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HDD players stability....

seanan	Date: October 21, 2001 @ 11:41 PM I have a question for the knowledgable... I was wondering the rate of skippage for HDD players when used in activities like running and whatnot. Since there is moving parts involved, i'm wondering how good an idea its is to look for a HDD player even though i like the kick-arse capacity... thanks for the feedback... ss
-dave-	Date: October 21, 2001 @ 11:41 PM I really dont think there are any problems with skipping... If you were to shake your computer in a paint mixer (hah), i dont think that your programs would glitch in and out like a cd player would.
deklondon	Date: October 21, 2001 @ 11:41 PM wouldn't the needle scratch the media disk? i've been wondering about this for awhile.
-dave-	Date: October 21, 2001 @ 11:41 PM haha. for a second i thought you were talking about records. lol I dont think there would be a problem, but if your listning to music while doing flips on a tramoline, you MIiiiiiight have a problem. Day to day use wouldnt screw it over i dont think... also.. im not sure, but you miiiiight be able to replace the hard drive
pohsib	Date: October 21, 2001 @ 11:41 PM I've had a 3.5" destop drive in my car for four years and it still works fine. HDD's are surprisingly sturdy and most portables use laptop drives (designed to be banged around). In addition most portables have a memory buffer so they aren't spinning continuously.