Two global appliance makers have since approached Jemal, Haier's New York connection, to see if Haier will make its popular new compact chestfreezer for their brands.
We'd initially hoped to leave the Toughbook sitting on a pile of snow for a half-hour, but an early spring thaw left us looking for another option -- provided by a chestfreezer that was operating a few degrees below 0 Fahrenheit.