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Reader survives 25 MPH crash test
As they say on 'Myth Busters', "Don't try this at home!" I didn't mean to do it myself, just old and forgetful.
![]() As I was going out to lunch, with my Reader, I stoped to water my flowers. I put my Reader on the hood of my SUV so as to not get it wet. ![]() ![]() ![]() With my heart beating at least 25 MPH, I U-turned and recovered the Reader. Much to my amazement, it seems to still work perfectly. ![]() ![]() How's that for robustness? ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by slayda; 07-15-2013 at 01:12 PM. |
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That is impressive. So much for the need to buy a new case because the one that comes with it is not able to protect the Reader well enough.
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I wouldn't consider falling off the car at 25 MPH to be a representative test of what the cover should protect from though!
![]() I'm glad it survived in a working state, Slayda. ![]() |
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Wow! So... will you be trying it at 35MPH next?
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slayda, congrats that your Reader is still breathing
![]() You weren't trying to apply the infamous try-to-kill-a-Lenovo-notebook-test by any chance? |
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Wow! Close call. Congratulations on your luck!
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I've fallen off a car at 35mph, I'd like to see your reader do that.
![]() I'm pretty surprised that the reader survived. Maybe you got lucky... I seriously doubt an iLiad would survive that fall. |
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Could be just a matter of where it hit. Then again, maybe the cover that comes with the reader is better then most thought and getting a replacement will actually make it easier to break the reader from a fall.
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I heard somewhere that the most common fate of laptops is a broken/dead screen. Perhaps the eInk screens are more robust.
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