Jeffibus
Well-Known Member
I've used magnetic tank bags for year-round daily commuting with laptops, cell phones, cameras, etc in them, and the only time I have ever had an issue is when I left the laptop running while I rode into work.
Since the hard drive heads were not parked they crashed into the platters and caused damage to the hard drive. We were able to send the drive into a special data retrieval shop and they were able to recover all the data but it cost nearly $2000.
1. the failure wasn't due to the magnets
2. turn computers off before riding (if you have a traditional platter hard drive)
Besides, tanks bags also provide partial wind protection and you can load them with way more stuff than you can a backpack.
Since the hard drive heads were not parked they crashed into the platters and caused damage to the hard drive. We were able to send the drive into a special data retrieval shop and they were able to recover all the data but it cost nearly $2000.
1. the failure wasn't due to the magnets
2. turn computers off before riding (if you have a traditional platter hard drive)
Besides, tanks bags also provide partial wind protection and you can load them with way more stuff than you can a backpack.