1src Forums - How many times have you dropped your NX?

n2ifp

03-08-2003, 08:57 PM

I voted, but this has been done a couple times before. Mine fell out of my jacket onto the hard concrete floor. It scraped it a little around the camera button, this happened in the first week and that was back in November and it's still working:).

cum456

03-08-2003, 09:08 PM

I've dropped mine twice. The front is fine but some parts of the edges are a little scraped up. fortunately, it still works. thats all that matters to me.

Importluva

03-08-2003, 09:19 PM

Oh really, sorry didn't know that n2. I was just curious to see how durable these things really were :)

nxx

03-08-2003, 09:26 PM

mine is dropped 2 times but both times, it was on the soft case. :)

sstrasser86

03-08-2003, 09:54 PM

none....out of luck so far

Unregistered

03-08-2003, 10:57 PM

I wonder which case would avert the damages of a fall better hard or soft? It seems that a hard case could withstand impact but not absorb shock??? wondering which case to buy ?Francis

Wade

03-08-2003, 11:26 PM

I dropped mine twice. A warning --> check to see if the MS popped out. I was getting out of my car and forgot I had left the clie in my lap earlier in trip and the clie hit the ground. I picked it up and to my relief it was fine so I went on my merry way. An hour later I realized the MS was gone but I had since gotten back in my car and went to work. I went back 8 hours later and there in the street was my ms. It might have been run over (im not sure but it *was* dirtier). Dusted it off and it worked fine!!!

TheUltimate

03-08-2003, 11:27 PM

I would not dare to let my clie fall out of my hands!!!

thetazmaniandev

03-08-2003, 11:57 PM

i baby my clie, i always check my pocket that its in like every minute. i actually dropped my old t665 but it had a very nice case. i think sony made some pretty resistant cases

Redmond

03-09-2003, 12:14 AM

Nodda.

chazzz

03-09-2003, 12:18 AM

Once (first time) just tonight! Landed on carpet, but bounced and sent the MS flying elsewhere.... Seems to be ok. (phew!)

rxmedicine

03-09-2003, 12:51 AM

in these falls...how did the paint hold up...did it scratch easy or dent?...seems my nx70 is pretty sturdy

LSAlford

03-09-2003, 07:23 AM

Once, at the supermarket check out. Luckily it was in a neoprene camera case at the time. Absolutely no damage.

profvisor

03-09-2003, 08:41 AM

knock on circuitry!

*YellowRose*

03-09-2003, 09:13 AM

Originally posted by rxmedicine
in these falls...how did the paint hold up...did it scratch easy or dent?...seems my nx70 is pretty sturdy When I dropped mine one time (yes there HAVE been multiple times....) I thought the paint was messed up....but I decided to try a gum eraser & all the marks came off.  I was happy.  The memory stick can eject pretty far tho....can't it?  LOL!

stevejohnson460

03-09-2003, 10:02 AM

I am SO fumble-fingered! It's my major worry with so expensive an investment as a NX series. In fact, I've considered stepping down to a SJ series for that very reason.

I am most likely to drop it while trying to open the clamshell.

I keep my NX60 on a home-made bungie cord: a coiled cord attached to a belt loop with an alligator clip.

mormegil

03-09-2003, 11:46 AM

None yet. But dropping my T665 is why I now have an NX.

Badandy

03-09-2003, 01:51 PM

None yet. Well, I don't have one yet, but once I have it, I am sure it will fall once. It just happens. Can't wait to get it though.

Interested thread. Seems the NX is pretty sturdy!

Baker1369

03-09-2003, 02:03 PM

One time from six feet high...scratched the paint off of my wall (which it scraped on the way down) but did no damag/scratching to the clie. I was mortified, but it still works like a charm.

stevek

03-09-2003, 02:28 PM

Mine fell out of the holster twice (replaced that puppy) check for everything MS card stylus and the little plastic weddgie

chilly66

03-09-2003, 02:56 PM

I carry mine as if it is nitro. (very carefully).

deeps

03-09-2003, 03:51 PM

I got a Neoprene case - it bounces!

Nice tip about the eraser ;)

stevek

03-09-2003, 04:49 PM

I am ver cyareful but the case I got was not. well it was a kresell case but I found it did nto stay on my belt. so I had to repace it with one of these http://www.bagpeddler.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=B&Product_Code=Basecamp&Category_Code=pda-sony-clie710

Submicron

03-09-2003, 05:47 PM

I've dropped mine twice, once from about 4 ft onto thin (indoor/outdoor) carpet and once from about 2 ft on a ceramic tile floor. No damage in either instance, but I also have a Covertec case on my NX.

goyanian

03-09-2003, 06:53 PM

not even once! but once it fell out of my pocket, but i caught it....

cum456

03-09-2003, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by Submicron
I've dropped mine twice, once from about 4 ft onto thin (indoor/outdoor) carpet and once from about 2 ft on a ceramic tile floor. No damage in either instance, but I also have a Covertec case on my NX.

