My first problem w/ ebay came up... needs your advices

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_qwest.net>
Date: Tue Apr 24 19:16:33 2001

The initial qualification test for the DVD-ROM drive in the new XBox
involved dropping it from waist high onto the floor. After it passed
that test, the drive was dropped from above the head and it still
worked!

I guess MS expects some rough treatment of their game console :)

clint

On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:

> WOW! That is almost inconceivable!
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
> hardwire_at_ptd.net wrote:
> > Anyway, this guy simply went to his local grocery store, got hold of a
> > seriously flimsy cardboard box, and proceeded to place the computer and
> > drive in the bottom of said box (in that order too). And that was
> > it--no packing material what-so-ever!!! (I guess I should've been
> > happy he actually sealed the carton with a single piece of packing
> > tape...)
> >
> > Even so, that battle-tank of a 1541 was still in alignment when it got
> > here. (Then again, I've seen one tumble down a flight of stairs and
> > still pass a mechanical performance test.) You have to love any
> > hardware that could be used as a ballistic weapon in a pinch, and still
> > boot. ;)
> >
> > -Chris Caldwell
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 24 2001 - 19:16:33 BST