Well, things like braille displays can break either by a simple drop or just from nothing at all. My mac has been dropped a few times, and still works fine. The iPod 4 has cracks in the screen, but it still works. Its maybe 3 years old. It had never had a case on it though. This new iPod 5 hs a case, so it'll probably last even longer.
Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com facebook/iMessage: devinpra...@live.com > On Sep 5, 2014, at 0:54, Desiree Oudinot <turtlepowe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It doesn't help that things like the Lifeproof case for the IPhone > exist, either. That just encourages people to see how much abuse their > phones can take, just to see if the case actually lives up to its > name. I think the testing involved having phones being run over by > cars. > I wouldn't be surprised if similar gear now exists for laptops and > other electronics. > >> On 9/4/14, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'd like to testify to the fact that babying your hardware will not >> necessarily make it last longer. As with any piece of computer technology, >> do a little research and you'll see plenty of stories from people who have >> had gear break almost instantly, >> and just as many stories of people whose same equipment has lasted decades >> under heavy abuse. Just because you baby your gear doesn't mean it won't up >> and fail on you some random day; in fact, if you abuse your gear a bit (like >> major data centers do >> with their hard drives) you'll find out early if you've got a solid piece of >> hardware or not. I'm not saying you should throw your laptop off a building, >> but at least if you end up crashing into something with it and everything >> fails, you'll find out >> quickly that you got a lemon. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > > -- > Desiree > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
