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So I dropped my laptop...

post #1 of 17
3/27/04 at 10:54pm
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...late last nite. I came home from the bars properly inebriated and like a typical geek went straight to my laptop to check my email. I turned it off when I was done and proceeded to put it back into my bag. *Note to self*. NEVER EVER hold a laptop with one hand while drunk. The poor thing slipped out of my hadn dropped a good 2.5 feet onto the carpet. My heart skipped a beat and in a panic I tried to turn it on praying that nothing was broken. She survived! Phew...given how creaky the plastic is on my 8600 I thought I killed her. Man, score one for the 8600.
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post #2 of 17
3/27/04 at 11:14pm

Phew!

Hey you might make light of the plastic but if it had been solid metal it would had transfered the energy to the vidal inerds! I think its great the way the 8600s are made, they are made of light material so that they are LIGHT and don't feel like a load of bricks in your lap.
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post #3 of 17
3/27/04 at 11:31pm
OOOHHHHH!!!! I could feel that one almost. You are a lucky duck...

*NEW NOTE TO SELF* Lock up the laptop before going out to drink
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post #4 of 17
3/27/04 at 11:32pm
wooo im going to get drunk and pick my laptop up with one hand!!
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post #5 of 17
3/28/04 at 4:33am
Let me just say that you are not alone. Mistakes have been made, drinks have been drunk and computers dropped...... *ahem*. I have lost a good monitor this way (thought it would look better mounted on the wall, do NOT ask why.... and I thought I could manage this with some creative engineering. RIP Monitor).
stu
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post #6 of 17
3/29/04 at 12:28am
Tombo if you are listening this is why I emphasize on Complete care
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post #7 of 17
3/29/04 at 1:16am
haha rip monitor hahah
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post #8 of 17
3/29/04 at 2:15am
No big deal, i often drop my pants all the time when i hear stuff like this. And i'm not even drunk.
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post #9 of 17
3/29/04 at 4:34am

stu
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post #10 of 17
3/29/04 at 9:35pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by DELL-Machina
Tombo if you are listening this is why I emphasize on Complete care

hahaha you beat me to it
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post #11 of 17
3/29/04 at 9:37pm
Complete Care... pshhhhhh!
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post #12 of 17
3/29/04 at 9:54pm
Trust me, complete care is worth its weight in gold and then some. Hardware fails and accidents happen, so the three year buffer can save a lot of cash down the line.
stu
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post #13 of 17
3/30/04 at 1:30am
I agree
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post #14 of 17
3/30/04 at 1:35am
Yeah, well Ive never bought a lappy so I wouldnt know.. but for desktops its a waste :P
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post #15 of 17
3/30/04 at 2:01am
you cant buy CompleteCare on a Desktop can you???
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post #16 of 17
3/30/04 at 2:05am
well just checked in the US site you can, so never you mind
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post #17 of 17
3/31/04 at 9:41am
Yeah Im "listening" But I don't usually do dumb things like spill drinks or even drink anywhere near my lappy, nor do I handle it drunk.......If I do something stupid.I'll take full responsibility. Usually you only do a really dumb thing ONCE.!!

If not...Well I'd recommend breaking out the wallet and buying "idiot insurance" for sure....I mean uuuhem Complete Care!!!!

Glad your notebook is fine...but no worries if you did trash it...you have Complete Care!!!!!!! Don't you?
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