More dropped OGO stories:
A friend and I both experienced drops to our OmniGo's. His was from about
four feet to the cement. It damaged the hinge and required a replacement.
My OmniGo dropped from 3 feet onto a rug and popped the hinge out of joint,
severing the wire cable connection between the display and the keyboard.
This also required replacement and took about 4 weeks to get back from HP.
Even though this is not a kid's toy or "football" :), it should still be
designed for use by humans. Being a design engineer, I know there is a 26
point, five foot drop test required for products of this sort. It doesn't
appear that the OGO would pass this test. I have had great success with
previous HP products in the past (including numerous drops to cement), and
the poor design of the hinge in this unit surprises me.
Any comments, anyone?
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Jeff Hinman
engr639@kgv1.bems.boeing.com