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Have designers of electronics elevated form above function? Most mobile phones, laptops, tablets and the like are just not designed to be dropped or handled too aggressively.
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Seems like a perfect candidate for testing some laser etching on it. It’s almost impossible to damage the phone any further.
Will it pass EEVBlog’s Dam Drop test? I think not.
Fluke’s products rule, the rest drool. ‘Nuf said…