On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:11:48 -0700 Freeman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:18:57AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:51:07 -0700 > > Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > I've had two passports for about 3 and 5 years now. The third and newest, > > > the only SATA, died from a ridiculously small drop, maybe three feet onto > > > carpet. > > > > While on or off? > > > > Off. > > I remember the moment of realization and watching it drop. It hit squarely > on the corner. Seems like that was the real death knell, rather than a > displaced or glancing impact pattern, maybe a speared-headed impact pattern. > > It doesn't spin. Good to know - I guess it's just luck of the draw. I once cringed as I dropped my WD external about four feet (onto carpet), but so far (months later) it's still working fine. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
