Microsoft Surface survives real life drop test from roof of car

Microsoft has boasted of the durability of their Vapor-Mg case, and even uploaded a video of the device being drop tested.

Kurt Shintaku had the misfortune of testing Microsoft’s claims with his own personal Surface.

Coming back from a pizza run he left his Surface tablet on the roof of his car.

He writes:

I guess it stayed there for several blocks as I sped down a main thruway before I made a lane change on Westwood Blvd & it lost its grip, slid off the top, & careened off the side of my car into the middle turn lane. (sob)  Several onlookers watched in horror as the device toppled corner-over-corner finally resting a lane over from where I was.

Then a car going the opposite direction drove over it while making a left turn. (!!!)

Did his device survive? Yes, and in better nick than suspected. He writes

Besides 6-7 hard nicks on the magnesium casing & lots of scratches to the backside paint (click photo to the right to see the detail of the damage) … THE GLASS IS FULLY INTACT & DEVICE COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL.

Now of course giving your device that lived-in feel by giving it a road-rash is not really recommended, but I think the story is worth the few scuffs the tablet gained in the process.

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Via Neowin.net