Toughbooks / Toughpads ftw. I once had a pentium 3 CF-28 fully rugged Toughbook. I ran over it with my car a few times, took in the shower with me, you know the usual. Very aesthetically appealing design and friggin tough. The power button is a twist action chrome thing.
1 worry I have is battery longevity since probably the case in entirely Magnesium Alloy, it acts as a big heatsink so the battery on the Pad will probably average a higher temperature than a regular Pad just like the Toughbooks.
Speaking of my future laptop, I'd probably rather get a slim semi-rugged Toughbook in the future rather than one of these 'Ultrabooks' that Intel is trying to make.