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notjoe · 06-06-2004, 05:15 AM

Do you leave the laptop on while moving from room to room? I know moving computers with HDDs spinning could be dangerous but i'm just wondering if the same implications could occur with a laptop HDD..

So, is it best to shut down the laptop before you pick it up and move or can you leave it running without damaging the HDD?

Dugmor · 06-06-2004, 05:19 AM

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Originally posted by notjoe
Do you leave the laptop on while moving from room to room? I know moving computers with HDDs spinning could be dangerous but i'm just wondering if the same implications could occur with a laptop HDD..

So, is it best to shut down the laptop before you pick it up and move or can you leave it running without damaging the HDD?

I never really thought about it , Maybe that is why my laptop is alwasys crashing !

Paul Waters · 06-06-2004, 05:21 AM

Laptop HDD's can withstand reasonable motion. Actually, pretty much anything less than dropping the machine is OK.

notjoe · 06-06-2004, 05:23 AM

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Originally posted by Dugmor
I never really thought about it , Maybe that is why my laptop is alwasys crashing !

Are you rough with it when you move from room to room?

Try scanning your HDD for bad sectors and see if anything comes up...this proceedure can take a while so be warned

wyldblyss · 06-06-2004, 05:23 AM

I never really thought about that either...i do move it from room to room....up and down stairs, in and out side. I have never had it crash during the move.

Gottis · 06-06-2004, 05:30 AM

I've been moving laptops around for years, nothing's ever happened. Never heard it happening to anybody else either. Go for it.

Wilber · 06-06-2004, 07:23 AM

Turn them upside-down, it won't effect anything. They are made with this in mind.

Also most people get the terminology wrong, there are laptops and notebooks.
Not surprising for people to toss incorrect computer terminology around, this
has been going on since the inception of them. To this day I still here users
point to their tower and call it a "hard drive" or a "CPU".

Notebooks are what is sold in today's market. They are 6 Lbs or lighter
and have larger screens than laptops.
Notebooks today have WIFI, USB, PIII/P4, larger hard drives, slimmer profiles.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/notebook_computer.html

Laptops are from an older era and are smaller than notebooks and
heavier. Anything 8 Lbs or more is usually a laptop.
Laptops usually don't have USB, internal ethernet, screen resolutions above
800 x 600.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/laptop_computer.html

Another misused word is motor.

Motors are electric, your car has an engine...engines have internal combustion.

StarkReality · 06-06-2004, 08:27 AM

I'm moving my laptop around for years now, never got any problems...well, it's a laptop, no football, so treat it gently.

Nathan · 06-06-2004, 08:31 AM

We nolonger are in 1998. Most Harddisks now-a-days have no problem with reasonable shocks. Notebook-Harddisks have even more resistance. I carry around my notebook constantly, absolutely no problem.

Grammar Police · 06-06-2004, 08:52 AM

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Originally posted by Wilber
Turn them upside-down, it won't effect anything. They are made with this in mind.
...
I still here users
point to their tower and call it a "hard drive" or a "CPU".

If you're going to get picky about computer terms, at least use proper English.

Affect and effect are NOT interchangeable.

Here and hear are NOT interchangeable either.

Jace · 06-06-2004, 08:58 AM

i move mine around constantly...no problems

stev0 · 06-06-2004, 09:31 AM

I imagine it would be fine ... alot of people use laptops in cars. (police)

gornyhuy · 06-06-2004, 09:34 AM

yeah, I beat the fuck out of my laptops and they last for 4 and 5 years with no problem before they become unuseable and obsolete...

I think drives are much more robust these days.

StRoGE · 06-06-2004, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by stev0
I imagine it would be fine ... alot of people use laptops in cars. (police)

The police use special "toughbooks" with touch screens here, but I used to have a notebook mounted in my truck too. I wouldnt worry about it. As long as you dont drop it you'll be fine.

06-06-2004, 05:15 AM	#1
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	Laptop users who use WIFI Do you leave the laptop on while moving from room to room? I know moving computers with HDDs spinning could be dangerous but i'm just wondering if the same implications could occur with a laptop HDD.. So, is it best to shut down the laptop before you pick it up and move or can you leave it running without damaging the HDD?

06-06-2004, 05:21 AM	#3
Paul Waters Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,402	Laptop HDD's can withstand reasonable motion. Actually, pretty much anything less than dropping the machine is OK. __________________ Paul

06-06-2004, 07:23 AM	#7
Wilber Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: De,Oh,Lei Posts: 1,295	Turn them upside-down, it won't effect anything. They are made with this in mind. Also most people get the terminology wrong, there are laptops and notebooks. Not surprising for people to toss incorrect computer terminology around, this has been going on since the inception of them. To this day I still here users point to their tower and call it a "hard drive" or a "CPU". Notebooks are what is sold in today's market. They are 6 Lbs or lighter and have larger screens than laptops. Notebooks today have WIFI, USB, PIII/P4, larger hard drives, slimmer profiles. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/notebook_computer.html Laptops are from an older era and are smaller than notebooks and heavier. Anything 8 Lbs or more is usually a laptop. Laptops usually don't have USB, internal ethernet, screen resolutions above 800 x 600. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/laptop_computer.html Another misused word is motor. Motors are electric, your car has an engine...engines have internal combustion. __________________ Sig NOT for sale

06-06-2004, 08:31 AM	#9
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	We nolonger are in 1998. Most Harddisks now-a-days have no problem with reasonable shocks. Notebook-Harddisks have even more resistance. I carry around my notebook constantly, absolutely no problem. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger

06-06-2004, 09:34 AM	#13
gornyhuy Chafed. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Face Down in Pussy Posts: 18,041	yeah, I beat the fuck out of my laptops and they last for 4 and 5 years with no problem before they become unuseable and obsolete... I think drives are much more robust these days. __________________ icq:159548293

06-06-2004, 05:23 AM	#5
wyldblyss Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Buck Starts Here Posts: 5,779	I never really thought about that either...i do move it from room to room....up and down stairs, in and out side. I have never had it crash during the move.

06-06-2004, 05:30 AM	#6
Gottis Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: VIP NO ID Posts: 1,746	I've been moving laptops around for years, nothing's ever happened. Never heard it happening to anybody else either. Go for it.

06-06-2004, 08:27 AM	#8
StarkReality Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: 4 8 15 16 23 42 Posts: 4,444	I'm moving my laptop around for years now, never got any problems...well, it's a laptop, no football, so treat it gently.

06-06-2004, 08:58 AM	#11
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	i move mine around constantly...no problems

06-06-2004, 09:31 AM	#12
stev0 Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 6,801	I imagine it would be fine ... alot of people use laptops in cars. (police)