This article raises several thought provoking questions including food safety considerations. When you consider the materials used in conventional data collection, i.e., clipboards, paper, and pencils, the pros would outweigh the cons, considering the ability to clean and sanitize a ruggedized tablet. Russell Associates recommends using the Motion F5V Tablet (http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_f5.asp) with its inspectiTRAC^TM inspection application- (www.inspectiTRAC.com)   

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