Robust touchscreen netbook / ultrabook with keyboard & USB ports?

[pete]

So.... for reasons we won't debate in this thread, one of our cashless catering tills is a consumer-grade Asus tablet which has predictably now got slack/broken ports.

 

If you're using a mobile till running Windows with a 3rd-party plug-in usb fingerprint reader, what've you got?

 

Requirements are:

 

Touchscreen

2 or more USB ports

Netbook size (ish)

Robust

 

I'd be tempted to get a refurb X220 from Dave if it weren't for the touchscreen requirement.

[p858snake]

Is there space to get a touchscreen monitor then put the netbook elsewhere (below the counter)?

[pete]

Not really. It needs to roam between 3 different places, so self-contained is best.

[p858snake]

Do you have enough space/budget to have a docking station at each location? That should make the ports survive for longer.

 

Haven't used any of these solutions myself, But the first two were on a POS website when I was looking the other night for something else.

 

* Hisense HM518 Rugged Tablet POS System (PDF) [Hardware stats look to be lacking)

* HP ElitePad Pad (PDF)

* MS Surface + Docking station

[LeMarchand]

if the main problem is the USB port damage, couldn't you just use a couple of short extension cables? Peanuts to replace if they get damaged. Maybe you could use silicon sealant to make it difficult (but not impossible) to unplug them from the tablet.