soarwitheagles
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Hi again!
My brother is a commercial fisherman. Recently he decided he would like to live on his boat [significant savings].
He is asking me to find a good deal on a laptop.
He was at Best Buy today and the sale associate told him that a new laptop would last less than one year when used near salt water. He also informed him he should purchase a military style laptop that is made for marine environments.
I am here to ask if there is any validity to this information at all.
It does not sound like accurate info to me, but I know next to nothing about marine environment effects upon electronics.
Can someone educate us?
Here's our big question:
Does using a laptop aboard a ship parked in the harbor shorten the lifespan of the laptop?
Please help us make an educated decision.
Any sailors out here?
It's me,
Soar
My brother is a commercial fisherman. Recently he decided he would like to live on his boat [significant savings].
He is asking me to find a good deal on a laptop.
He was at Best Buy today and the sale associate told him that a new laptop would last less than one year when used near salt water. He also informed him he should purchase a military style laptop that is made for marine environments.
I am here to ask if there is any validity to this information at all.
It does not sound like accurate info to me, but I know next to nothing about marine environment effects upon electronics.
Can someone educate us?
Here's our big question:
Does using a laptop aboard a ship parked in the harbor shorten the lifespan of the laptop?
Please help us make an educated decision.
Any sailors out here?
It's me,
Soar