“extremely durable”
An iPod nano is destroyed. It’s harder than you think.
I remember when 20 meg hard drives had footprints the size of my laptop. And cost as much.
My little G4 laptop, by the way, is approaching its second and a half birthday. I’m afraid to jinx it, but it’s done a stellar job, through drops and corrosion and god knows how many busrides and nearly 24/7 uptime. (Sleeping roughly when I do, of course.) It’s compiled applications and made websites and building designs and edited audio and photos. Not to mention the ceaseless websurfing, music playing, and DVDs. It’s showing its age in speed and capacity, of course, but what a great little machine.
I seriously need to back it up again. Soon.
September 13th, 2005 at 12:16 am
you haven’t backed up in awhile? you’re askin’ for it! back up! back up!!
September 13th, 2005 at 5:02 am
My G3 Lombard still works great after 6 years, except that the internal charger is kaput. My Pismo, after 5 years is still screaming. The Lombard fell from my carry case and bang jumped down a staircase and never hesitated. These apples are tough.
September 13th, 2005 at 2:57 pm
my TiBook did finally die last summer, but considering how many drops onto airport tile that it sustained over three years (and from what heights), it’s a miracle it even lasted that long.
that said, Apple really needs to work on their laptop lid clasps. mine hasn’t stayed shut since month 3 or so.
and yes, back up! if you’ve got a LaCie drive, SilverKeeper’s worked pretty well for me.
September 15th, 2005 at 2:37 pm
we need a new post!
September 17th, 2005 at 7:49 am
yeah, that is one thing — my lid clasp also stopped working in the past year. i have to carry a heavy-duty rubber band to sleep my ‘book.
also, the feel of their keyboard is nice, but the keys are prone to detatch.