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Old 21st November 2002 | 21:33
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fobotcso
 
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If you want a laptop built to withstand a drop onto a concrete floor, the one that passed a Ziff-Davis test was HiGrade or ASUS as they are more commonly known now.

(That sound of waves lapping onto the beach is giving me itchy feet! Oh! for some sunshine and warmth.)

They are/were strong and heavy (I've had one over three years) but quickly go out of date.

Did someone say last 10 years? No chance; anything bought today will look dated after three. My big gripe about laptops is that they are not built to be upgraded even once. So you're stuck with the processor and RAM capacity you start out with. The HDD can, of course, be upgraded.
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