costing extra dollar or 2 for the "O rings" around the edges.

 

[Toothless]

Yes we do understand this is not for consumers, who in their right mind would buy these? Only government pays astronomic prices for cheap things like these. Like almost every purchase is like that. They buy sugar, costs 0,5 Eur/kg for consumers, but with custom label "not for resale" price rises to 2 Eur/kg. Same thing with knives. Exactly same knife costs around 10 eur for consumers, but government is just plain happy to buy it for 50 eur a piece.
Same thing with these. Their IP67 design is most likely mundane one, costing extra dollar or 2 for the "O rings" around the edges.

Sure your government. The US just buys too much in bulk.

 

[TheUn4seen]

Yes we do understand this is not for consumers, who in their right mind would buy these? Only government pays astronomic prices for cheap things like these. Like almost every purchase is like that. They buy sugar, costs 0,5 Eur/kg for consumers, but with custom label "not for resale" price rises to 2 Eur/kg. Same thing with knives. Exactly same knife costs around 10 eur for consumers, but government is just plain happy to buy it for 50 eur a piece.
Same thing with these. Their IP67 design is most likely mundane one, costing extra dollar or 2 for the "O rings" around the edges.

The thing is, if you have a company in need of computers which can withstand some splashes and work in wet environment (food production, shipping, some manufacturing processes, research, data gathering or security just to name a few) this price is nothing, and you will happily pay such pennies for warranty and certification. I mean, some years ago I worked with a team gathering seismic data on a large area to find optimal path for a pipeline. They used equipment which cost many millions, the price they paid for a truckload of very expensive sealed and rugged data gathering devices (it was a long time ago, so they were probably analog data recorders, certainly not computers) was probably lower than rounding errors in their parent company's fiscal reports, even if every single one of those devices cost more than I earned in a quarter. They might use orings and chewing gum, if I need sealed computers for outside use and they give me certification and good warranty, I would buy however many I would need.

 

[Caring1]

"completely sealed"
In other words, no usable ports, so you can power it up, but it does nothing?
What interfaces do they have?