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KingTermite
07-09-09, 09:42 AM
I've noticed that as I copy data/install programs on my Laptop, the weight of the Laptop increases. I have a bad back and am medically limited on the amount of weight I can carry so I need to be very carefull not to inflict injury upon myself.

I have also noticed my XBox feels heavier as well (the more games I save or purchase from arcade). I generally don't travel with my XBox so that is not an issue for me, but note the I am having the same results.

My ask, what is the weight/file ratio? So for example, how many GB's = 6oz? I dread the day I need a dolly to commute to work with my Laptop.

SOURCE (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/720108ee-0a9c-4090-b62d-bbd5cb1a7605)


I'm not sure what's funnier....the original question (obviously a joke) or the people who took him serious. :roflmao2::innocent:


Wordbiker
07-09-09, 09:50 AM
SOURCE (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/720108ee-0a9c-4090-b62d-bbd5cb1a7605)


I'm not sure what's funnier....the original question (obviously a joke) or the people who took him serious. :roflmao2::innocent:

Serious question from my brother after building him a computer: "So...if I turn it off...do I lose everything?" :rolleyes:

ModoVincere
07-09-09, 09:50 AM
SOURCE (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/720108ee-0a9c-4090-b62d-bbd5cb1a7605)


I'm not sure what's funnier....the original question (obviously a joke) or the people who took him serious. :roflmao2::innocent:

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to find a cave in the middle of nowhere and move into it.


KingTermite
07-09-09, 10:44 AM
This is the kind of thing that makes me want to find a cave in the middle of nowhere and move into it.

You and your sexual euphemisms....don't you ever stop them? :innocent:

Caspar_s
07-09-09, 01:43 PM
Hey, it is a serious question - Slashdot had a story on it yesterday (although larger quantity than a laptop - a Petabyte :) Slashdot (http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/08/2159259/How-Heavy-Is-a-Petabyte?from=rss)

ModoVincere
07-09-09, 01:56 PM
You and your sexual euphemisms....don't you ever stop them? :innocent:

:eek:

:lol:

Wordbiker
07-09-09, 02:49 PM
Hey, it is a serious question - Slashdot had a story on it yesterday (although larger quantity than a laptop - a Petabyte :) Slashdot (http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/08/2159259/How-Heavy-Is-a-Petabyte?from=rss)

Penthouse Petabyte?

Does pr0n weigh more than other data? :eek:

bdcheung
07-09-09, 03:11 PM
Serious question from my brother after building him a computer: "So...if I turn it off...do I lose everything?" :rolleyes:

legit question if you've only ever worked with RAM and ran programs off punchcards.