|
|
Article: CAN'T CRASH WON'T CRASH.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: SIMON OSBORNE-WALKER
You swapped your PC for a superslim laptop in all its wi-fi glory - and then you went and dropped it.
Time to consider buying a more macho notebook?
Laptops are now more popular than desktop computers and with easy access to wi-fi we've taken to using them all around our homes. These days we think nothing of relaxing in the garden while surfing the net, or even taking the PC into the garage to follow online instructions on repairing a bike.
But we also seem to have forgotten that these complex machines are delicate pieces of equipment, made from relatively flimsy materials. The fast-spinning hard disk can ...