A few people have mentioned that laptops are still too fragile, and I'd have to agree. My office is based out of a ship and we are constantly sending people off the ship into different nearby countries. The ship was in Malaysia, we had laptops in Thailand, Cambodia and Singapore. The ship was South Africa, we had laptops in Madagascar, La Reunion and the Seychelles. The ship is currently in the Philippines, we have laptops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Though the users aren't always the most computer-proficient, they do try their best to take care of the machines. But one out of every five laptops that goes out comes back broken. We burn through motherboards, hard-drives, CD drives and power supplies. The only thing that never seems to break is the network card. Despite the fact that the point of the laptop is mobility, most hardware just doesn't seem to be able to handle repeated trips on planes, trains, buses, motorcycles, tuk-tuks, rickshaws, and the occasional camel, not to mention the inconsitencies in electrical currents.
I'd trade weight and cost if I could get some durability.
As someone who's tried both cockroaches AND dog (every been to Cambodia?) the only difference is that I can fool myself into thinking dog might be something else. The only thing that tastes remotely like cockroach is spider, which is somehow not an improvement in my mind.
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A few people have mentioned that laptops are still too fragile, and I'd have to agree. My office is based out of a ship and we are constantly sending people off the ship into different nearby countries. The ship was in Malaysia, we had laptops in Thailand, Cambodia and Singapore. The ship was South Africa, we had laptops in Madagascar, La Reunion and the Seychelles. The ship is currently in the Philippines, we have laptops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Though the users aren't always the most computer-proficient, they do try their best to take care of the machines. But one out of every five laptops that goes out comes back broken. We burn through motherboards, hard-drives, CD drives and power supplies. The only thing that never seems to break is the network card. Despite the fact that the point of the laptop is mobility, most hardware just doesn't seem to be able to handle repeated trips on planes, trains, buses, motorcycles, tuk-tuks, rickshaws, and the occasional camel, not to mention the inconsitencies in electrical currents.
I'd trade weight and cost if I could get some durability.
As someone who's tried both cockroaches AND dog (every been to Cambodia?) the only difference is that I can fool myself into thinking dog might be something else. The only thing that tastes remotely like cockroach is spider, which is somehow not an improvement in my mind.