[ale] OT: Squandering thousands in one step...

[James P. Kinney III]

If the screen is intact and apparently working well, you are very lucky!

It might be a wise idea to do a backup now in the event that the hard
drive begins to gripe soon. Other than the screen, it is the next most
fragile thing on a laptop. 

On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 19:19, John Wells wrote:
> The inevitable happened, and I tripped over my cat-5 cable today, jerking
> my three-week old dell inspiron i8200 off a small table and onto the
> carpet.  Approximately a 2 1/4 foot drop, and it probably hit the floor at
> a 45 degree angle.
> 
> It was turned off at the time, but the screen was open and flipped all the
> way open (envision an open book) when it hit the floor.
> 
> Anyway, this may sound silly, but I was wondering if I should be concerned
> at all.  I'm doing a lot of work on this during the day, and often don't
> get to back up for 18 hours or so.  Don't really know if these Dells, or
> any laptops these days, are really designed to take a blow and keep on
> ticking.  I once had an old compaq that was a "rugged" model, designed for
> road use and the occasional spill, but this laptop is a "desktop
> replacement".
> 
> I did opt for the 3 year warranty coverage, which is at least a tad
> reassuring.
> 
> Any precautions I should take?  Anything in particular I should check or
> be wary of?  Everything seems to be running fine right now, and I assume
> that since it was off I probably avoided any damage, but for peace of mind
> thought I'd pose the question to the group.
> 
> I appreciate any input.
> 
> John
> 
> 
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