The key is not to drop it while it's *on*. Of course, if you have something like IBM's active protection software running (which monitors an accelerometer to determine if the machine is falling or possibly about to bump something), the heads will usually park before a fall and there won't be any damage to the drive or your data. It's possible that one day HD manufacturers will include this technology right in the drives, but that would make configuration more difficult. Right now I'll just stick with my trusty Thinkpad.
By that reasoning, we only need cars with 50 HP, televisions with 5 channels, sex in one position, and exactly one brand of beer. Comon, dude, think a little bit.
My latest IBM Thinkpad didn't come with an install CD, either. I google'd for a while before I found instructions on how to make a Windows install CD from the data contained on the hard drive (the only option IBM provided was to restore their "base image," which was full of crap that I did not want/need).
So, what's the reason for all of this? The explaination that I heard was that Microsoft is now making it a requirement of some OEM agreements that they _not_ provide a Windows install CD to the purchaser. So, not only do Fujitsu and IBM save money on the actual media costs, they save money on the OEM agreement with Microsoft too by not providing you with the CD. Allegedly the point of this is to prevent people who buy laptops from giving their genuine Windows install CDs to their friends, but would someone tell me please what the point of paying for a product is if I don't even get an install CD (let alone written documentation)?
Actually, the help browser _IS_ Safari. Both Safari and the Help Viewer use Apple's Webkit to display HTML, so they are essentially the same program. Help Viewer has features like "Reload" and "Stop" removed because such features are not important for offline browsing.
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The key is not to drop it while it's *on*. Of course, if you have something like IBM's active protection software running (which monitors an accelerometer to determine if the machine is falling or possibly about to bump something), the heads will usually park before a fall and there won't be any damage to the drive or your data. It's possible that one day HD manufacturers will include this technology right in the drives, but that would make configuration more difficult. Right now I'll just stick with my trusty Thinkpad.
By that reasoning, we only need cars with 50 HP, televisions with 5 channels, sex in one position, and exactly one brand of beer. Comon, dude, think a little bit.
My latest IBM Thinkpad didn't come with an install CD, either. I google'd for a while before I found instructions on how to make a Windows install CD from the data contained on the hard drive (the only option IBM provided was to restore their "base image," which was full of crap that I did not want/need).
So, what's the reason for all of this? The explaination that I heard was that Microsoft is now making it a requirement of some OEM agreements that they _not_ provide a Windows install CD to the purchaser. So, not only do Fujitsu and IBM save money on the actual media costs, they save money on the OEM agreement with Microsoft too by not providing you with the CD. Allegedly the point of this is to prevent people who buy laptops from giving their genuine Windows install CDs to their friends, but would someone tell me please what the point of paying for a product is if I don't even get an install CD (let alone written documentation)?
Actually, the help browser _IS_ Safari. Both Safari and the Help Viewer use Apple's Webkit to display HTML, so they are essentially the same program. Help Viewer has features like "Reload" and "Stop" removed because such features are not important for offline browsing.
Overclocking your brain is easy, it's called... Cocaine. Just don't complain to me when you suffer a fatal system error...
Well, that's great, but... How many FPS does it get in Quake 3?