Panasonic Toughbook.

They have a range from "Business rugged" all the way through to various MILSPEC certified models. All made in Japan (really!) and built unlike most products today. Made to last.

Could someone please explain to me what is the big deal with tethering in the US? I live in Europe, specifically in Slovakia, and here we have data plans as cheap as 6 EUR/month for an essentially unlimited (AFAIK technically 4GB/month FUP) amount of data. Mobile operators here couldn't care less about tethering and they certainly don't go out of their way to prevent it! I find it hard to understand why it's such a big deal in the states and why I keep seeing headlines about XYZ limited/disabled/outrageously expensive tethering.