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    And so I whipped an Acer laptop against the wall... Video this time!

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Rob, Jul 13, 2010.

  1. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, boy.... Here we go.....
    You didn't have an ENVY to kill??
     
    gmgfarrand, Jul 13, 2010
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  3. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    I want to spark some nice debates early in the afternoon :) lol
     
    Rob, Jul 13, 2010
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  4. gmgfarrand

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    Bored eh??
     
    gmgfarrand, Jul 13, 2010
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  5. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    naw man... busy as hell!
     
    Rob, Jul 13, 2010
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  6. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    I like it!

    However, I would have preferred a video of you smashing it to pieces with a Toughbook! :D
     
    Azrial, Jul 13, 2010
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Is Samantha aware of this predilection for wanton acts of destruction you seem to have? :D
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Jul 13, 2010
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  8. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    I was thinking the same thing...
     
    Toughbook, Jul 13, 2010
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    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    You may soon get your wish my friend... I just got "white elephant-ed" a Inspiron 5150 that I believe has a toast MB. (They were infamous for it; in fact, Dull got spanked in a MAJOR class-action suit a few years back over this model) If I can't resurrect it, I'll video it's demise for ya. :rolleyes2:

    These were the first of Dell's "desktop replacement" models; it weighs as much as a CF-29. I sports just a few hairs less performance than AlienWare's Area 51 laptop only with Dell's glorious business-class industrial design. :err:

    mnem
    Can I afford this gift?
     
    mnementh, Jul 14, 2010
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  10. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    This video is version 2.0, version 1.0 was the pictures... only in version 3.0 will you get to see my CF-30 destroying a laptop... Just wait for it... it will happen ;) :)
     
    Rob, Jul 14, 2010
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  12. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Mmmmm... bouncy.

    More jumping up & down on it, please. And could you snarl and make gorilla grunty noises, too? :eek2:

    mnem
    Primal.
     
    mnementh, Jul 14, 2010
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    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    You know..Tigers all over the world are starving, and we are wasting perfectly good Acers. How many tigers could that Acer have fed!
     
    Shawn, Jul 14, 2010
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  15. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    I bet Ohlip could figure that out for ya!

    mnem
    Striped... in a RAID 5.
     
    mnementh, Jul 15, 2010
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    well then. you just got pwned...
    YouTube - XFR vs ToughBook: 3 Foot Drop to Concrete (Non-Touch Models)

    answer to THAT one. :confused:

    i'm gettin' a dull!!!!! oh.. wait.. is that an HD failure at 0:54? ("press F5 to run onboard diagnostics")

    but for more than just drop-torture tests (but those too!)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyCETOfy0eI
     
    canuckcam, Jul 15, 2010
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  17. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    I saw this... I don't believe it... The way there were dropping the Dull seemed as if it was closer to the wall so that the wall was cushioning it a little...
     
    Rob, Jul 15, 2010
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    canuckcam Notebook Evangelist

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    but keep in mind the Dell HD failed after the 3rd drop. :) That would suck since you just lost your data...
     
    canuckcam, Jul 15, 2010
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    For a 1st post, I also agree with this this reply and raise you a ToughBook smashing the competition video :)

    YouTube - Toughbook H1 vs. Motion C5: Hammer Time
     
    adamwest436, Jul 27, 2010
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    canuckcam, Jul 28, 2010
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  21. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Wow... that was random. And about 2 minutes longer than it needed to be. Each.

    mnem
    There's 10 minutes of my life I'll never get back...
     
    mnementh, Jul 28, 2010
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