anyone try this out?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Alhambra Calismognazifornia, in the country everyone comes just to complain but won't go back home!
anyone try this out?
this probably belongs in audio but this section gets much more traffic so i hope i get some response here....
has anyone tried the AIVX portable multimedia player? or something similar? forum member GLEX posted once about this a few months ago and i tried PMing him but got no response so i'm hunting for other users. my main concern is whether the harddrives can withstand the rough suspension of a sports car. i really would like to get this but am worried it'll be like old CD players were with bumpy roads. the worse thing is, it's likely to damage a platter and trash your drive rather than just skip if it is too sensitive to jarring.
how about someone that has tried an in-car PC? how did the HDD handle it?
thanks!
-Rick
has anyone tried the AIVX portable multimedia player? or something similar? forum member GLEX posted once about this a few months ago and i tried PMing him but got no response so i'm hunting for other users. my main concern is whether the harddrives can withstand the rough suspension of a sports car. i really would like to get this but am worried it'll be like old CD players were with bumpy roads. the worse thing is, it's likely to damage a platter and trash your drive rather than just skip if it is too sensitive to jarring.
how about someone that has tried an in-car PC? how did the HDD handle it?
thanks!
-Rick
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Sent you a PM. I've been flying quite a bit lately. I get back home on the 26th. Will send you some pics and maybe a short vid then. I see you are in CA. Maybe we can hook up and you can see and test for yourself!
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It has a 2.5" 80GB hard drive in it. I don't do any off roading so it works very well. I took a look at his pics he has here and it looks like he gets pretty aggressive in the dirt. These drives are made for portability. Just haven't tested off road yet and don't plan on it!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Alhambra Calismognazifornia, in the country everyone comes just to complain but won't go back home!
Originally Posted by Glex
It has a 2.5" 80GB hard drive in it. I don't do any off roading so it works very well. I took a look at his pics he has here and it looks like he gets pretty aggressive in the dirt. These drives are made for portability. Just haven't tested off road yet and don't plan on it!
umm, me? what did i do?? haha, that was a once in a lifetime occurance! hey, the GF said she wanted a mudbath!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Alhambra Calismognazifornia, in the country everyone comes just to complain but won't go back home!
Originally Posted by Neablas
well considering it appears to be a digital player .. (ie no disc) i think you could throw it around and it would be fine
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just mount it verticaly this way the plates wont crash if you hit a pot hole or bump. the 2.5" drives are more durable then standard 3.5" drives so you'll be fine. That being said...i have a 3.5" drive and its mounted horizontally and i haven't had a problem.
just mount it solidly or maybe use a couple of rubber o-rings to dampen vibrations...nothing more or you may get horrible oscilations in the plates and that'll kill it faster then anything.
just mount it solidly or maybe use a couple of rubber o-rings to dampen vibrations...nothing more or you may get horrible oscilations in the plates and that'll kill it faster then anything.
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