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SueNY - 2006-03-09 10:40 PM
You know, the one about your beloved H/PC dying or something happening to it?
I've only had my 720 a week but I am already so attached to it!
Luckily I got one that is in excellent condition and also got a sturdy case for it! I know you guys have many H/PC "children" LOL but my Jornada is an only child. Not sure I could afford to replace it right away if something happened.
hehe, exact same way i felt when i got my first j720
(my first hpc
). i knew i wouldn1t have enough money to replace it if it breaks... well it didn't fail, still works and still in the same condition cosmetically. after one and a half year
j720's are sturdy beasts.
and i can get spare parts for them real cheap in my country... that's the best thing about the j720.
i got a dead j720 as parts machine
(needed a part from it anyway for my j728
) but couldn't resist the temptation and bought another dead one and had them put together into a fully working one! for 45$ or maybe less! haha.
you can get non working ones cheap in the US too
(but not as cheap as here
)
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C:Amie - 2006-03-09 10:47 PM
I prefer the Michael Jackson approach. Wrap them in bubbles and never let them out
The only tips I can offer you are
- Get a case
- Get a screen protector
- Get a keyboard skin
- Get some spare styli in case the tip starts scratching
- Never, Ever let anyone under 18 touch it
- Never, Ever let anyone touch it - this is in addition to the above rule and may/may not include yourself depending on how trust worthy you think you are
http://www.hpcfactor.com/qlink/?linkID=112
how do I deal with it... one day at a time.
michael jackson?
thats the best idea yes...
hmm hmmm i already have some cases. i realized i better get them for my main hpcs. never paid for any case separately - intermec came with one, for j728 & sig3 i found one at home and found another when i helped a friend sell a j720 to another friend of mine..
found out the psion revo case my revo came with fits the zaurus. bsquare came with a case by default
(default accessory for it!
). and so on..
screen protector project has started too, bsquare and zaurus
(ok thats not a hpc
) have them, trying to find one cheap for sig3. they all are quality ones, i won't settle with crappy protectors.
keyboard protectors - ah intermec and sig3 have them. the others wont get them, they don't need it IMO.
i once loaned a j720
(yay, the one that was/is my first hpc i ever got
) to a friend. i was lucky enough to get it back in the same intact state.
ok and ultimately i deal with the fear this way: started getting spares for my j728 just now. i had nor the money nor felt any need to do that until now. until a j728 surfaced at our local ad site and the seller screwed me up by not telling me he already sold it to some close friend.
then i really started to feel i want another j728. working on the project hard.
until now i had no spares for any of my hpc's. ok i have two intermecs but the second is just a bonus that came with the spare battery
and its backlight isn't working anyway.
(otherwise would be fully working - was able to test it with working backlight for a while
). and two nec 750C's which is a whole story as to why i have two.
and yeah two j720's
(one upgraded with Rocketman's rom/ram
)...
not that i worry too much. i rarely think of that. maybe i do worry about the sig3 sometimes as it just looks like it isn1t that sturdy. but it is!
Edited by cmonex 2006-03-19 8:58 AM
