Have you ever knocked your computer over onto the floor?

United States
October 9, 2008 7:05pm CST
About two years ago, I accidentally tipped over my computer tower and it fell onto the floor. Lucky for me, the tower was already sitting on the floor, so it didn't have too far to fall. I thought the computer was alright. But, about a week later, it stopped working. Have you ever knocked your computer over into the floor or accidentally messed up your computer?
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• United States
10 Oct 08
I've had my computer for a little over three years. It's a laptop mind you so you would think at least sometime in there I would have dropped or knocked my computer off of something. I never did however, but my partner did. We had things packed up to make a trip home from school one weekend. Our laptops were in their own separate laptop bags on the kitchen table. Well, she pulled a bag from the table that my laptop was leaning against and my laptop toppled to the floor from about a height of two or three feet maybe more. However, I think because my laptop was in the bag it saved it from dying. It still works and this was a few months ago so I got lucky.
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• United States
10 Oct 08
Wow! You're lucky! Those computers are ultra sensitive. Though I've heard they make a laptop with technology that prevents it from breaking if it falls. Somehow it senses that it's falling and locks down to prevent system damage. Would love to have one of those.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
10 Oct 08
OMG! no Iv never accidentally knocked my computer over think goodness I would die if something happened to my computer but I guess you'll have to get another one huh, by the way I was kidding about that dieing thing.
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• Canada
10 Oct 08
Nope. Thankfully that has never happened to me. My laptop stays in a padded case when I am not using it.
• United States
10 Oct 08
I'm still not sure how it happened. I pulled on a cord and the thing toppled over.
• United States
12 Oct 08
no,but my cats have several times. surprisingly,it never broke.but i'm about ready to screw it to the desk.
12 Oct 08
No,but its always something I dread happening ,but I have a lap top and ive a bad habit of putting it down on the floor underneath my coffeee table,I know I hear you say,what a silly thing to do,but its just there when I go back to it.There has been the odd occasion when I have stood up and then caught my foot in the lead,then I have nearly gone head over heels.I am sure that is how my last laptop broke down,the power socket at the back has worked itself loose and I have taken it to the computer repair shop to find that they have quoted around one hundred gpb to repair it,so you would think that that would cure me.But on the whole the towers seem to be a lot more durable than the laptops.