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wheresmybeaver

Hey lads, had a scary moment there during the week when I virtually threw my A217m against a wall... not deliberately, obviously. I had put it into its carry case, leaning against a wall, but I forgot to zip it shut. Then, I was in a rush out of the room so I grabbed the case by the handle and lifted it very quickly.... Result: laptop flips out of case in the direction of the stone wall, at a very high speed.. I literally stood there for a minute in shock at what I had done.

There wasn't any obvious physical damage, like scratches or dents, but the dvd-drive was hanging out, not very reassuring. I tried to turn it on a few times. Each time the bluetooth and wifi lights would come on, and it'd make the booting-up whirring noise, but then it would die with a click. I was really shi**ing it at this stage. I have about a dozen important college projects on it, but hadn't backed up in about a week.. eep! So I tried removing the battery and putting it back in, and trying to turn it on plugged in or just with the battery. Nothing. Then I happened to turn it over just as I pressed the power button and Joy! the familiar "tadada" could be heard. I flipped it back over, and there was the welcome screen, then it came out of hibernation, and incredibly everything was ok. Paranoid, I checked everything to see what was broken; the DVD drive, the bluetooth, the wireless, the keyboard, anything at all. All fine! Quel chance! :smileygrin:

A few days later and everythings still ok. I can't believe it, the thing deserved to be in bits the way it got treated, but I suppose its a testimony to Sony's build quality and design. Thank you Sony! There'd be no degree for me if I'd lost all that data!

kee-lo_

OMFG, thank god it's all OK, woah I would have fainted for sure if that had happened to me.

It's the lucky shamrock

Eugenepang

wow!.. i would be getting a heart attack if its happen to my a317s!.. then cry like a baby before picking it up like a dying lover on my arms...and doesnt even dare to look for any damage not even dare to try open it as if i do the screen will be shattered and drop like a falling leaf in autumn... but after hearing what you said... well i will be very very careful next time when i put it in the carrying case and will never forgot the zip it up :smileygrin:,

fraheato

A similar thing happened to my previous Vaio. Jumping up from the armchair I accidentally almost threw the notebook onto the hearth. Calamity! Although the case was slightly damaged it whirred into life as though it was just another day in the life of a Vaio, and continued until replacing a couple of months ago with my present Vaio.
In fact my husband still uses the older machine for photoes and DVDs.
Sony must make them strong, no PC should have survived this bad treatment.

wheresmybeaver

In fairness yeah Sonys are very tough. I only had to fart sideways with my old Toshiba Satellite and the thing bluescreened. There was a particular area near the power button that if you tapped it with your nail (didn't even have to be very hard) then it would bluescreen and reboot. Et voilá. Half an hour of work gone. There musta been some sadisitic engineers in Toshiba putting a "death button" just in that area...

But no more hassle with my lovely Vaio!

kee-lo_

Yeah some laptops are rather fragile!

Eugenepang

i only wish that my HP ipaq was that tough.. i just drop it once and it cost me £173 to replace the screen.... and its not even 3month old..:smileycry: