02-15-2009, 05:44 AM

I knew someone once who used to wear one of those wristbands that absorb static electricity so you can handle electronic components safely. He blew out two graphics cards when handling them despite the wristband.

Poor guy. :(

02-15-2009, 08:24 AM

I am probably about a 7. I am careful with my MacBook, keeping it high on a shelf away from cats, cleaning it periodically, not letting kids use it. My iMac is pretty safe on the desk, but I clean the screen now and then. As for phones, iPods, etc.. I don't really treat them with any great care. They are usually just shoved in a pocket or in the glovebox.

My fiance on the other hand has to be less then a 1. Her 2006 MacBook has been through just about everything imaginable. It has had iced tea spilled all over it, been left outside in the rain, been left in her car in below 0 F temperatures, been tossed around and dropped several times. Her idea of a storage place for it is to throw it on the floor. It's been sat on, stepped on, dropped down stairs.. just about anything you can imagine. However it still works perfectly and has never had a major hardware failure. Of course it has some small cracks and a lot of scratches and scuffs.