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ThinkPad Torture Test: Freefall (System On)

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Uploaded by on Mar 13, 2009

This video highlights one of many stress tests we put ThinkPad laptops through before we ever bring them to market.

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  • Maybe is a CAThinkpad, XD

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  • this is extraordinary

    

  • it's still thinking

  • It's all about heads, the tips reading/writing stuff. If DD is fixed by screws, heads are 'floating' by essence and when there's a shock, unsecured heads can touch the surface and mark it badly.

    To prevent that, they placed captors, accelerometers in fact, to detect free falls so when you drop it, heads are folded back until laptop is stable again. Rotation isn't stopped, no need to, plus it would be quite a violent move.

  • @Skiks I don't know if you heard of this, but Lenovo implements a system where it detects when it's falling or in 'high movement' and automatically stops the HDD to prevent damage. Just an FYI :)

    They go great lengths to protect your data, if your laptop doesn't make it.

  • @Skiks you could be right however hdd spinning horizontally and fall occurs vectrally so hdd has at least 6 screws that holds the hdd dics tight and secure. i don't think hdd can crush like that.

  • @BijeloNW Depends. A fall like that can damage a hard drive since a hard drive is always spinning when a laptop is in use.

  • Sending this HP Pavilion to the Junkers now! ThinkPad can handle those though bus rides....

  • Just casually loads solitaire like a boss!

  • One hell of a way to shuffle a deck of cards!

  • Is that an T410?

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