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    Vibration concern

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by emonje, Apr 7, 2007.

  1. emonje

    emonje Newbie

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    How sensitive are notebooks to vibration? For instance, can I use one while traveling by car on a bumpy road? Toshiba L30 says it has “shock absorber” with its HDD. My new ASUS A6Rp doesn’t say anything about shock resistance. Well?
     
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    From what I know, only IBM and a few selected business notebooks(HP ncxxxx and Latitude) provide true HD shock absorption protection. The 'shock absorber' may be just a gimmick provided by the HD itself(All notebook HD's have this technology) which is then marketed by Toshiba.

    However, I'm not too familiar with the L30, so I'm not entirely sure.
     
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  3. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    I would imagine you would be OK. I used my Dell on a road trip one time and it was fine. Even regular laptop HD's are built to withstand a certain amount of shock.
     
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    Skibums Notebook Evangelist

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    I have used both an old IBM and Toshiba as a DVD player for the kids when we went on long road trips years ago. Never seem to have any problems with either of them. It should be OK as long as your not 4-wheeling in the back country. :eek:
     
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