Why You Shouldn't Use a Laptop in a Moving Car: 3 Reasons

12.12.2024 09:42

Let's imagine a situation: you are in a taxi, there is a laptop on your lap, you are finishing some work on your laptop or watching your favorite movie.

It would seem that there is nothing to worry about... Moreover, many people are used to using a laptop in a moving vehicle.

But in reality this action is very dangerous. It is possible that the laptop will be damaged.

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So, for what reasons should a passenger not turn on a laptop in a moving car (or, in principle, take the device out of a bag)?

Risk of damage to the hard drive

The working laptop should stand on a hard, smooth and "stable" surface. There should be no shaking.

If the device is not provided with such conditions, the reading head may damage the hard drive.

A laptop with an old-style storage device is particularly vulnerable.

The laptop may fall

Are you sure you can hold the device on your lap? Know: it's not that simple.

A sharp turn, sudden braking, rapid acceleration... If the driver of the car allows at least one of these maneuvers, then it is possible that the laptop will still not be satisfied in place.

The consequences of such a situation are quite obvious...

You can leave your laptop in the car

A forgetful and absent-minded user may leave the device in a taxi.

However, nothing good will happen if a person leaves a laptop in his own car.

A laptop lying in the passenger compartment of a vehicle on a hot day is exposed to direct sunlight and fairly high temperatures. A laptop left in a car in winter may be exposed to frost. Both situations are extremely dangerous for the device.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief


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  1. Risk of damage to the hard drive
  2. The laptop may fall
  3. You can leave your laptop in the car

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