5 Sep
2008
5 Sep
'08
5:21 p.m.
On Friday 05 September 2008, Tony Duell wrote:
Tony, your reasoning sounds like what IBM uses to decide how much
something should weigh.
You've still not explained why this is a problem.
I really don't understand this modern love with making things as
small and light as possile. I'd rather have things that are heavy
enough to stay put (in the case of a rack unit, not to topple, or
even feel wobbly when units are extended ot the maintenance position)
and that are large enough for me to be able to work on them.
Bigger and heavier means less items in your collection to fit in the
space, and a smaller number before the floor falls out from underneath
of it. I'd hope you could appreciate that. :)
Another problem I seem to have is that the heavier an item is (and
harder it is to move myself), the less I seem to be able to find people
to help move it.
I in no way said that I wanted everything made of lightweight (and
easily breakable) plastic, it's just annoying when things are severely
over-enginered and thus increase the weight, or use heavier components
when lighter ones would work in a perfectly acceptable manner.
Pat
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Ya, it would
be more authentic but the filament supply would
then weigh 20 lbs instead of 2.
And why is this a problem? It's hardly going to be a portable
device, is it?