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    Vibrations bad for our laptops?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by googlei, Aug 2, 2010.

  1. googlei

    googlei Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, my question is are vibrations bad for my laptop's LCD display?

    -Thanks in advance
     
    googlei, Aug 2, 2010
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  2. ramgen

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    Nope, vibration only affects the parts that contain motors (i.e. hard drives, fans etc.)


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    ramgen, Aug 2, 2010
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  3. Redneck_Randy

    Redneck_Randy Notebook Geek

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    A BIG yes

    A friend who is a computer consultant has one client that is a helicopter pilot and takes his laptop with him when he flies is on his 3rd hard drive.
     
    Redneck_Randy, Aug 2, 2010
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  4. Soulsaber

    Soulsaber Notebook Evangelist

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    He should get a SSD.
     
    Soulsaber, Aug 2, 2010
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  5. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    vibration is bad on hard drives, RUNNING optical drives and fans, but I have seen the vibration cause backlights to fail as well.

    YES Get an SSD and dont use your optical when bouncing it around
     
    crazycanuk, Aug 2, 2010
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  6. FruitSaladExtreme

    FruitSaladExtreme Notebook Consultant

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    HDDs and optical drives would be effected. Never heard of a fan.
     
    FruitSaladExtreme, Aug 2, 2010
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  7. googlei

    googlei Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks guys for your responses.
     
    googlei, Aug 2, 2010
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  8. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Depends on how bad the vibrations are. If your on safari I wouldn't use my laptop open because the lid jarring back and forth could get damaged. Under normal conditions and especially a powered off laptop vibrations wont hurt the screen.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Aug 3, 2010
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