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Originally Posted by Abelturd
As for the fragility of the screen - after hearing all the horrendous stories I've become paranoid. I never sit down unless I check the spot where I'm gonna sit(no matter where I am). I handle my C. as if it was a WW2 grenade. I never put anything on top. I put it where I can see it so I don't sit on it accidentally. They really need to start makin em sturdier, coz this is not healthy.
That reminds me that I should put some padding on the floors.  |
I have the cover from Bookeen and I think this is pretty good enough to keep the Cybook save. I don't think that you have to treat it like a "grenade" but the screen is necessarily a little fragile. I wouldn't sit on it and I wouldn't recommend dropping it from greater heights but so far I have carried it around in my pockets and suitcases and haven't had a problem so far.
From my experience with materials like the Cybook screen (i.e. very thin layers of glass or glass-like substances) I am pretty sure that the most danger comes from bending. On bending these layers get microscopic cracks which deepen every time the material is bent until it breaks. So I would suppose that the device would probably withstand a fall without a problem if it lands more or less flat on one side but would break even from lesser heights if it hits the floor at an angle which would bend the screen. That would explain the different experiences of some of the users here in the forum.