Bernstein229
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I'm very carful about electronics I buy, and I'm wondering, is it durable? Will there be considerable damage if I drop it once?
i dont think theres any way to know until the pandora is actually released, and someone is unfortunate enough to drop it. i believe that the clamshell design in itself will protect the pandora rather well from dropping tho. and also im wondering, are you the same guy from ipodtouchfans?Bernstein229 said:I'm very carful about electronics I buy, and I'm wondering, is it durable? Will there be considerable damage if I drop it once?
Bernstein229 said:I'm very carful about electronics I buy, and I'm wondering, is it durable? Will there be considerable damage if I drop it once?
TaG said:deja vu.![]()
TaG said:cosurgi said:What will be the durability of this keboard?
Very poor. The developers have gone to great lengths to ensure they last between 366 and 367 days to maximise future revenues. As none of us have an actual Pandora with keyboard we can neither confirm or deny these rumours. And if it were poor, which I'm sure it's not, the developers wouldn't publicise it, would they?
It's an odd question too. Someone could drop a cell phone several times and the damage would be cosmetic. I used to look after our mobile phone contract at work and had several people who dropped their phone once and totalled it - you could tell by the damage that it wasn't through repeated misuse. It comes down to circumstance and luck. But the more careful you are, the luckier you will be.
gnargoyle11 said:i dont think theres any way to know until the pandora is actually released, and someone is unfortunate enough to drop it. i believe that the clamshell design in itself will protect the pandora rather well from dropping tho. and also im wondering, are you the same guy from ipodtouchfans?Bernstein229 said:I'm very carful about electronics I buy, and I'm wondering, is it durable? Will there be considerable damage if I drop it once?
Yes I am.
Megamixman said:Bernstein229 said:I'm very carful about electronics I buy, and I'm wondering, is it durable? Will there be considerable damage if I drop it once?
Define drop.
If you mean off the empire state building, no it's not durable.
It is also not earthquake, tornado, hurricane, tsunami,firestorm or black plague proof. Nor will insurance be available if such calamity is to hit your neck of the universe.
On the other hand, it will not crack like a 3G iPhone....I hope...
I mean from about 2-3 feet.
Accidentally one or twice, it will survive. Will it scratch like ALL plastic; most likely. The thing to remember is that the weakest point of the Pandora isn't likely to be the case but the hinge. Dropping it open face might break that hinge depending on how strong it is and how it hits the ground/table/etc.Bernstein229 said:I mean from about 2-3 feet.
Megamixman said:Accidentally one or twice, it will survive. Will it scratch like ALL plastic; most likely. The thing to remember is that the weakest point of the Pandora isn't likely to be the case but the hinge. Dropping it open face might break that hinge depending on how strong it is and how it hits the ground/table/etc.Bernstein229 said:I mean from about 2-3 feet.
and it depends on what part of the chassis meets the ground first, the angle between main-chassis and the display, the ground, luck and what not. Depending on the angle and the collision-point, an open hinge might even buffer the fall. Since I'm pretty good in breaking devices, I'll probably cover all edges with rubber. My last 2 mobile phones fell into rivers anyway :rolleyes: hope for a good ottercase (or better pelican-case cause that's my second name)
Or rather than circumstance and luck, you could have a Nokia 6010. :lol:TaG said:Someone could drop a cell phone several times and the damage would be cosmetic. I used to look after our mobile phone contract at work and had several people who dropped their phone once and totalled it - you could tell by the damage that it wasn't through repeated misuse. It comes down to circumstance and luck. But the more careful you are, the luckier you will be.
petrinm said:Will it blend? :unsure:
I wonder if the guys who did SmashMyWii.com, SmashMyPS3.com and so on will get together a 'SmashMyPandora.com'?
White Demon said:petrinm said:Will it blend? :unsure:
I wonder if the guys who did SmashMyWii.com, SmashMyPS3.com and so on will get together a 'SmashMyPandora.com'?
Shut up! I kill you!
True. I hope, the whole hinge-internal structure will be made out of metal. I wouldn't trust a pure plastic hinge for 5 seconds.WarmFluffyUK said:I agree that like all clamshell designs, the weakest points are the LCD screen, and the hinges. They are more likely to break first, probably due to stress already exerted during normal use!