I want a covertec case. they are nice.

Submicron

03-09-2003, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by cum456
I want a covertec case. they are nice.
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If you haven't seen the Covertec's up close, they have one drawback (in my opinion). The interior of the case is lined in plastic and not leather. My previous unit was a Clie N710 and I had a VAJA case for it. That is a very nice case (leather inside and out). It was pretty disappointing opening the Covertec and seeing the plastic lining. A case very similar to the Covertech is the Bellagio. It also has the magnetic closure like the Covertec, but supposedly comes with a leather lining. Several people have also commented on the Bellagio cases elsewhere at ClieSource. You may want to look at the Bellagio before you buy the Covertec. I think the Bellagio cases are a couple of bucks cheaper too. Here's the Bellagio site: www.bellagiodesigns.com

Ric24581

03-09-2003, 10:09 PM

I had a true torture test drop while talking on the phone, looking up a memo, and walking into the restroom.

NX slipped, bounced off edge of counter, landed in toilet. *plunk*

The NX cannot swim. :P

Thank you Best Buy service plan.

tlvinson

03-10-2003, 04:35 AM

My NX has hit the floor several times, I've stopped counting. Once, the bezel around the record button popped off. I couldn't get it to fit right until the second time it popped off (after hitting the floor again). I had to reset it the last time it hit the floor. This is why I paid Best Buy for the service plan.

JAPAM

03-10-2003, 05:16 AM

I dropped mine the day I bought it. It Fell off of the desk while sitting in the cradle and cracked next to the power button. I took it back to the store and they replaced it. I am being very carefull now.

bcbentley

05-04-2003, 01:54 PM

dropped mine last night at home when i was trying to place in my inside jacket pocket. thought it was in there, but i guess not cause it slid out and splat on the ground. fell about 4 feet onto very thin carpet. no damage that i can tell. guess i shouldn't be operating my nx while under the influence of wine.

brandon

bcbentley

05-04-2003, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by *YellowRose*
...The memory stick can eject pretty far tho....can't it?  LOL!

when i place my NX on the floor or a table top, and angle the body such that the MS has a 45 degree trajectory angle, i can get it to launch up to 18 inches.
we all have an MS launching contest to see who can get the most distance!

hherbzilla

05-04-2003, 02:10 PM

Never... but I've only had it a week or so. I hope I didn't jinx myself!

OcellNuri

05-04-2003, 02:23 PM

I don't remember dropping my NX, but I got the NX by dropping my NR. :( I've kept a firmer grip on the NX.

Alistar

05-04-2003, 02:59 PM

Dropped it 4 times, fell on it 5 times, darn ice, and ran into a table a couple of time while in my pocket. I love my metal case!! Not a scratch on my NX and no apparent problems yet, although the case is certainly a little weathered.

muldermx

05-04-2003, 05:49 PM

I was attacked by terrorists once with the clie - the keyboard stopped all the shots from hurting me but I then had to reset it (shame on Sony) but the shop didn’t want to replace the barely bent unit cause they said the plan didn’t include bio/chemical/atomic weapons and stupid users that save on heavy metal cases. I owe the clie my life!

By the way - when talking about falling clies don’t talk about the ones that had a case (cause they are surely protected) what happens when they fall victim when you are working with it - screen wide open to face the terror...

muldermx

05-04-2003, 05:50 PM

by the way - my old 710 fell off once 2 feet and broke the jog button.
my 615 never fell
any my coming NX wont - I hope

Alistar

05-04-2003, 05:57 PM

Well, it never leaves the case and I use the provided wrist strap to make sure it will not fall when I am using it. So it has never fallen when in use.

muldermx

05-04-2003, 06:10 PM

u mean a slipper case? not a boxing case....
and whats that wrist thing?

Alistar

05-04-2003, 06:16 PM

I use the metal case that flips to the right, it takes a little getting used to to hold and use the keyboard, but it works. The wrist thing came in the box with everything else. It goes on the opposite side of the camera button. It loops through that little hole and provides a wrist strap lifeline to the Clie should it slip out of your hand.

muldermx

05-04-2003, 06:19 PM

nice!

tantousha

05-04-2003, 06:25 PM

I've had mine for half a week and I've already dropped it twice....though both times were over a table while sitting down *phew*.

I dropped my old Treo 90 multiple times (including once when I had it in my bed sheets and I decided to air them out...hee...went flying across the room, flip cover came off but thankfully it still worked).