July 6, 2005 04:05
cyberhusky Wrote:(snip....)
Most laptops today do have rigid enough harddisks which can quietly absorb some shocks. But the problem is the ventilation inside laptops (computers) which gets salty moisty air inside your computer. This humid salty air can destroy motherboards. So better would be to have small selfmade PCs without ventilations. BTW how does a Mac mini compare here?
I'll be using a mini on the coast of Maine this summer but only for a month, which I doubt is a fair test of this issue, but I'll keep an eye on it. If we have a foggy month, :-((, maybe I'll have more to report (I hope not....). A light coating of WD-40 might be useful prevention, but I don't think I'll crack the mini that far open (I did my own RAM upgrade).