The drop tests are nice. When you think about it, it is not surprising that it survived. There's no hard drive, which makes it more reliable and less weighty. Also, the screen is set in several inches from the edge. It is impressive that there were no pieces of plastic that snapped off, but then again we could not see whether the case cracked. I wonder if the battery is held in place with a screw. It did not pop out or lose its connection, which is good.
The cold "torture" test is a joke. 1.8C! Come on that's not even winter in many parts of North America. They should have it stuck out at -15C for 2 hours and then turn it on to see if the battery still has some juice. That would simulate leaving it in a car trunk on a cold winter day or evening.
I also think they should have opened and closed the display a few hundred times, in order to see how well the hinges hold up in addition to stress testing the power jack.
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The drop tests are nice. When you think about it, it is not surprising that it survived. There's no hard drive, which makes it more reliable and less weighty. Also, the screen is set in several inches from the edge. It is impressive that there were no pieces of plastic that snapped off, but then again we could not see whether the case cracked. I wonder if the battery is held in place with a screw. It did not pop out or lose its connection, which is good.
The cold "torture" test is a joke. 1.8C! Come on that's not even winter in many parts of North America. They should have it stuck out at -15C for 2 hours and then turn it on to see if the battery still has some juice. That would simulate leaving it in a car trunk on a cold winter day or evening.
I also think they should have opened and closed the display a few hundred times, in order to see how well the hinges hold up in addition to stress testing the power jack.