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And the heartwarming story of the day is brought to you by HP. The icing on the cake, the company replaced the computer and let him keep the one that saved his life.
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I would like to know what that laptop's model # is.
jeni1122:
Wow. I sell HP laptops to schools and this is one of the coolest stories about this product I have ever read. Good story!
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Bleugh. I think I'd be happier to hear that you sold drugs to schools.
Finally, a good use for an HP laptop.. body armor. At least they are good for something.
75% of my repairs in a normal week are HP laptops. Compared to any other brand, they have far more hardware problems and are more difficult to work on than all but the older Powerbooks.
Finally, a good use for an HP laptop.. body armor. At least they are good for something.
75% of my repairs in a normal week are HP laptops. Compared to any other brand, they have far more hardware problems and are more difficult to work on than all but the older Powerbooks.
+1Assuming it was ak-47 fire, wtf it blocked 6 bullets?
Or it blocked 6 bullets that already had to travel through a brick wall? I call shenanigans somewhere on this story.
Assuming it was ak-47 fire, wtf it blocked 6 bullets?
Or it blocked 6 bullets that already had to travel through a brick wall? I call shenanigans somewhere on this story.
Finally, a good use for an HP laptop.. body armor. At least they are good for something.
75% of my repairs in a normal week are HP laptops. Compared to any other brand, they have far more hardware problems and are more difficult to work on than all but the older Powerbooks.
I'd be hard pressed to believe a laptop would stop pistol rounds let alone rifle rounds...
I have two elitebooks sitting next to me, the thin aluminum would get shredded without a doubt.
Cool story but it definitely doesn't make me feel anything good for HP. If he wasn't a soldier they wouldn't have gave a rats ass. Free good publicity is worth the price of a laptop.
Best part of the article was this comment:
I guess I got lucky, since I ran my HP laptop for two years straight with no problems.
laptops are not stronger than standard body armor.
What's with all the HP laptop hate? Last I read HP was rated one of the best for laptops. Never had an issue with my HP laptop anyway.
We switched to ASUS and MSI exclusively 3 years ago, after seeing so many bad HPs and Acers, and have only had 3 warranty returns since. 3 out of hundreds.
You may have a good HP, but 1 out of 4 in 3 years is dead.
Good thing it was HP.
If it was a Sony VAIO, a hacker would have used the laptop to fire the bullets.
If it was an Acer, the bullet would have passed straight through without leaving a trace due to all the holes in the design.
If it was an Apple laptop, it would have jumped out of the way to save itself letting the owner take the bullets, and then automatically sued his grieving widow for usage not permitted in the terms and conditions.
I agree with fatrat, HP laptops are nothing but trouble.
My HP laptop was part of that class action lawsuit, so I can attest to how crappy they are. It was sent back 3 times due to the heat from the chips. I sent it back 4 months ago and they still haven't replaced it. Maybe I should have shot it first.
Those of you doubting that a laptop would be able to stop bullets has no idea how strong multi-layer circuit boards are.
I used to take dead motherboards and try to break them by just about any means possible.
100+ bb's from a bb gun pumped 20 times and it never made much more than a small mark.