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Hi,
I recently bought a new notebook, and was wondering if it damages the hard drive to put the notebook in my backpack and use it as a portable mp3 player when i walk to school...
I was wondering if this will damage the hard drive or if it is ok, as in how much shock can they take when turned on??
It all depends on the model/manufacturer. some can take 2 g-forces, others 8. Check the specs on the manufacturer's page, but I suspect that walking to school ain't gonna damage the drive, unless some bully pushes you down and steals it.
Your laptop (fairly new) should be able to resist a shock of 6-8 G's - enough to resist heads moving while walking or riding to school.
Also I would check MP3.com and do a search of MP3 on webring.com, there was a guy publishing info on how to take a laptop drive and make a protable mp3 player the size of two cig packs.