MJN Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 We had an accident at our house today. Someone tripped on the cord and the computer ended up in the floor. Is this something that is usually fixable or not? If so, do you know what to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetfeet Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've dropped my iBook(mac) twice. Both times I was nursing the baby and water boiled over.:glare: I jumped up without thinking. Anyhow, the mac has a hard drive protection thing in case of dropping so it was fine. Does your laptop have something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 The exact same thing happened to mine years ago with my Mac Powerbook. It worked fine afterwards though. Is it booting up at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaS Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I dropped my Dell Inspiron (sp?) and it was just fine. I got a real good :glare: from dh, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My dh put a new hard drive in and it's working fine now. We lost all our data though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My dh put a new hard drive in and it's working fine now. We lost all our data though. We did that too a few years ago. Now we back up our laptop every night to avoid that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I dropped my cheapy...er...can't remember the brand...down the stairs. It was fine, but one of the USB ports got kind-of rumpled. I never really need more than 2 (it has 3), so...I guess it was all fine. That was a few yrs back, & it just died a few mos ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I have dropped my macbook twice. Once it landed on the left foot; once it landed on the right foot. The bruises lasted MONTHS! (but the macbook still worked fine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I have a Dell...I drop it at least once a day...or it falls off a table, or someone trips over a cord. No problems so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 We've had laptops take a minor tumble without a problem. If yours isn't working, whether it is fixable or not will depend on what is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My old one hit the floor many times. You didn't say what broke on yours? Mine generally "bounced" back. However, once it knocked an internal screw loose that caused my CD drive to stop working till I figured it out. I've never lost my drive from being dropped, but it did just quit working (we suspect overheating). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamnkats Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've dropped my iBook(mac) twice. Both times I was nursing the baby and water boiled over.:glare: I jumped up without thinking. Anyhow, the mac has a hard drive protection thing in case of dropping so it was fine. Does your laptop have something similar? We only have Thinkpads and one macbook in our family and 3 of them have been dropped - none have had an issue. One had water spilled all over the keyboard (a SERIOUS amount of water) and is fine. some laptops are built to withstand being dropped, driven over (in a car), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2GirlsTX Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My youngest has dropped the spare Compaq laptop no less than 3 times. She has some special issues so this was not on purpose, and it involved, tripping on cord, etc . The boxer has pushed it off the table twice... So it still works but the hinges are broke, but they are ordered and will be replaced this week (ebay..$20 new hinges) I have no idea how it has survived so many unfortunate falls in its 4 year life, but it keeps going and going and going.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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